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Building a Tech-Driven Legal Aid Network for the 21st Century

Saleforce Nonprofit

And in most civil cases (typically those covering issues of housing, family, and consumer law), people represent themselves because there is generally no right to legal counsel in civil matters. Our hotline acted as a clearinghouse to connect anyone seeking legal help with other resources in the legal aid network. live in near poverty.

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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

This guest post is a summary of a longer piece posted on The Whitman Institute ’s website titled From The Kids’ Table To The Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks. The article makes a compelling case for funders to focus on relationships rather than networks. From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table.

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How Nonprofit Use Tech To Increase Transparency

TechImpact

Share pictures of you setting up your next event or blog about federal law changes that impact your nonprofit and its mission. The more your nonprofit seems ingrained on these different networks, the more engaged and active your nonprofit will appear. Idea testing.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Can't solve the world's problems with our money alone. Leveraging Networks with Partnerships. "Our philanthropy has to ignite action.

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How to Use a SWOT Analysis for Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

In the nonprofit context, strengths may include things like: a dedicated network of volunteers, a strong group of recurring donors, and/or a successful track record of mission impact. May not identify root causes: A SWOT analysis may identify problems or issues, but it does not necessarily identify the root causes of those problems.

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13 Students Graduate ITWorks Fall 2013 Program

TechImpact

The 13 most recent graduates interned at the area’s leading corporations and nonprofits, including ACHIEVEability, Neighbor to Neighbor, The Urban League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Youth Network, City Year Greater Philadelphia and The Salvation Army. Pisapia urged them to remember their new network of supporters. Keynote speak R.J.

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Silicon Valley’s Developing Conscience: It’s Called Apple

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Silicon Valley has a problem. Whatever the power of search engines or social networks, it’s really the smartphone that is the most incredible tool for tracking our every move and activity. What laws they violate. This is not a theoretical problem. We have seen this problem here in the United States and around the world.

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