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Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

Although charities were forbidden, the Soviet system encouraged volunteering for causes deemed important for the communist cause. The legacy of this situation "poisoned the whole notion of volunteering in Russia for many years.".

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Metro4All — Making All Metro Systems Accessible

Tech Soup

It's looking for people in American cities interested in helping to map every metro system and fix that problem. The Metro4All project creates web and mobile apps that give people with limited mobility point-to-point directions on using their subway system. What Is Metro4All? There are no apps yet for U.S. Which Partners Are Best.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. Other important websites in the world include the Yandex search engine in Russia, Yahoo in Japan and Taiwan, and Baidu in China. Sending Money By Email. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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I spent a number of years traveling and working in communities throughout China and Russia and Alaska, working with communities where the problems were right in their face. I'm strategically talking about one piece of a much larger system. Britt: What is the biggest challenge of your work?

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

’ Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia, Greece, Cyprus, Montenegro, Russia, Moldova, The Republic of North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Belarus are all Orthodox countries and all of them have healthy communities in the US. By being mindful of inclusivity , you can avoid offending or excluding your staff and supporters’ belief systems.

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How Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Help Prepare Nonprofits and Higher Education for a Recession

Cloud 4 Good

We have seen the geopolitical instability and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the inflation in the United States is reaching a forty-year high, borrowing costs are rising precipitously, and there is ongoing supply chain disruption. And let’s not forget that the pandemic is still not over yet.

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Nonprofit Social Media 101: Lessons from Indivisible

Everyaction

It is really important to implement a breaking news system and protocol and stick to it. You should know what that protocol is and what the system is beforehand, so that you know can handle that breaking news and avoid any problems that can come with rapid response.