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TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs

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The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 7 weeks and 4 days ago. As the weeks pass, the disaster recovery is increasingly shifting out of the hands of professional first-responder organizations into the hands of the local NGO community. In times of need, nonprofits provide an infrastructure of critical support.

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TechSoup Japan and Kenya Launch!

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June marked the launch of two new international TechSoup partners: Japan and Kenya , bringing the total count of TechSoup Global Network partners to 24 (not including the original U.S. TechSoup's Partner NGO in Japan is the Tokyo-based Japan NPO Center , which hosted a successful launch event at the Tokyo International Forum.

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20 Must-Know Fundraising and Social Media Stats

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Thus, in time for the year-end fundraising season, below are 20 stats about fundraising and social media that every nonprofit needs to know. billion people worldwide donated money to nonprofit organizations. For every 1,000 website visitors, a nonprofit raises $612. In 2014, 1.4 Source: OnGood. Source: Money for Good.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. This time I wanted to feature NGOs around the world that are making a humanitarian impact internationally across several countries. How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children.

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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

Tech Soup

The Cell Phone Solution: Easy Emergency Preparedness for Nonprofits. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. Updates from TechSoup's Partner and Friends in Japan.

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

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Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. Ushahidi is an NGO project from Kenya that hosts a free online service that collects reports about a stricken area via mobile phone or computer and then maps them so relief efforts can respond.