Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Social by Social is a practical guide to using new technologies to create social impact. I brought to India to place it in the hands of Rufina Fernandez , CEO of Nasscom Foundation. I'm sure that after she is finished reading it, she will spread the ideas all over India.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Four nonprofits are leveraging mobile technology to measure the impact of their programs, and hear from their remote beneficiaries that may not have access to the internet. In the world of impact measurement with remote beneficiaries, mobile is the new lawn mower. Data india International mobile Mobile nptech survey Tech Program'

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Joy of Giving Week is a "festival of philanthropy" held October 2 through 8 all over India in conjunction with Mohandas Gandhi's birthday. To celebrate, TechSoup's partner in India, BiGTech , held the Find an IT Partner event in Mumbai to connect local nonprofits with IT students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2012

Note from Beth: I have the honor of leading a “Networked NGO Training” in Delhi for grantees of the Packard Foundation and have lined up some guest posts to supplement my reports from India. The Collective Impact of Love guest post by Stefan Lanfer, Barr Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured IT to further their missions. Orphans Getting an Elite Education in India. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India. Of course, in India and other developing countries, the gap is even larger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

The opening plenary was hosted by the renowned Usha Menon , past chair of the Resource Alliance and celebrated speaker, connector and consultant to the social impact sector. If you want to see storytelling at its finest, coupled with breathtaking social impact, watch the videos.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2013

In the post-film Q&A, Iram said she aspired to do for Pakistan what Slum Dog Millionaire did for India. As a person who parlayed a Caltech education into social entrepreneurship (an atypical choice for Techers), I could sympathize with her desire to make social impact! Maybe Iram is the Caltech cinematic heir to Capra!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 19, 2015

India is home to 70 million people with different needs and abilities. WORTH, which stands for Workshop for Rehabilitation and Training of the Handicapped, aims to create opportunities for vocational training and avenues for employment for people with different needs in India. Technology Helps WORTH Increase Efficiency and Save Time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. Orphans Getting an Elite Education in India. Here is just a sampling of what we have collected so far. Want to share.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential. Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Must-Read: Millennial Impact Report. WhatsApp Payments are launching soon in India. YouTube was found to have the most positive impact. Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. In a small village in India, 9 year-old Fatima lives in a tiny hut with her parents Priya and Amit. Please give so that we can end childhood hunger in India and help these children realize their full potential. Setting: This is where your story happens.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 11, 2021

By: Richard Beighton, Chief of Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, UNICEF India. India has become the first country to report more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Although over 160 million shots have been given, almost 32 million of these were second vaccines, meaning that only 10% of India’s 1.3

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Of course find the full roster of Bay Area Google Impact Challenge Award winners here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We’re going to demonstrate what this could look like by piloting Bookshare International at scale in India. We just announced a Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative , to increase our impact in India by an order of magnitude. The Treaty was signed on the spot by over 50 countries.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If 2020 was about the initial COVID-19 shock and our emergency responses, and 2021 was about trying to understand the implications of all the unprecedented events going on and appointing new leaders to lead us out of this crisis, then 2022 will be about bold actions and investments that will result in long-term impact and success in the era ahead.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” entities were also supported, including 11 based in India, two in Africa, and one in Mexico. . billion to philanthropic entities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

He mentioned developments in the technology – like the $35 tablet in India – that are getting many more people who were left out connected. He asked the audience a series of questions about whether or not they thought most nonprofits they knew were using the new tools to the great impact. Not many hands went up.

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Socialbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Bangalore, India. The organization is accredited by one of the strongest academic curricula in India, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), and conducts the ICSE and ISC exams for students in grades 10 and 12. Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. Project Charley.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

Data such as that presented in this annual study is important to track as we learn of the impact of investments such as these. The increase in philanthropy to developing countries from the United States counters the impact of the lingering recession. billion), India ($12.0 PHILANTHROPY (U.S. Private Philanthropy). receiving $22.2

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2022

Some donations for that pillar had already been processed, but then an event arose during the summer of 2021 while Salesforce was being implemented: the Delta variant of COVID-19 was coming, and with it the life-threatening issue of accessing oxygen supplies in India.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Raising money for personal causes, and medical fundraising, in particular, is having a moment in places like India with crowdfunding websites like GlobalGiving’s partner, Impact Guru. Just last month, Google launched Tez , an “audio QR” payment solution for mobile phone users in India. 1,171,000,000.

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TechImpact

MAY 12, 2014

If your nonprofit isn’t sure how to make the move to mobile, Tech Impact has you covered. Ranging from 75% in the last month in US, to 17% in India Nielsen – “The mobile Consumer” (Feb 2013). The post 14 Mobile Marketing Statistics Your Nonprofit Needs To See appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

Research has shown that if 100% of students in developed countries received climate education, the emissions impact would be greater than that of wind and solar combined. Cristina is an award-winning intentional storyteller with a focus on action, impact, and culture. Opens new window. About the Author.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Not really, except that it confirms that recent algorithm changes have had a significant impact on both engagement and growth rates. The top three countries are the United States, India, and Pakistan. Overall, the page took 100 months to reach 100,000 likes, thus it has an average growth rate of 1,000 new likes a month.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Austin, Texas: Communicating with Impact: Adobe Spark | #Storymakers2017. Mumbai, India: Storymakers 2017. Seattle, Washington: Springboard 2017 Graduation. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Recently, Social Misfits Media’s Community Manager, Angharad Francis, interviewed the brilliant Pushpa Aman Singh, Founder of GuideStar India. In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

I had the opportunity to speak with both Gallucci and Roy about this unique funder collaborative and more specifically about how the Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education would measure the impact of their investments. Educating girls especially makes for long-term positive impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

The Nasscom Foundation in India is the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation. Nasscom Foundation is a partner of TechSoup Global and has an impressive technology product donation program called " BIGTech " Here's how they describe their mission and impact. It will be interesting to compare the perspective from India.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2014

As an economist, he stresses the need to quantify the impact of humanitarian interventions: for instance, whether a certain effort will bring $59 of benefit for every dollar in, or only $4. The lifelong impact of significant malnutrition on a child can be devastating. Old-fashioned cooking methods kill millions each year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The impacts these people and their organizations make are being felt world-wide. I learned that in some parts of India everyone has a cell phone but few have indoor plumbing or access to clean water – change is happening. It was hard to stop talking to one – so I could move on to the next. What did I learn last night?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

10X: ten times the impact. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom. That’s what’s been on my mind lately.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Last month, I participated in the day-long convening of funders at the Media Impact Forum. Storify here ). I kicked off the morning session with a discussion on measuring impact with colleagues from VolunteerMatch – Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand. ” This helped shift the energy and energize.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 14, 2013

So, I decided to base my selections on those who had never given up, and ultimately had a huge positive impact on the world. Impact is not so easy to measure, but I think we can all agree that we know it when we see it. campaigns in India to ease poverty, expand women''s rights, build. Please share your thoughts. Get another!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It’s not just useful for offline situations like interviewing people in rural India. SK: I have been involved in this project since I met Trish in India in 2018. Getting fresh eyes on the project at every Community Sprint event helps us develop something that can be really useful for the community, not just what we want to build.

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