sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Digital campaigns eliminate expenses related to venues, printed materials, and travel, enabling nonprofits to allocate more funds directly to their cause. By adopting online fundraising as a key path to generating financial support, organizations can appeal to a younger, tech-savvy donor base that prefers to support causes digitally.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

Fund accounting. Here are tips for building an effective partner ecosystem for your grantmaking organization, including some common integration challenges to avoid. The user experience can significantly impact the adoption and effectiveness of the integration. Data visualization. Document signatures.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

As traditional funding models shift and societal needs evolve, nonprofits are being called upon to adapt and innovate to create lasting change. Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. At the same time, newer funding models are emerging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

This might include sending t-shirts and other event goodies to participants as well as “virtual-only” type Zoom kickoffs or online challenges. Don’t be afraid to reach out to event sponsors, grant funders and major donors to see if they’d be willing to work with you on how unspent funds are allocated, such as event table sponsorships.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. In January 2020, the pair made the fund official, with Aboyeji as general partner and Enegesi as limited partner.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2025

These challenges present an opportunity for grantees and funders to partner in creating a more sustainable future for those dedicating their lives to make the world a better place. While challenges remain for funding grantee well-being, some funders are rising to meet them head on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

As the social conscience of globalization, the nonprofit sector needs to contemplate future challenges and adjust their programs accordingly – and to inspire the next generation to tackle these challenges, nonprofits need to also understand how Gen Z uses technology. Source: United Nations Population Fund. billion now.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

A group of former executives from Binance , one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, has created a $100 million venture fund, the team told TechCrunch on Thursday. The fund will be focused on the metaverse and bringing greater crypto adoption to emerging markets like Latin America and Africa, Zhang said to TechCrunch.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

But AI adoption comes with challenges. The inequity in AI adoption today has parallels to the early days of seat belt installation in cars. We bear the responsibility to ensure AI adoption is equitable, ethical, and inclusive. Yet significant barriers to AI adoption remain.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

After the challenges thrown at us throughout 2020, no one’s quite sure what 2021 will bring. A solution many adopted in 2020 is the small dollar donation campaign. Adopt tried-and-true best practices for major donor engagement. Besides, think about how far your team has come!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The challenge becomes even more daunting when their work is compounded by external factors such as economic fluctuations, policy changes, climate events, and outdated technical infrastructure. The Challenge The nonprofit sector is the backbone of strong communities. But there is still a lot of work to be done.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital media landscape that rely on grants and personal funding to scale. million in seed funding to expand its audience and build new verticals. But not long ago, in the mid-2010s, U.S.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s been estimated that 30% of annual giving occurs between GivingTuesday and December 31, and more than 25% of nonprofits raise nearly 50% of annual funds via year-end monetary donations, according to authors of the Recurring Giving Report. According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S. Have a thank you plan. Make it personal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

Burnout inevitably leads to higher turnover rates and nonprofits are already at a disadvantage as financial constraints often limit the ability of nonprofits to offer competitive salaries and benefits, making it challenging to retain top talent. Many organizations only look at compensation and benefits when considering employee turnover.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2025

While nonprofits were already struggling in a climate of decreasing donors and increasing donor churn , funding freezes from the federal government have created a host of challenges. ” Instead, your focus needs to be on consolidation, adoption, activation, removing friction, and regular review. Does it add or distract?

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The deepening of societal divisions challenges our innate capacity for compassion. Its not enough to solicit funds from the wealthiest. Nonprofits will adopt strategies that invite young people into their causes, not to fill fundraising quotas, but to instill a sense of shared responsibility and purpose that lasts a lifetime.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2017

Digital payments are the future of online fundraising, yet of the 25 nonprofits donated to, none of them are an early adopter. Another nonprofit timed out twice (on two different days) during the donation processing and the donation was never completed. One nonprofit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation , did accept Bitcoin.

