Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. They offer an opportunity to convene locally to share ideas, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects for real world impact. Johannesburg, South Africa. New Groups.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Areas served: US, India, South Africa. The Kars4Kids Small Grant Program is dedicated to supporting educational initiatives around the country, helping to impact more children. The Kresge Foundation. The Kresge Foundation works to expand opportunities in America’s cities through grantmaking and social investing. Robin Hood.

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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. Nelson Mandela: A South African anti-apartheid. Hated by Winston Churchill and others, he was imprisoned.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

Social impact bonds (SIBs), also known as pay for success programs, are not actually bonds. What’s more, if pursuing a social impact bond, a nonprofit ought to ensure it has the capacity to manage the requirements of the contract while continuing to seek additional sources of revenue. Can Social Impact Bonds Really Have Big Impact?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

A new report called Technology for Good: Innovative Use of Technology by Charities identifies ten technologies that are already having this kind of impact in the world. The report also highlights the deep impact of technology in a wide range of other issue areas, from agriculture to education to the environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Their meeting featured a special conversation via Skype with girls in South Africa as part of the Girl Up Campaign’s emphasis on uniting girls around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 31, 2004

Last week in South Africa I was discussing adaptive technology for the blind and software for human rights groups. Martus is continuing to grow and expand in its impact! Today I've been talking to humanitarian demining groups about our proposed mine detector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. So while we admire the wonders and success of others in philanthropy, we could have a look at our own culture and we might find a longer and more impactful history of philanthropy in our own society. Kids in Philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

Our organizers hold monthly offline events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. They offer an opportunity to convene locally to share ideas, learn from one another and collaborate on projects for real world impact. Johannesburg, South Africa: Open Data for Non-Profits - an Introduction.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

San Francisco, California: Social Impact in Tech: Panel Discussion with LinkedIn, Lyft, and Salesforce. Matloding, South Africa: Technology for Rural Development. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Blogger Conference | by Get Social Events, the Social Media Breakfast Folks ($25). Monday, October 16, 2017. Monday, October 2, 2017.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. They offer training, education, and employment opportunities, as well as working to inform companies and consumers of the social impact of their supply chains and purchasing decisions. or read on for a recap. Choose Your Message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Surveys were conducted to identify organizations and their relationships with two particular characteristics that drew from GRI’s core strategy: organizations that were involved with triple bottom line analysis and development (social-economic-environmental impact), and organizations that engaged in multi-stakeholder processes.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Power : lastly, and very importantly, we see our contributions making an impact. What’s Next?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” He started off with a great story about what a tribe in South Africa does when someone in their community does something bad. Some ideas and thoughts I heard from some of the presentations and speakers: Jack Kornfield , a buddhist teacher, gave a talk about “The Case for Wisdom in the Modern World.”

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2013

In addition, one of the most surprising findings from our survey is that NGOs in the lower-per-capita-GDP countries (around $10,000 per year or below), like India, Egypt, South Africa, Bulgaria, and Mexico are planning to move a significant portion of their IT to the cloud faster than higher GDP counties.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

Momconnect is a bot developed by the Praekelt Maternal Health , an initiative that uses mobile technology to improve the health of pregnant women, newborns and infants in South Africa. The main program is SMS based. Conclusion.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. If S/HE raises $3,000, S/HE could qualify for a trip to one of their programs in South Africa!

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

1980s – The concept of ESG continues to accelerate, especially around actions taken by the United States Government in the “Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act”, which outlawed any additional investment in South Africa. . Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . . Billion. . .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I felt very strongly that the information gap about non-profits in the country severely impacted philanthropy; it was so hard to find out who was doing what and where in the country, and then screen them through due diligence filters in order to give a guarantee that these were credible non-profits.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Impact Foundary / McClellan Park, CA / $200. Your great work will be validated, and you will be energized to move beyond current paradigms and find innovative ways to increase your impact. Impact Convergence 2016. Impact Convergence 2016. 2016 Net Impact Conference. 2016 Net Impact Conference. Name (a-z).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

If you look at the history in South Africa, and the movement to end the apartheid regime, or if you look at the revolution in Cuba, where literally the island was essentially a playground for rich people from the United States. But, then also recognizing it has real positive impacts on our ability to have community with each other.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Innovate for Impact is offering a free subscription to Venti softwear and free admission to the Impact99 conference to four innovative nonprofits. This year’s No Pain No Gain campaign aims to expand key SANGONeT services to support nonprofit organizations in South Africa. Have more news to share?

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Explore the work of organizations like the National Geographic Society , Audubon , and The Mars Generation - their impact is out of this world. She hails from Johannesburg, South Africa and at just 16 years old, presented her project aimed at allieviating the drought crisis in her home country. Shero Game-Changers. Coco Chanel.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Zanelle Mbeki (first lady of South Africa), talked about the opportunities in market failure. Rory is normally quite skeptical, but he was enthusiastic about the possibility that this would really make an impact. I just want to share some of the voices I've heard so far this week. These are based on my contemporaneous notes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

In 1990, four months after being released from prison, Mandela visited Madison Park High School in Boston to address the community , and he expressed his deep concern about school dropouts both in South Africa and the U.S. It was a very impactful experience. NCM: Because education is a human right.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

How's that going to impact our work next year? And if you want to know who any of those women that you didn't recognize their names are, definitely come grab me after at the reception because they're incredible women who have impacted our world. We introduced rooibos and honeybush from South Africa, which was never heard of in America.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We know that the carbon impact of all that travel is bad for the planet, and the personal impact of all that travel is bad on our bodies. The Africa Forum is the premier meeting of blindness groups across sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s held roughly every three years. Not sure whether to celebrate or mourn this milestone.

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