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In Times of Crisis, You See Nonprofits Helping, Solving, Rebuilding

Saleforce Nonprofit

Because when you look around at today’s crises — whether that’s the recent floods in Pakistan or providing meals to children during the pandemic — you see nonprofits helping, solving, and rebuilding. Our system was done from scratch, and we are able at last to accept all kinds of donations.”.

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Concept from Rod Beckstrom

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rod Beckstrom, prominent Silicon Valley tech executive, was in Pakistan during the great quake (although not in the quake zone when the big one hit). In any event, here is what the Army, the FRC and RisePak said was needed: - an open GPS system where notes on the disaster could be entered by GPS coordinate or by town or city or road name. -

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What Mesh Businesses Should Support Philanthropy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

However, no one to my knowledge has organized a service/platform that would rapidly connect program officers needing reviews to suitable subject matter experts, who happen to be available, complete with a reputation management / feedback system. Are you listening LinkedIn? On-demand Advocacy.

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Opening Session at NASSCOM and Social Innovation Winners

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The opening session started with the lighting of a lamp and welcome from NASSCOM officials to the crowded ballroom fill with 1600 conference attendees from 27 countries, including a delegation from Pakistan. In the US, many of IT conferences are often silos of these different audiences.

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Packable philanthropy: Donate a TEDx in a Box

AFP Blog

It’s a suitcase stuffed with everything an economically marginalized community needs to host their very own TEDx event — a projector, an iPod preloaded with subtitled TED Talks, a sound system, camcorders to capture fresh talks, and a how-to guide.

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

Tech Soup

During the past few years, InterConnection has also participated in supplying badly needed IT equipment to disaster stricken areas like Chile , Haiti and Pakistan , and Japan. I was going to list all the countries where they send computers, but it’s just too long. Suffice to say that they’re a leader in the U.S.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can also ask your participants to help with the photo documentation, but you need to make sure that you give them specific instructions on what to photograph and have an organized system for collecting the photos. Sometimes I might document a lesson plan visually with photos and powerpoint as the example above illustrates. Group Photo.