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2024

A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with us during our research on the value of AI in fund accounting. AI in fund accounting has the power to drive deeper analysis and increased efficiency across your nonprofit accounting team, with the right safeguards for accuracy and privacy. Not bookkeeping.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

On one side: Georgetown, the fastest growing city in America for three years straight, which in 2023 signed a contract with an investor-funded enterprise to quickly begin importing vast volumes of water from the Simsboro Formation of the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer, 80 miles to the east. But all of these solutions remain years from realization.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund. The fund is believed to be the biggest Texas-based venture fund for startups, according to AustinInno. Lonsdale’s post about the new fund struck a philosophical tone.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 7, 2024

You are done with juggling multiple spreadsheets just to track your restricted funds. You’ve made the decision to switch to a modern fund accounting system. To do a fund accounting implementation process right, there is a good amount of organization, data clean-up, and training involved. You’ve found the perfect partner.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

On the Chain Reaction podcast, Haney announced for the first time that her new company was about to close its second institutional funding round. million round with new investors Unusual Ventures and Sogal Ventures leading the funding alongside existing investor Castle Island, a spokesperson for the company told us.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Whether you have inherited accounting software or are tasked with a business decision to choose a new solution that fits your needs, they both face their own challenges. It is just as important for partners to be good stewards of user data and comply with the same standards as your fund accounting software. Reach a Wider Audience.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

One year after raising $16 million , construction technology company Buildots is back to claim another $30 million, this time in Series B funding. This gives the company $46 million in total funding, Roy Danon, co-founder and CEO of Buildots, told TechCrunch. Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia and China.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

DeHaat, a startup that offers a wide-range of agricultural services to farmers in India , has raised $60 million in a new funding round as it looks to deepen its penetration in the country and reach break-even profitability within two years. Kumar acknowledged that raising funds in the current market scenario isn’t a walk in the park.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The AI Equity Project 2024 offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of AI adoption in the nonprofit sector across the U.S. The AI Equity Project dives headfirst into this challenge, helping nonprofits embrace AI without compromising their core mission and values.” and Canada.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. But introducing a new fund accounting system can be a sizable undertaking—even when you know it will be worth it. Mindset: A Critical Tool in Your Implementation Toolbox.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The company closed two funding rounds in 2024: $200 million in February and $260 million in September at a $4.6 In May 2024 DeepL raised a $300 million funding round and saw its valuation rise to $2 billiondoubling its valuation after its previous funding round a year earlier. billion valuation.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

purchased and rehabbed an abandoned railway station and 18-story tower, restoring a decrepit shell to its original Art Deco sheen , while an unused book depository reopened as a startup hub, Newlab , which attracted more than 100 startups and over $700 million in funding in just over a year after its 2023 opening. Ford Motor Co.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Now, the challenge is innovating CSR engagement strategies (for businesses) and enhancing cases for support to businesses (for nonprofits). Takeaways for Businesses Adopt an ESG approach. Takeaways for Nonprofits Mention ESG efforts in grant applications and funding requests. Keep tabs on the software market.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

That shows there’s a vast number of DeFi projects looking for funding. “To Read on to find out how active investors are thinking about DeFi, how they’re advising their portfolio companies amid the lack of funding, the best way to approach them and more. What were the biggest challenges your firm faced in 2022?

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Yummy, a Venezuela-based delivery app on a mission to create the super app for the country, announced Friday it raised $4 million in funding to expand its dark store delivery operations across Latin America. Over the past eight years, the political and economic challenges faced by the country have led to its recent adoption of the U.S.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. One of their most popular programs is their adopt-a-seal program, which connects their supporters directly to the seals they’re rescuing.

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.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2024

In the past, IT professionals believed we were the only ones who understood and could implement most technology challenges. I need to ensure that we have open conversations, and that people are comfortable challenging ideas and concepts. “Technology has ignored culture for a long time,” Thad advised.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Capturing website traffic from Instagram has always been a challenge since nonprofits can not post active hyperlinks in posts. That’s an incredibly high donor retention rate for a set of tools that are still in their early adoption phase. In these days of early adoption of Instagram and Facebook Shops, we say experiment!

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Challenges and Opportunities Despite growing awareness of the importance of equity, there are still significant challenges facing the philanthropic sector. In addition to the aforementioned, structural and systemic bias has long been a challenge to equity in grantmaking.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This figure represents a massive adoption of this connective tech with only 5% of American adults using social media in 2005 and 50% in 2011. [1]. In this article, we’ll highlight three stellar campaigns to inspire your organisation and challenge your communication strategies. Art Fund “See Everything”. METTWINNING.

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