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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. To learn more about how philanthropy can support true, long-term recovery and explore major findings from the report, I invite you to join us for the Money, Money, Money – Beyond philanthropy: What is the role of public dollars?

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. In this update, I’m delighted to be able to share Benetech’s latest efforts to do both.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Bartholomew Sullivan, a regional ICT officer for AFRRI, and Farm Radio International had been in touch with Kubatana, the parent organization of Freedom Fone, in Zimbabwe and thought IVR technology could be used to improve programming at the stations by making the experience and content more interactive. . Challenges and issues.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As a company with many individuals personally invested in nonprofit work, we had tons of people who were excited to act as team captains as well as a community of people who would motivate one another as they competed to help their team raise as much money as possible. This year, they’ve selected Grassroot Soccer.

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Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding Myths & How To Ensure Success

The Modern Nonprofit

We’re not talking about a list of 500 or 5,000 people who may or may not have given you money. Build a school in Zimbabwe. The only reason for making the phone call is to make sure you actually, 100% for sure, communicate the need because you know there’s a 100% chance you’re going to get the money.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

I was actually making money as a feature writer in a great city, but it became really obvious to me that my definition of journalism, and the definition of journalism that I was being asked to practice, as a member of mainstream media, were not the same. CH: How much money can I donate? It was what I thought would be my dream job.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging

Tech Soup

Here at TechSoup, we’re big on empowering nonprofits and libraries to make smart do-it-yourself technology choices since we know time, staff, and money are all limited resources. This month, we're examining the landscape of DIY blogging. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few.