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Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. I went to cover one session, “ Building An Information Infrastructure: Unlocking Data for Philanthropy.” gpf13 #philanthropy.

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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

At the SHARE Conference last month, I spent time watching venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and techies praise how the sharing economy was the new way to make money and catalyze sharing and change. Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Does the Sharing Economy Enable Social Good?

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Webinar Recap: Why Research Matters to Grantseekers

Tech Soup

At the beginning of the webinar, Gabriela gave us a brief rundown of social sector research, emphasizing that access to quality research provides nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries the ability to improve services, strengthen funding proposals, and share knowledge within the field. View the following archived webinars!

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The New Nonprofit Checklist: From Finances to Management

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Applying for any necessary licensing or permits. Each state has different licensing rules depending on the type of nonprofit you’re starting. Corporate philanthropy. Businesses can support your organization in a number of ways, including matching gifts, sponsorships, volunteer grants, in-kind donations, and profit sharing.

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Guest Post by JD Lasica -- Socialbrite: A new sharing & learning hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While young people and early adopters increasingly turn to the social Web not only to socialize but to communicate, explore new ideas and share new experiences, nonprofits and social change organizations are still generally stuck in the top-down, one-way world of Web 1.0. jazz and put it to work for your organization or cause.

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How Carnegie Corporation of New York Got Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

TAG is a membership organization composed of foundation techies who share information about their work in the philanthropy sector. I made the request, got the confirmation email, and then downloaded our licenses. Loretta: We first got 20 Windows Remote Desktop Services User Cal licenses.

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How do you define Creative Commons Attribution?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called " What happens when you set your content free using Creative Commons Licensing? " I explained why I set my own work free, provided some examples, and pointed to a new tool. The First Giving Blog has a post " Riffing On Creative Commons License ". And how do you respond?

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