Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Nonprofits that work in policy and advocacy can help craft legislation and work with local, state, and national policymakers to adopt laws that balance the explosion of sharing-economy startups and protect the marginalized from exploitation. Sign in to share your thoughts in the comments below. Images: Twitter pics, me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 5, 2008

Last Christmas at breakfast, rather than under the tree, she presented her two daughters, son in-law and three grandchildren with a set of different colored nesting boxes, the kind that, when empty, fit inside each other. The son in-law received "Stanford football tickets!" Each had a sand dollar glued on the top for decoration.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Local NGOs choose what is most needed in their area and apply online for funding. The technology is shipped directly to the local NGO.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

With his bright green hair, crystal blue skin and environmentally-focused attitude, Captain Planet was the ultimate do-gooder. It helps to consult with an attorney to make sure the transaction is in compliance with all your local state laws. In the early ‘90s, a new superhero burst onto the scene.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 17, 2006

According to the Cornucopia Institute's press release : The crux of the controversy, which has smoldered within the organic industry for over six years, stems from a small handful of industrial-scale dairies, managing 2000-10,000 cows, that are allegedly producing milk in feedlot conditions without adequately grazing their cattle as required by law.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 7, 2007

So much for impressing your future mother in-law. The ingredients included 'mineral oils derived from the processing of petroleum, paraffin, formaldehyde and the carcinogenic malachite green, a synthetic dye used to color fabrics.'" It's no wonder that eating local, organic food is becoming increasingly popular. I think so.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This allows the organisation to work collectively while ensuring local teams are on the ground to tackle local objectives. . In 1999, the Greenpeace national offices in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway united to form one regional entity: Greenpeace Nordic. Fighting for a greener future.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

A new employee at a local foundation educates herself on the agencies they are funding by visiting their social network sites. There are many things you need to consider: Should your on-line presence adhere to the same laws as your physical space? A few days later you get a call: they created a social network page about the day.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Bake Sales Sweeten the deal for your supporters by selling homemade treats at local events or high-traffic areas, appealing to people’s love for delicious goodies. These can be indoor or outdoor events, and you can invite some local vendors to show up and sell tasty movie treats.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Green Technology. If you’re like me and particularly like services that offer a Dropbox style local folder on your device which is mirrored in the cloud, those include: MediaFire , Copy.com , Google Drive , and Microsoft SkyDrive. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. Google Drive.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. He also listed the following Green Economy Trends that are also available here : 1. City governments are increasingly passing laws to strengthen the local, green economy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

The CHAG is given considerable liberty with what they do, but they must rely mostly on local resources and advocacy. It establishes a positive precedent for taxation with local accountability. Unfortunately, in so doing, the replace rather than develop local institutions and state services. But it is THEIR hard work.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

” So over the past several months, we’ve been working with, you know, indigenous architects, the local doctor that’s going to oversee, you know, the opening and the management of the project. And, you know, I love talking to Phil because he’s like, “You’re the professional I trust you. I mean, crying.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Here's just three people/content connections on this topic that I found from Technorati search: A search on "tags" lead me directly to a YouTube channel from the Youth Health Alliance and a series of youth-created videos on nutrition, including the one above that explains why it is better to drink green tea versus software drinks.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So Fraser Green, great fundraiser in Canada who was working for an organization, left it. Local university, my wife was working there as a major gift person. And I’ll check in with my sister, or my sister-in-law each year and say, “Is it the same group this year, or who do you want us to give to in your honor?”

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, students didn’t wait for professional advocates to step in: they began talking to reporters immediately (one courageous student covered the shooting as he hid in a school closet ) and were soon planning media appearances about changing gun laws. Let the grassroots be grassroots!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 New Mobile App Makes It Easy To Find Volunteer Opportunities You can now find local volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.orgs new free mobile app for iPhones. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2016

One of the changes in the new guidance was to increase the threshold for who is required to get a Single Audit, which directly affected smaller nonprofits, local governments, and institutions of higher education. Focus Area: Compliance with Laws and Regulations. Audit Threshold Changes.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees. These connections are often fostered between union workers who learn about platform worker exploitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I decided to stay a few extra days and facilitate a workshop on the Networked Nonprofit for local NGOs. In addition to the Networked Nonprofit , I brought copies of books from colleagues that might be of interest to local NGOs. Ethan Zuckerman, fellow board members, shares his impressions here. All in all, I loved my time in Kenya.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

And then another program is Reclaim the Future, which is one our newest projects, that is addressing green-color jobs and building opportunities for low-income people, formerly convicted people, and communities of color in this new green economy. Louis, Missouri, and I was working for an environmental law clinic as a consultant.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

When I went to see Van Jones speak for the first time at the Green Festival in November 2002 about, "Green Jobs, Not Packed Jails," people in the States were just starting to lift their heads up from a year of fear and despair after September 11th. Our question is, will this green wave lift all boats? How do we make sure?

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