Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2014

BRIDGE is a system that assigns non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities in the social sector with a unique identifier, a "numerical fingerprint" for nonprofits. The system is open to new rules to handle nonprofits from all around the globe," explains Kamil Sowa, Future Processing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Over the past decade, The Public Interest Registry (PIR), has been managing the.ORG domain name extension, which currently serves over 9.5 million non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and companies worldwide. Here’s where you – my fellow NGOs and.ORG registrants – come in.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

Recognizing the significant role of NGOs as influential agents of change on a global scale, The Global Journal has sought to move beyond outdated clichés and narrow conceptions about what an NGO is and does. Social media has become an integral part of UNICEF’s outreach strategy for main publications and campaigns."

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

National Public Radio (NPR). NPR (National Public Radio) does an excellent job of making their annual report relevant. Their stellar 2018 Annual Report helps distill the operations of a very large International NGO into a readable and well-designed report. Click here to learn more about our Inclusivity Tool!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Until now, the social sector hasn't had this basic building block for an information system. Publicly launching earlier this month, BRIDGE is a system that assigns a unique identifying number — a "numerical fingerprint" — to philanthropic organizations across the globe. Expect More Innovation.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

15NTC Demo Stage Schedule Wednesday, March 3 12:00pm-12:30pm: Making Technology Work at Nonprofits presented by Pantheon 12:30pm-1:00pm: What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About the New.NGO and.ONG Domains presented by Public Interest Registry 1:00pm-1:30pm: What is "The Future of Fundraising"?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The well-publicized attacks on Target , Community Health Systems , and Home Depot recently were the first type. Unless your nonprofit or NGO has specific adversaries or is being spear phished , the hacking you may encounter is probably less sophisticated and less targeted. If you skip a software update, you become vulnerable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2018

As explained in Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg’s How Google Works, all Google employees are held to O bjectives and Key results (OKRs) , a goal system that aligns ambition with measurable performance indicators. reclaim their spot in the front of users’ minds. Source: Edelman.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

International NGO Leadership. Cecily Walker , systems librarian at the Vancouver BC Public Library. Lisa Pool , founder and executive director of the Technology Affinity Group. Nonprofit Technology Leadership. Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross from NTEN. Karen Graham and Laura Quinn from Idealware. Law and Advocacy. Religion Tech.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. TechSoup has helped to publicize Ushahidi's work several times, especially its extraordinary work in Haiti. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2012

argues that cloud-based services are likely to be safer and more secure than most in-house nonprofit computer systems. He is also on the Third Sector Board of SOCITM , which is an association of IT professionals in the public and nonprofit sectors. but all over the world. Richard Cooper of Charity Technology Trust (CTT) in the U.K.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

which uses the GPS system on your phone to track your carbon footprint as you travel. The Locavore app offers government and NGO info on which food items are in season in your locale. An example of a Schlage home device is the Schlage LiNK Wireless Keypad Entry System. There's a surprising array of them actually. greenMeter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?. TechSoup Global is also in the process of adding to the body of cloud research with our Global NGO Cloud Survey.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Use a top-rated Content Management System (CMS). According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 44% of nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use WordPress.org as their content management system (CMS) for their website ( 7% use Drupal and 3% use Joomla ). Install an SSL Certificate on your website.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. According to a recent economic study by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International , the potential for the civilian drone industry in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

A recent publication titled Global Philanthropy , from the Mercator Fund , a project of the Network of European Foundations, helps bring the variable global philanthropic landscape to light. Although charities were forbidden, the Soviet system encouraged volunteering for causes deemed important for the communist cause.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. This is on a personal computing level.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Whether building a business or pursuing higher education, BITS maintains that all participants greatly benefit from skills acquired through their peer mentorship, such as research, writing, problem solving, concept development, money management, public speaking, and sales presentations. " A Do-It-Yourself Solution.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Whether building a business or pursuing higher education, BITS maintains that all participants greatly benefit from skills acquired through their peer mentorship, such as research, writing, problem solving, concept development, money management, public speaking, and sales presentations. " A Do-It-Yourself Solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2005

