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Grantseeking in 2017: Know the Scene — Be Bold!

Tech Soup

In 2015, the Food Solutions New England (FSNE) Network Team began a year-long process to better understand how we could support the region in achieving the New England Food Vision. With the help of an interesting and respected group, the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC), FSNE engaged in a process called systems mapping.

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Your Guide to Hiring Staff for Your Nonprofit

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The important thing is that you map out a plan and get Board buy-in. You have probably been fleshing one out in your head while thinking through the process of building a team, even if you didn’t realize that’s what you were doing. Work with a Human Resources (HR) professional on your interview process. Consult a pro.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Part-smartphone app, part-hardware device, Square enables the processing of credit card payments on your smartphone. It is a must download! GreatNonprofits :: greatnonprofits.org. Square :: squareup.com.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A search engine that “knows millions of things&# about people, places, and history, Qwiki takes the information from your Wikipedia Page and converts it into a more visual format complete with audio, video, digital photography, and the ability to “Improve This Qwiki.&# Square :: squareup.com. SupporterWall :: supporterwall.com.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

This work included developing a secure system to track, map, and report incidents of gender-based violence; an emergency hotline; and media training to support women in documenting and sharing their experiences. Dd is also testing low cost drones that locals can use and repair to perform aerial photography and surveying.

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Top 3 Roadblocks for Event Registration

Connection Cafe

But for many organizations, the registration process itself is a bit of a mystery, with little understanding of how potential participants are navigating the multi-step process. Every person who doesn’t complete the process represents dollars lost. Every person who doesn’t complete the process represents dollars lost.

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Getting in on the Act: New Report on Participatory Arts Engagement

Museum 2.0

Why is a photography contest an example of "crowd sourcing" wheres a community drawing contest is an example of "audience-as-artist"? I counted at least five different schemes in the six-page section on "Participatory Arts in Practice," and none of these were explicitly referenced in the subsequent case studies.