Candid

JANUARY 2, 2025

This review highlights some of the most popular resources published in the past yearon topics ranging from data and AI in philanthropy to building a brighter future for children and youth. Lighting Up the Future for Children: Balancing urgent needs and future opportunities by the Institute for the Future. nonprofit sector by Candid.

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Issue Resource Philanthropy Children 52

Everyaction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

DACA paved the way for these children of immigrants to obtain work authorization and relief from deportation, enabling them to go on to universities and build careers and families. From legal work to advocacy to grassroots mobilization, these 7 organizations highlighted below are fighting to ensure that immigrant rights are human rights.

Florida 111

Florida Advocacy Law Nonprofit 111

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Last month we announced plans for features intended to help protect children from predators who use communication tools to recruit and exploit them, and limit the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material,” Apple said in a statement to The Verge.

Children 141

Children Photo Search Advocacy 141

NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

Malnourished children enduring intense suffering will finally get relief”- I clearly understood the impact of those thousands of gifts. But so many more starving children need help” – The attention quickly shifted back to the urgent need. This approach is a great way to grab attention, draw readers in and make another ask.

Rate 172

Rate Technique email Open 172

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children. NpTech Conversations. So, you want to build a MashUp?

Nptech 50

Nptech Slides Summary Tag 50

Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 18, 2022

Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) is committed to building strong families and powerful communities through the administration of programs and advocacy efforts focusing on children. For more information on Illinois Action for Children, including how to support its mission, visit actforchildren.org.

Illinois 59

Illinois Children Action Community 59

NTEN

MARCH 23, 2010

Invisible Children. Tags: 10NTC Advocacy NPTech ramya raghavan Social Media video youtube Communications. Ramya on Twitter: @ramchopps. Examples from this session: Stillerstrong. Come Clean for Congo. Choose a Different Ending . That's Not Cool. Other Nonprofit Video Resources: Lights, Camera, Help. Nonprofit Video Awards.

YouTube 83

YouTube Audience Active Activism 83

Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children. The Global Fund For Children believes that educating children and youth is the key to building a more peaceful and just society. They support strategic partners that focus on helping children succeed via a comprehensive approach to education. Mellon Foundation.

Education 111

Education Grant Resource Fund 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Many nonprofits saw a surge in recurring subscription initiations following the 2016 election, particularly civil rights, social action, and advocacy organizations, according to Classy platform data.

Trend 271

Trend Fundraising Philanthropy Donor 271

The Verge

OCTOBER 18, 2021

An FAQ sheet says that children’s biometric data is stored in an encrypted form and deleted when a child leaves the school. Parents have to opt-in for children to use the technology, and can alternatively use PIN to verify payments. You don’t need to resort to airport style [technology] for children getting their lunch.”.

Money 93

Money Children United States FAQ 93

Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

But how many institutions are really aggressively transforming their work away from service to a narrow band of audiences to community-wide advocacy work? This isn't so much about expanding outreach services as it is about fundamentally repositioning what the institution is there to do. These museums work differently.

Advocacy 44

Advocacy Public Service Homeless 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters. They wanted to visualize their network for a specific purpose: getting a national bill ( Moving Children Outdoors Act) on Obama’s desk for signature by Oct. They reorganized the map into clusters.

Network 127

Network Nonprofit Map Exercise 127

NTEN

MARCH 23, 2010

Invisible Children. Tags: 10NTC Advocacy NPTech ramya raghavan Social Media video youtube Communications. Ramya on Twitter: @ramchopps. Examples from this session: Stillerstrong. Come Clean for Congo. Choose a Different Ending . That's Not Cool. Other Nonprofit Video Resources: Lights, Camera, Help. Nonprofit Video Awards.

YouTube 77

YouTube Audience Active Activism 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

National 123

National Giving Social Media Social Network 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I used my $100 check to purchase holiday gifts for Next Door Solutions, an agency here in Silicon Valley that safety for battered women and their children through emergency shelter; multiple points of entry for victims; individuals, system and institutional advocacy; crisis intervention; education for victims and the community.

San Jose 97

San Jose Kenya Yahoo Help 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

This peer learning exchange is designed to help state-based groups to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. But these are steps to bigger outcomes for this network – such as making sure there is health care for all children. Strategic integration into children’s health advocacy.

Network 98

Network Strategy Learning Build 98

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Is it the image of an ecstatic single mom being handed the keys to her new home as she holds her children close? Naturally, the local Habitat affiliate stepped up to repair Mrs. Grant’s leaking roof so she could do what she loves to do most— take care of hungry children in her community.

Volunteer 111

Volunteer San Francisco Social Media Pledge 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2012

Data and information visualizations for advocacy, evaluation, social media, network analysis, operations, and more! Organizational culture, visualization and data sense making techniques, and a case study from Children Now about they went from sharing all text-based advocacy data to using visualization for policy change.

NTC 96

NTC Data San Francisco Exercise 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

I noticed several creative examples that incorporate social media with the Valentine’s Day theme combined with social good objectives. They range from encouraging a change in behavior, advocacy calls to action, shopping, and acknowledging people in nonprofits. Send A Valentine to Congress About Children’s Programs.

