article thumbnail

Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while video games like Zoo Tycoon or online games can teach them all sorts of skills that will need to be successful adults (and this has been validated recently by a MacArthur Foundation funded study ,) I was excited to discover this wonderful list of games for change. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign.

article thumbnail

When props don’t cut it – advocating for your virtual volunteer roles

Twenty Hats

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. One of my Northern Virginia colleagues, who works a very local organization – a homeless shelter – reported that she has a virtual volunteer from California.

Roles 70
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.

article thumbnail

Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rare, which is based in Arlington, Virginia, uses Miradi in all its worldwide campaigns to promote biodiversity and has translated the Miradi software into Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and Spanish. Elaina says that Miradi helped her determine what knowledge was needed by local residents to adopt behaviors that promote clean water.

Guam 124
article thumbnail

Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Sweet Briar, Virginia: Using Data to Reach Your Audience. Thursday, September 21, 2017.

article thumbnail

Volunteer for Mozilla Service Week

NTEN

This year’s theme is “Digital Inclusion” and there will be local service events that you can join! Create your own: Reach out to a local school, organization or people near you to find out what sort of technology help they need.

Service 44
article thumbnail

Cool App Roundup: Library Edition

Tech Soup

teaches people how to search for and access resources in the library’s. The UCSF Library and the University of Virginia's Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. users of what their local library has available. Arts organizations are using mobile technology to help people find. collection? specific mission?

Library 65