Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2011

Second Harvest in Japan. Second Harvest Japan’s use of the Windows Azure emergency response portal following the disasters that struck Japan in March 2011 provides the best test case for how this tool can be used.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. Updates from TechSoup's Partner and Friends in Japan. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 10, 2009

The first release was about support for mobile phone use with software developer Code Factory of Spain. The second announcement was by Plextor of Japan, about their new ebook player that will play Bookshare books. We also announced a couple of assistive technology partnerships.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. I made a catalog after the exhibition, using Adobe Creative Suite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2007

He lives in Japan. He was the second person to donate to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. She spoke about how much our support makes a difference in her life. Meet Michael Pick. He's one of my Facebook friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

They couldn’t solve the humanitarian crisis, but they could build a tool that could shine a light on human rights violations, bringing much-needed attention and support to developing emergencies. An ad-hoc group of tech bloggers based in Kenya decided to do something about it. The tool was Ushahidi. Usahidi means “bearing witness” in Swahili.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

One of the scenarios where it's especially important to be able to handle unusually high amounts of traffic is after a disaster, which is why Second Harvest Japan decided to host its Emergency Response Portal in the cloud. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

Your goal aligns your team and supporters with your crowdfunding campaign. They are also known as perks or gifts, and are used as incentives to motivate people to support a campaign. For example, I raised $120,000 for Japan disaster relief by showing how the tsunami destroyed cities and displaced communities.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. You'll get some logos and support, and off you run to organize your own event, with your own local flavor. If only for the sheer scale, it was epic, in the truest sense of the word.*

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2011

When the earthquake hit Japan in March, nonprofits of all sizes, budgets, and national reputations put up Fundraising Projects on Causes. But on social media, creating a small active community of supporters that is engaged and active provides an alternative. Be supporter-centric.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S. Perhaps the most important observation based on these numbers, charities must support their text?to?give have further validated the effectiveness of text-to-give fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

My Facebook friend, Phy, who is a Cambodian attending school in Japan messaged me telling me he really really wanted to donate to the America's Giving Challenge , but the Global Giving online donation tool doesn't support PayPal. He isn't the first potential donor to tell me that. He isn't the first potential donor to tell me that.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. ” Friends and strangers then pledge to support the project; pledges will only be received if the project reaches the tipping point.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan? A straight-forward communication will help your supporters understand your organization’s position to the crisis and how they can support your efforts. Author: Kent Gilliam. Convio wants to help you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 This support consists of four sources: U.S. In fact, this stream of support more than doubled in 2010 over 2009, increasing $92 billion, from $69.2 As part of a. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

More specifically we discussed grass roots fundraising and the rapid growth of online platforms that allow people to raise money for the causes they support. After the nonprofit Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference I got a few minutes to talk to Geoff about his work in the non-profit space. Check out the video. Negatively? Positively?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2007

t catch on, we the people can use it ourselves, without permission or government support " Here's more on the role of Social Media in an emergency by Dennis McDonald. Is Twitter in wide use overseas, and if so, mainly in Europe, Japan, and major cities? it solves a serious problem in a simple way. oriented or Web 2.0

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Japan) as well as terms that your supporters are likely to use in describing commercial whaling (e.g., You probably don’t want to construct the following search: commercial + whaling. Yikes, more than 30,000 results. Good luck combing through those. Instead, use the advanced search and include terms specific to geography (e.g.,

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Tokyo, Japan: 「ポケモンGO x NPO」をみんなで企画会議！ #PokemonGOForGood ! - Well, there are!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Organizer, Bakesale for Japan listen Naomi Natale, Founding Artist, One Million Bones listen Halle Butvin, Founder and Director, One Mango Tree listen Carinne Brody, Doctoral Candidate in Public Health at UC Berkeley. listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

We both come from higher education and it’s always seemed remarkable to us how little museums work together to support the study of art. One of the things that baffles us about museums is that while they support scholars with deep expertise, they produce relatively little content for public consumption on the web.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Consumers in South Korea and Japan can get broadband speeds reaching 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) for less than the monthly price a U.S. Transition the Universal Service Fund from supporting telephone service to supporting broadband. Bad policy decisions should be reversed. We should look to other models.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy. That’s equivalent to sending an email to your supporters and 98% of your emails going to spam folders. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2011

There’s also the Beacon Lounge and nonprofit meetups, the Greater Good sessions , and the SXSW sponsored efforts to support Japan. Or maybe you’ve heard about the celebrity appearances and wild parties. True, they are all there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program has long supported projects to help Foundation grantees improve management, governance, and leadership. He pointed to the Japanese wikipedia page noting that in Japan, the cultural norm is for the group to discuss the page in the discussion area before developing the content together.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I have the very best job at TechSoup — I get to support our network of nonprofit technology event organizers. At each event, we're helping to build and sustain a self-supporting community of practice for tech-minded nonprofit staffers. Tokyo, Japan: #NPOxITは仕事になるのか? They're having a huge impact.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Forum One supported the Museum in conceptualizing, branding, and executing the run-of-show for the virtual version of “A Seat at the Table.” Embassy Japan, July 20, 2020 Forum One partnered with the Museum to bring the resources to life visually. Museum Helps Americans Discuss Race” ~ U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

It is hard to express in one blog my entire week-long experience with nonprofit leaders from Japan, Syria, Uganda, Nigeria and different parts of the United States at the American Express Leadership Academy 2.0 at the Aspen Institute.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

It is hard to express in one blog my entire week-long experience with nonprofit leaders from Japan, Syria, Uganda, Nigeria and different parts of the United States at the American Express Leadership Academy 2.0 at the Aspen Institute.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I have them in Japan, and I have them in Germany. My colleagues are very supportive, and excited to know that I'm a part of it, and they're excited about the attention that the project has gotten. They just have to email me, tell me that they're interested in being an affiliated agent, and then I will respond with their instructions.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s imperative to make online safety a top priority for your nonprofit to protect both your work-related information and the personal information of your supporters. Hackers continue to become more sophisticated. The post Cybersecurity: What All Nonprofits Need to Know appeared first on The Modern Nonprofit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 1, 2011

I’ve coached a massage therapist from Japan and a jewelry designer from Peru. It’s super inspiring to see what these women are creating in their communities and how they’re supporting their families through their entrepreneurial ventures. They are living the American dream and it’s fun and feels good to support them!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

Let the adventure of nonprofit and/or charity seeking and supporting begin! For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters. Oh, and Travis, text REDCROSS to 90999 to easily donate $10 to help Japan. :) April 7, 2011 9:06 AM Anonymoussaid.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Blackbaud is monitoring early giving data from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. We know from the 2010 Online Giving Report that online giving to Haiti was mostly concentrated in January 2010 and had much less impact on other months of the year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 26, 2007

Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the entire European Union have banned rBGH. link] Photo Credit: American University student Julia Charvat calls Starbucks to request rBGH-free milk while Food & Water Watch cows provide moral support. The reality is that recombinant bovine growth hormone offers no consumer benefit.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And so I have more than five years of experience creating online and offline communities to support social and environmental causes as Steven said and I worked a lot in Latin America. Well, probably not obvious because we have a global audience, maybe someone from Japan doesn’t know where Stanford is.” ” Right?

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