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Davos Codes: Connecting Students’ Passion for Their Planet with Technology

Saleforce Nonprofit

Through a range of projects that combine science and technology, such as monitoring air and water quality and local wildlife, students develop a wealth of skills applicable to their futures—from learning to own and take responsibility for an entire project to discovering the impact of data analysis and sharing at local and global levels. “In

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Understanding Nonprofit HR: What Sets It Apart?

Get Fully Funded

In addition, nonprofits must comply with the same federal, state, and local laws as businesses regarding the treatment of employees. Volunteer management aspect: Nonprofits frequently rely on the support of volunteers to bolster their projects or programs.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address? The answer could be “both.”

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From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Co-authored by the Institute’s Executive Director John Esterle, Malka Kopell and Palma Strand, the article discusses a new project named “The Civity Networks Project,” a collaborative effort between the institute and the Silicon Valley Community. The Civity Networks Project—Taking Relationships Seriously.

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Amnesty International at 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This set of principles was incorporated in AI’s mandate: the set of rules establishing the organization's goals and action parameters, or what it and its local groups can and cannot do. Is it okay to allow AI members to not belong to a local group? What about people imprisoned solely due to their sexual orientation?

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

It addresses the thorny problem of bringing the 25 percent or so of people in the city who are still not participating in the information age to inclusion. One element is an infrastructure project installing fiber optical cabling to homes, schools and businesses and gigabit (ultra-fast) Internet, sponsored by Google. Dunn Construction.

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International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. Advisors will contribute to related volunteer projects and will meet with gender experts and local organizations to learn and share resources and information.