Social Media 105

Social Media Media Social Nonprofit 105

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2011

I would not expect the parents of blind children to drive the rights struggle for blind people, but I had taken the role of parents as the prime movers in the LD movement for given. But, these leaders were “out” about their disability.

Rhode Island 145

Rhode Island Learning Roles Ideas 145

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The rollout comes as YouTube tries to address global criticism from concerned parents groups and advocacy boards over the website being unsafe for children. Yet that doesn’t stop young children from using the app at home or elsewhere.

YouTube 109

YouTube Video Children Copyright 109

M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

When the governor of Florida signs a homophobic and transphobic law , banning public school teachers from giving age appropriate instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, but your children do not attend public schools or you do not have children or you’re not a Florida resident, will you Say Gay anyway?

Florida 98

Florida Empowerment Children Award 98

Care2

JUNE 24, 2010

Estrella Rosenberg, who founded Big Love Little Hearts, which works to provide life-saving surgery to children with congenital heart defects in developing countries, has been using Foursquare for advocacy as well as to raise money and connect with constituents and volunteers.

Fundraising 70

Fundraising Advocacy Boston Philanthropy 70

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Fundar is a 20-year old Mexican NGO in the filed of research and advocacy to fight corruption, impunity, and to adovcate for human rights. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). 81% of donors in Mexico volunteer.

Mexico 193

Mexico Giving Trend Online 193

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

We have designed and been delivering “ Friending the Finish Line ” with the goals of having organizations create an integrated social media strategy into their overall communications plan and as a way to accelerate the progress of their children’s health care advocacy work and create a peer networked learning community.

Social Media 98

Social Media Network Train Training 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2011

Last week, I helped launch a peer exchange for Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Insurance grantees with Spitfire Communications (creators of the SMART chart ). If you take a look at Bruce Lesley’s Twitter stream , you will see that he is curating information on public policies impacting children.

Content 101

Content Children Social Media Twitter 101

NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

In "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty" , Princeton University professor Peter Singer famously highlights one study in which individuals who were shown a picture of a girl named Rokia and told her story were willing to give far more than when asked to help three million hungry children in Malawi.

Story 98

Story Org Work Data 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

They are integrating social media tactics to their online advocacy tool box with this Twitter tool. The columns represent a simplified marketing funnel – how people make “purchase” decisions or in this case advocacy “action” decisions. Your organization’s “funnel” for advocacy may look different, it may have more stages.

Twitter 95

Twitter Google Facebook Social Media 95

Socialbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

Here are some of the campaigns run with Donorbox: Some of the kids helped through the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. million through the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. Shanti Bhavan (“haven of peace” in Hindi) is an Indian 80-G and U.S.

El Salvador 98

El Salvador Fundraising Nonprofit Austin 98

Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Through education and advocacy, the Colorado Mental Wellness Network seeks to provide opportunities for individuals to improve the quality of their lives, give back to the community through meaningful roles, and to change the perceptions of mental health. How To Support Adolescent Counseling Services. Impacting: Mental health.

Awareness 109

Awareness Change Colorado Nonprofit 109

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re not an advocacy organization, but our technical insights are in great demand from advocates. Digital signatures for parents/guardians wanting to sign up their children with disabilities for Bookshare. We are consulted by policymakers, legislators, rightsholders, companies and activists for our insights.

United States 134

United States Library Copyright License 134

The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Over the last few weeks, advocacy groups have been pushing the incoming Biden administration to nominate Democratic commissioner Geoffrey Starks as the next FCC chair. “I thank the President for the opportunity to lead an agency with such a vital mission and talented staff.

Georgia 96

Georgia Advocacy Communication Online Learning 96

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Rachel Machen has worked in the public service world for over 8 years, pursuing her passion of ensuring children and families have adequate resources and support to promote optimal outcomes. Currently, she is the Food Security Lead Associate for Save the Children in Arkansas.

Hunger 93

Hunger Impact Puerto Rico Arkansas 93

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

– Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "According to the study, “women at every income level give to charity more often than men do. Women Rule the Philanthropic Roost! What’s more, at almost every income level, the amount women gave exceeded that of men in comparable circumstances.

Web 108

Web Bookmarking Chicago Social Media 108

Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This level of advocacy continues to drop with older generations, with 88% of Boomers occasionally, rarely, or never sharing. Advocacy and Awareness: Beyond donating, Gen Z prioritizes spreading awareness, often sharing campaigns with their networks to amplify reach. Half of Gen Z shares causes or fundraisers at least once a week.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Social Media Influence Donation 52

Kindful

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: The mission of Crossroads for Women is to provide comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Impacting: Incarceration and addiction. Headquarters in: Albuquerque, NM. Become a monthly donor.

Empowerment 120

Empowerment Omaha History Nashville 120

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In the coming years, trillions of dollars in wealth held by the Baby Boomer generation (born from 1955– 1964) are poised to transfer to their children and grandchildren, millennials (1981 – 1996) and Generation Z (1997 –2012).

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Generation Giving Change 119