Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. Bookshare is seeking volunteers who can apply their expertise in specific subject matters to describe images.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Working with volunteers and including them in your nonprofit’s strategy can be meaningful, challenging, and rewarding, all at the same time. Hear it from a volunteer!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 25, 2021

And *poof*… the volunteers were gone. Students gravitated to online classes. Students gravitated to online classes. As nonprofits limited worker contact, many shuttered or adjusted programs and asked their volunteers to stay away. The first big piece was a survey of volunteer administrators. Restaurants shut down.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

AmeriCorps, the national service program that annually matches volunteers with community needs across the country, will award grants totaling more than $370 million to nonprofit and faith-based organizations spanning the public and private sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. million to help pay for college or to pay back student loans.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many. Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support. While this post focuses on donor reports, see this link to learn more about reports on volunteer activities. A good vendor will help you with all aspects of the transfer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

One of the greatest challenges facing nonprofit organizations is garnering volunteers and, more importantly, the right kind of individuals. The ideal volunteer brings more than a bagged lunch – he or she provides innovative ideas, fresh enthusiasm, and a sincere interest in a volunteer setting. Offer titles within organization.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Sample documents and reference materials : Gain inspiration from a collection of sample grant proposals, letters of inquiry, project budgets, and other documents for making your case to funders. Grants to Individuals : Students can use this resource to find grants intended to reduce student debt.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Nonprofits, government agencies, schools, and corporations organize events bringing awareness to fundraising and volunteering. To celebrate, TechSoup's partner in India, BiGTech , held the Find an IT Partner event in Mumbai to connect local nonprofits with IT students. A representative from each NGO presented his or her project.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The vast majority of these documents do not have full-text transcriptions or indexed data, making them difficult to search and largely inaccessible to historians, students, scholars, and the general public. In 2016 NMAAHC launched the Freedmen’s Bureau Transcription Project in the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Donors want to know about the issues your organization strives to address, the projects and programs you pursue to achieve your mission, how you use donations, your organization’s growth over time, and more. Explain the impact of donations. 75% of donors who give regularly seek information about the nonprofit’s impact.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2021

Could you reach out to local food pantries or meal service organizations that could help provide food for your programming or volunteers? Do you need volunteers or interns to help carry out your mission? Many high school students are required to volunteer in order to graduate. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Note from Beth: The Mobilization Lab at Greenpeace recently commissioned and released this report, Beyond the First Click: How Today’s Volunteers Build the Power of Movements and NGOS. Beyond the First Click is a project of Capulet, Change.org and the Mobilisation Lab at Greenpeace. You can download the complete report here.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

In light of that trend and all the recent travel upheaval due to COVID – 19, with increasing restrictions being placed on companies and their global workforce, we wanted to address creative alternatives to traditional volunteer events. . Skills-Based Volunteering.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 1, 2023

Why Engaging Alumni Matters: Alumni are more than just former students; they are the living embodiment of a school’s legacy. Utilize email campaigns, social media, and alumni newsletters to keep them informed about ongoing projects and upcoming fundraising events.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Find your product Supporter Engagement Unite volunteers, advocates, and voters with integrated tools designed to inspire and ignite action. Read their story on The Shalom Project Impact Powered by: Guided Fundraising Human services Nonprofits Digital communications & marketing Fundraising ideas Previous Next See all How can we help you?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 9, 2021

Just as a conductor raises his baton to lead the musicians through a piece of music, the organizer acts as the conductor of the event, bringing in multiple groups of vendors, volunteers, team members, and even the guests to create a memorable evening of giving. Youth Music Project.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

