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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. Consider third grade student Brennan Draves. Brennan Draves and his mother, Lindsay Draves, at school.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. We would look at a community and say, "This community needs a library, " or "You don't have enough kids in preschool." We work with about 60,000 refugees from across the continent. He had no idea where his family went.

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[VIDEO] Raise More Money And Improve Donors Relationships Through Personal Branding

Bloomerang

Well, that 80%, 60% of that money goes to large institutional organizations like hospitals and universities, and large cultural institutions, like museums, zoos, and libraries, and religious organizations. Student, thank-yous, yes, oh, my god. But having students deliver cookies, that was mentioned too. Automated and.

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