Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

These nonprofits rely on funds from generous donors to keep their work going and to provide support to the Black community. Check out a list of nonprofits you can support below to jumpstart your giving. If there’s an organization you’d like to see added to our list of nonprofits to support, email us at marketing@qgiv.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. We are Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit software company. Benetech is organized as a nonprofit, but run like a business. Check out our job postings and apply now ! You’ve come to the right place: Benetech.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education. This guide will walk you through the steps below in determining your organization’s role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Faced with existential crises thanks to the pandemic and the social upheaval of the past year, businesses of all stripes (nonprofits included) went into survival mode. They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. It will be this way for everyone, and nonprofits are not immune.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”. I love being on a job site and watching homes come together,” Chris says. The Challenge. I love Habitat.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked?

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? The Role of Nonprofits. " The Role of Libraries.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In fact, we’re doing so well in that respect that I get to engage more and more in new opportunities to advance our nonprofit mission—but less in writing my updates. His job is to explore new frontiers of technology for secure fact-finding by human rights groups and journalists. As a result, my job as an engineer for good is a blast.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

Technology has revolutionized business, but bringing those breakthrough developments to government, education and the nonprofit sectors can take 5, 10, even 15 years. We want to help environmentalists do a better job of stewarding our precious natural assets. We need fresh, original solutions that are better than the status quo.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners. project is focused on teaching digital literacy to young people so they can be prepared for 21 st. century jobs. Microsoft's YouthSpark.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Byte Back was named “One of the Best” nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy in 2019, 2014, 2018, and 2019. He realized that IT professionals didn’t need a degree to get a great job.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. Nonprofits: Up for the Privacy Challenge. Essentially, big data is not consistent.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2012

What are the skills and mindsets that nonprofits need to embrace data for social change? Data Scientist" is a newly defined job that requires being part data geek, analyst, communicator, visualizer, storyteller, and interpreter. But they have also made data literacy an essential competency for everyone in the organization.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

All of these factors ring especially true for volunteers who spend many hours sitting through board meetings on behalf of a nonprofit. Make Your Nonprofit Board Meetings Magical. This might include a ten- to fifteen-minute mission moment, or another opportunity for the board to learn about its job. What Makes a Great Meeting?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit professional to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The hours of unpaid labor afforded by such programs is the obvious contribution to the nonprofit organization.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Most nonprofits completely miss this opportunity to wow their donor, so it’s not that hard to stand out. The Cycle of Giving Your receipt/thank you has a job to do. The nonprofit receives the gift. The nonprofit sends the donor a receipt, thanking them for choosing to contribute to the cause. What makes a good ambassador?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We get a huge amount of pro bono assistance from the legal profession, both because of our social impact as a nonprofit, and because of the challenging and interesting issues we tackle. We’re not an advocacy organization, but our technical insights are in great demand from advocates.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

" So what does that mean for your nonprofit? " Almost every nonprofit does some kind of data collection, whether it's through accepting donations, gathering survey data, or simply registering people for a newsletter. Have a Clear Privacy Policy. Have a Good Reason for Collecting Personal Information.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. For example, the infographic shows that using the Internet to find a job reduces the time spent unemployed by 25 percent.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Youth in the program work at local nonprofits, but program organizers know that to truly achieve their goal of reducing youth unemployment, participants need additional support and training.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

" So what does that mean for your nonprofit? " Almost every nonprofit does some kind of data collection, whether it's through accepting donations, gathering survey data, or simply registering people for a newsletter. Have a Clear Privacy Policy. Have a Good Reason for Collecting Personal Information.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Local representatives from nonprofits, schools, and community groups convened in downtown San Francisco for Microsoft's YouthSpark Connection event. A lively discussion took place regarding how to prepare young people for the jobs of the 21 st century and what nonprofits and corporations can do to support the initiative.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

With this rule change, the FCC says: "Lifeline subscribers will be able to take full advantage of the many benefits reliable Internet access can bring — from jobs to education to healthcare." Nonprofit Organizations Advocating for the Lifeline Expansion. Nonprofit Organizations Advocating for the Lifeline Expansion.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

With this rule change, the FCC says: "Lifeline subscribers will be able to take full advantage of the many benefits reliable Internet access can bring — from jobs to education to healthcare." Nonprofit Organizations Advocating for the Lifeline Expansion. Nonprofit Organizations Advocating for the Lifeline Expansion.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

million nonprofit organizations in the United States plus scores of government agencies, finding help can be confusing and intimidating. 2-1-1 is funded through local and state sources including United Ways and other nonprofits, foundations, businesses, and state and local government. With approximately 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

But our jobs are getting harder. (2) If nonprofits (including funders) don’t know how to communicate with them there, they will fail to engage the participation and support they need to do their work. Social media literacy and facility is a 21st century core capacity. (3) None of that will go away.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

” The Google.org sponsored project invited Bay Area nonprofits to share information about their great work to make a better world. The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. They specialize in providing both hard and soft job skills.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2017

Digital Strategy is my passion, but less from the perspective of technology implementation and more from the perspective of embedding digital knowledge and literacy throughout an organization. However, it is important to note that there was a time when it was revolutionary for a nonprofit or cultural organization to have a website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

I've been thinking a lot about the concept of social productivity as it relates to using social media and chewing on a post that Chris Brogan wrote a few days ago called " You Can Do Your Job Without Twitter." Marnie Webb left a comment about this in a nonprofit context. social media context?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. nonprofit organizations and libraries are participating in these digital divide efforts as well through grants from Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), which is a program of the U.S. A number of U.S.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ever helpful, the team got on board to roll up their sleeves and pitch in at San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that had big volunteer jobs. A call went out over a combination of listservs and social media channels asking local nonprofits and libraries to share their most pressing needs and dirtiest jobs with TechSoup via video or text.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We like to think that most nonprofits are concerned about their reach toward individuals who might struggle to connect with their offerings, at least in the best of times. To be sure, the pandemic has thrown a wrench into ways that nonprofits have engaged their stakeholders over the past couple years. But now we are limping along.

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