article thumbnail

Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion? The fund is being administrated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work.

article thumbnail

Forum One Wins 10 Davey Awards

Forum One

The Davey Awards honor the achievements of the “Creative Davids” or smaller companies who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets. NRDC Gold – Nonprofit Since 1970, NRDC has been working to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

Award 93
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Mellon foundation seeks to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. Areas served: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas.

Education 111
article thumbnail

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference: What have you learned, Dorothy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You’ve always had the power to go back to Kansas.?” These typically translate into leadership, passion and culture, and analytical capacity and systems. And the development of systems is a challenge, since learning, even when objectives are well-defined, is an organic process. What have you learned, Dorothy?

article thumbnail

New Tips from the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The second is a peer learning group of participants who are regularly sharing what they learned from implementing ideas and tools in the Playbook. And how do you handle a tech glitch —or even a systems crash? In Kansas, for example, the Wichita Community Foundation reached out to a local tech alliance to help with social media updates.

article thumbnail

Leadership Insights From The Third Door's Michael Combest

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Capitalism is the greatest system for the generation and protection of freedom that humans have ever come up with. Because irrelevancy happens fast these days and the good ideas come from the darndest places. Read more about some of Kansas City''s most interesting leaders. Combest : Leaders should be chronically rebellious.

article thumbnail

A Jargon-Free Guide to Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3C)

NonProfit Hub

That’s why we’re here: to help you navigate this confusing sector simply saturated with content, ideas and innovation. On the other hand, there are some kinks that still need to be worked out with the L3C system. So you want to start an organization that benefits a specific cause. But wait—should you really be starting a nonprofit?