My sister was working for an NGO as a volunteer agriculturist in Cambodia and encouraged me to take a job there. Tell us about your work in Cambodia with the NGO, Mlup Baitong. s mission is to address the problem of deforestation in Cambodia, with a focus on educating the public on conservation of natural resources.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I know dozens of nonprofits whose systems have been hacked or networks compromised, costing them thousands of dollars. Worried about how they will look as leaders or what the public relations issues might be, they refuse to share. Nonprofits Act on #Cybersecurity . flickr: blogtrepreneur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Alan Gunn holds Noel Dickover's number for a discussion about NGO adoption of social media barriers. Alan used a term, “love bomb,&# which means giving people public appreciation. TechSoup Global Summit: Action Session on Civil Society Resillence. The next day was all about practice, action, and doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I was there for seven and a half years, and I had a fascinating time applying what had worked for me in the for-profit sector, including scaling up various systems and processes, to the non-profit space. We want to have the entire population of non-profit organizations on an online system. How do you see GuideStar India evolving?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Any nonprofit or NGO can participate in Giving Tuesday, and there’s no payment or registration needed. And don’t forget to use the hashtag #GivingTuesday to publicize your campaign and let supporters know about your involvement. Publicize your online store by posting about it on social media.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Caitlin tells it like it is--the nitty gritty of starting up an NGO, and why she believes it is important to help the people you are serving to create the change they want to see, not to create the change for them. The biggest challenge is definitely the fact that an “NGO” in Mali is seen as a “waritigi” (money owner).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

The wiki model has great potential for us: since we are always looking to share resources through our website, why not make it easier for the public to contribute great ideas and resources they know about? We've also started using a wiki for a volunteer research project, and we'll probably expand our use of wikis in the future.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 2, 2006

After a few years of designing and producing educational radio programs in Africa, I decided to go for a Masters in public health-my favorite content area. Also by nature, people in the public health field tend to be good and generous people. There is a lot of room in public health for creativity. You won't get rich.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Nonprofits are very aware that this new way of operating IT systems is on the horizon. What we know so far is that U.S.-based

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Have a question: I want to publically acknowledge the names of the donors here on this blog and what I don't know is whether donors opted to be anonymous or not? Is that built into the system? I'm on the board of the ngo that I'm doing this campaign. What's the protocol? So, be sure to thank your donors promptly, etc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Here is a partial transcript from my interview with Viet-Ly: Viet-Ly: Streetside Stories is a nonprofit literacy arts program based in San Francisco and we work with the middle schools -- the public middle schools -- of the San Francisco Unified School District. Update: Viet-Ly was accepted into a teach credential program for this fall].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process. as an excellent example of systems thinking that needed in the nonprofit techspace. Someone tagged the NGO-in-a-Box with nptech just today. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Paul Lamb might.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

It’s open to the public so invite your local Atlanta friends to meet you there! East-West Technology, Culture & Food Exchange: Innovation and culture sharing with NGO counterparts in India. East-West Technology, Culture & Food Exchange: Innovation and culture sharing with NGO counterparts in India. When : All Day.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. She has been named a Haas Public Service Fellow at Stanford, a Top 10 College Woman by Glamour Magazine , and a Person You Should Know by CNN.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

According to the Global NGO Technology Report, 94% of NGOs worldwide agree that social media is effective for creating online brand awareness. To help educate the public on issues of unfairness in the U.S. Social media remains a powerful force for nonprofits to communicate with their stakeholders and supporters.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

It’s a new international charity classification system that will pave the way for better grantmaking, especially online and international philanthropy. Back in 2012, in order to better meet the needs of the global philanthropic sector, the Foundation Center began an extensive review of their Philanthropy Classification System.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

We’ve had multiple celebrations of the web in recent years: the 20 th anniversary of the first public web page in 2011 , another 20 th anniversary webpage anniversary in 2013 , and this month, the 25 th anniversary of the idea of the web. People are comparing this venture to Google’s Project Loon. The World Wide Web Turns 25.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Note from Beth: Lately, a question on my mind is whether or not the concept of Networked Nonprofits is a global one as I’ve had the opportunity to share some of the ideas beyond the US borders in Kenya and UK. I think Pratham Books , an NGO in India, is a networked nonprofit. We now use Creative Commons licenses everywhere!

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