With this in mind, employee engagement professionals transitioned their volunteer events into a virtual setting with little to no experience beforehand. While virtual volunteering may have been a viable method of engagement for nearly two decades, it really wasn’t on many CSR teams’, employees’, and nonprofits’ radars until now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. Consider third grade student Brennan Draves. Brennan Draves and his mother, Lindsay Draves, at school. billion poor and unbanked.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This often involves direct donations but can also include in-kind gifts, volunteer time, pro bono services, and other forms of support. Corporate partners can offer expertise in the form of pro bono work or volunteer time , allowing nonprofits to access insights straight from experienced professionals. Access to expertise.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

The Importance of Volunteers. “The value that volunteers provide our organization is tremendous. We could not achieve our goals and provide the support we do to the community without our volunteer’s commitment to the cause,” said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources, Catholic Charities of St.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Michaela Hackner, Project Director & Content Strategist, Forum One Communications. Membership Committee.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In early 2018, a band of adventurers who came to be known as the Salesforce.org Trailhead Editorial Board set out to reach customers, partners, and pro bono volunteers with a comprehensive menu of skills-based training. Road-Tested Tips for Designing a Learning Program. The challenge was to meet the needs of multiple audiences. What’s next?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

The more you’re able to attract and engage donors, the more likely they are to become lifelong supporters, advocates, and volunteers. Millennials and Gen Xers are typically making less income while shouldering the financial burden of car payments and student debt. Four tips to encourage more micro-donations.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 13, 2023

They want their team member to succeed and will be receptive to appeals to donate or volunteer. Fellow students. Students often want to support their peers, particularly if your fundraiser occurs during school hours or is affiliated with the school. How has your time on the team impacted your life?”).

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Data hygiene projects This can range from cleaning and completing Salesforce, spreadsheet, CRM or other databases for stakeholders. Handwritten updates DonorsChoose.org is known for their epic handwritten notes from students. Make sure to create a dev copy and avoid letting interns edit live databases.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It’s tempting to try to sell event tickets or ask for volunteers seeing as you might actually have their attention. They tell our volunteers they have lost their jobs. We now have three projects going that will impact more than 80 percent of our park by the end of the fiscal year. But, don’t do it. See how powerful that is?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

Our volunteers are essential to accomplishing Benetech's mission. From time to time, I like to highlight the contributions of particular volunteers. Today, I'd like to honor Matthew Devcich, a high school student and aspiring Eagle Scout, who chose to focus his major Scout project on Bookshare.org.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Crowdfunding is the simple act of raising money from many people to fund a project, appeal, or cause. We are finding specific, program or appeal-based peer-to-peer campaigns not only provide platforms for your storytelling, but additional stage time for your volunteers and advocates to share their memories.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

They have workers and volunteers, sometimes literally, on the front lines to both provide immediate support, and to learn more about the problem they are trying to solve, and who they are solving it for. This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More volunteer sign-ups. Certain corporate giving programs like volunteer grants encourage employees to volunteer with nonprofits. As a result, nonprofits not only earn money from the volunteer grants but also gain a new base of dedicated volunteers. Volunteer grants function very similarly to matching gifts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). The goal is to be able to gain access to the same learning a sighted student would get from that diagram.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2020

Many schools decide to focus on running peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, in which the students (along with the help of parents and guardians) take on the responsibilities of raising money for their school. Here are our top 5 tips: Get the students excited. . Get the students excited. Offer a variety of parent roles.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

It’s all too easy for group projects to bury teams in mountains of emails and file versions that hold you back from what you’re really trying to get done. Many task and project management tools try to do this, but their inflexible nature often makes them hard to work with – and for people to really adopt, use and enjoy.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Sponsorship Letter for Requesting Volunteers. This [season or time period], we’re aiming to raise [amount] to fund [project]. Teams like [Team Name] provide students between the ages of [age] and [age] a safe place to get physically active and make connections with their peers. Sponsorship Letter for Schools. Organization.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ever helpful, the team got on board to roll up their sleeves and pitch in at San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that had big volunteer jobs. In the process, TechSoup learned just how much work goes into volunteer coordination (a lot!), They made good use of us as volunteers, in a rather spontaneous way."

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