EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Each year, our staff marks the occasion by dressing up as some of our favorite nonprofit organizations as a way to recognize their incredible work and the start of end-of-year fundraising push with some fun. Tweet us your favorite nonprofit costumes at @EveryActionHQ - you could win some ghoulishly great gear! Greenpeace.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 8, 2006

Route 66 Literacy began its first beta at Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. We were delighted by the feedback from the users and the C·A·R staff about the results, and we're planning to press ahead to raise money to take this project to the next stage. C·A·R) in January, here in Palo Alto, California.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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. You are the leader we are looking for if you see the combination of social good and businesslike management as the answer to pressing problems throughout the world. We are Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit software company.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days often inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 14: World Dolphin Day — #DolphinDay.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals outline the most pressing and complex social issues facing the earth and offer a framework for ending world poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and well-being for all its people. The UN Foundation created them to highlight what needs to be achieved by 2030 and track progress.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Consider the evolution of nonprofit tech over the past year and a half. When the pandemic hit, you probably invested in video conferencing tools as your nonprofit’s team headed home to work safely. In addition, your nonprofit is focused on year-end giving from now through December. With that, let’s get started! Build your team.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. Email Campaigns : AI writers can help nonprofits create effective email campaigns that increase engagement, donations, and volunteer participation.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

The real-time, in the moment nature of social media increases the likelihood that donors will be inspired to give to your nonprofit on cause awareness and giving days provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote them effectively. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 22: Earth Day — #EarthDay.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2017

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. million nonprofits registered in the United States, which includes private foundations, public charities, chambers of commerce and civic leagues. There are currently over 1.5

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

SocialCoding4Good brings together individual software professionals as well as corporate social responsibility teams from companies such as Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard, LinkedIn, and VMware to volunteer their technical skills to nonprofit partners that develop and maintain free and open source software addressing critical social problems.

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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. Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? John Hancock also used existing relationships to bring nonprofits into the program, a key element that may be overlooked.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

As the parent nonprofit organization of the Bookshare online library, a leading provider of accessible books to people with print disabilities in the U.S., This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

To find those creative solutions, it’s important for nonprofit advocates, communicators, and program directors to challenge barriers, habits, and assumptions that separate us from other offices, “competing” peer organizations, and disciplines.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 26, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. As a result, when looking at nonprofit accounting statements, a large portion of the picture is missing. Resources and Development.

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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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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. Keep the pitch focused on the issue, not what programs your nonprofit offers to help people.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

One of the most effective ways to gain exposure for a nonprofit is by appearing at the top of online search results. A search engine doesn't know that "high-quality, evidence-based early childhood literacy interventions" are the same thing as "helping children learn to read." Use those words in your content.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

There are so many different kinds of nonprofit event ideas out there! The type of events that will work best for your nonprofit will depend on three major factors: Your organization’s mission, your available resources, and your supporter’s preferences. It’s a healthy and engaging way to support your nonprofit’s cause.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism. I have a story that you have to hear.'"

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2006

While surfing for some more BlogHers to add to the Nonprofit and NGO BlogHer blogroll, I came across the REAL hot 100: See How Hot Smart Can Be. The REAL hot 100 is a list featuring young women from around the country who are breaking barriers, fighting stereotypes, and making a difference in their communities or the nation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. Media literacy and creation skills can't be add-ons in schools, but have to be integrated across the curriculum in all subjects. " Media literacy is a paradigm shift - not an add-in subject. It starts in the home. Parents are facing challenges.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 6, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. They reported that the majority of nonprofits rely quite heavily on technological solutions in their day-to-day operations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits. Route 66 Literacy was put on the back burner last year because it ran out of funding. I'm looking forward to reporting on the latest from Route 66 Literacy on my blog and in future updates.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I think that’s why so many people who start nonprofits decide they hate fundraising before they even try it. Many people would love to do the front-line work of making a difference, just like your nonprofit does. It’s different from how struggling nonprofits approach fundraising, chasing money. That was me. Or the knowledge.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

one of my favorite things about our guests is she’s been in her shoes, right, she’s been an ED, she’s been not just a consultant but also has worked for and with nonprofits directly, which is great, over two decades. Every business, whether it be for-profit or nonprofit business, is usually created for purpose.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

A couple years ago I was working at a nonprofit, and I made a call to a small grassroots organizing group in Arkansas. We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

When seeking corporate sponsorship, nonprofits often split up into two camps. I have noticed that smaller nonprofits especially, don’t always have the organization or funding to develop programs that appeal to corporate donors; or they worry that they’re not big enough for corporate dollars. Instead, they’ll look to your website.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. You are about plowing your profits into the neighborhood because you're a nonprofit. You see it in the business press and you see it in the markets. We have stores where we sell Third World crafts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate.

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