Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. We know that young people like Generation Z are future donors, so programs that help introduce philanthropy at a young age will a big pay off down the road. Kids in Philanthropy. Read on for more.

Children 81

Children Philanthropy Japan China 81

Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. I was hired to work for Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil, when Frank was still President.

Brazil 118

Brazil South Africa Foundation Classes 118

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

First, I’ll cover our biggest fundraising effort of the year: individual philanthropy is crucial to us; it’s the portion that makes 10X impact possible! We competed against other participating organizations, racing against the clock to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation.

Open Source 183

Open Source Africa Zimbabwe Malawi 183

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. PADI AWARE Foundation.

Conservancy 57

Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

posted by Abby Elsener Assistant Director of Development, ASU Foundation. Social impact bonds (SIBs), also known as pay for success programs, are not actually bonds. Meanwhile, SIB advocates across the country rejoiced when Salt Lake City’s pre-K pay for success program announced it was able to pay back its investors.

Program 58

Program Management South Africa Evaluation 58

Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs.

Philanthropy 45

Philanthropy Challenge Mozambique Global 45

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program. The Skoll Foundation convened an event the day before CGI where at least thirty Skoll Award winners got together, and our conversations continued throughout the event.

Global 134

Global India Mobile Impact 134

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Your first step is defining what your mission and programs will look like in an adjusted environment. There’s convenience in online connections, and a new appreciation for safety in “touchless” program delivery. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. Step 4: Reward success.

Train 105

Train Training Volunteer Effective 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

This new numbering system is a huge leap forward for global philanthropy and may one day enable individuals to donate online to any nonprofit with a BRIDGE Number – not through the BRIDGE Registry itself, but rather through an online or mobile giving service that uses the BRIDGE numbering system. Begin the GlobalGiving application process.

South America 100

South America NGO North America United States 100

Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Corporate giving allows nonprofits to maximize community support by leveraging nonprofit-oriented programs that companies have already established. How Can Companies Start Corporate Giving Programs? Which Companies Offer Corporate Giving Programs? These types of programs often incentivize employee giving with company donations.

Giving 52

Giving Guide Grant Gift 52

Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. RAN is establishing Resilience Innovation Labs within participating universities throughout Africa, coupled with online laboratories and a new online science library to help with its work.

Data 52

Data Student Open Digital 52

CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. Unlike many other nonprofits, Catalogue for Philanthropy used the day to raise dollars for over 200 local nonprofits in their area. Personal Challenge.

Charity 98

Charity Ideas Fundraising St. Louis 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2011

I spent my part of my birthday giving a presentation at the Packard Foundation Program Forum on translating the Networked Nonprofit into the Networked NGO. I got a chance to meet Stephanie Lai , who works at the Packard Foundation and is a member of the YouTube Symphony. This year my birthday (Jan. This year my birthday (Jan.

NGO 94

NGO Network Romania Australia 94

NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference.". Sophia Guevara, Independent.

NTEN 63

NTEN National Celebrate Volunteer 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I delivered the ending keynote on the second day and my colleague from the UN Foundation, Aaron Shernian started the second day of the conference, a day packed with ideas, content, and inspiration from the best of Brasil. Un Foundation. The three-day conference was amazing (you can view the schedule here ). ” Philantroteens.

Reflection 112

Reflection Teen Brazil South Africa 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. They did not want to bring religious materials to Africa. The “missionaries have ruined the Africa” answer is also another easy out.

Literacy 95

Literacy Kenya Share Causes 95

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Symantec gives a lot back to the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup — See what organizations like yours are saying about their donated Symantec products. In some parts of the world, enrollment of women in computer science programs is even declining. Employee Engagement and Giving.

Giving 52

Giving Utah Philanthropy Virginia 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Among others, the International Youth Foundation identified these troubling global trends. North Africa who have university degrees, but they are more likely to be unemployed than their less-educated peers due to the realities of the. is a new focus for our philanthropy efforts. There are new skills and experiences.

Chapter 52

Chapter Asia Europe Africa 52

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy Awareness 52

See3

MARCH 12, 2008

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday was all about philanthropy. The main example in the article is about matching programs. Some highlights: For a long time, philanthropy was mostly ignored by social scientists. percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Charity 40

Charity People Giving New York 40

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Delivered through a richly curated program, the IFC is a hub for unparalleled learning, networking and opportunities. Philanthropy Southwest 2016 Annual Conference.

Conference 111

Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2012

Note From Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data.

Foundation 100

Foundation Site Strategy Photography 100

DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. When you do have this solid foundation of support, you ensure that your organization is a sustainable one. No doubt that’s high on the list, but something comes first—marketing.

Skills 98

Skills Professional Philadelphia Lebanon 98

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 28, 2006

That's an excerpt from a speech given by Muadi Mukenge the Global Fund for Women's Program Officer for Africa, at the Darfur Day of Conscience. The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation that supports women's human right's organizations all over the world. women international philanthropy blog Peace and hope.

Global 40

Global Fund Darfur Iraq 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Philanthropy, Fundraising, Disasters, and Video Good corporate citizenship was highlighted at Davis this past week. " Gates Foundation also announced grants to programs aimed at helping small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia. Guess you can't have too many social bookmarking applications.)

Summary 50

Summary Nptech Tag Tools 50

Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

It was the late 1980s and I was signing up for the first class in the first master’s program in philanthropy and development in the country, at St. The Seven Faces of Philanthropy. ,” in 1994 and decades before research collections like “. because they love the program, not. Well, he was wrong. Designs for Fundraising. ”

Train 66

Train Training People Fundraising 66

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 15, 2021

The truth is, even if you’re the founder of a nonprofit or a business that launched a not-for-profit foundation, it’s not “yours” because nonprofits are not owned. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. This is my nonprofit. There are no shareholders. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Professional 90

Professional United States Philadelphia Nonprofit 90

Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Over the last decade there’s been a proliferation of academic programs that, regardless of their title, can be labeled “nonprofit management.” There’s four good reasons for this: Nonprofit management programs are easy to offer online, in-person or in a hybrid format. . You should expect these programs to have “academic rigor.”

Professional 59

Professional Resource Develop Skills 59

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

Review 74

Review Technology Africa South Africa 74

Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

As Candid’s Director of Research Standards, Anna Koob, writes , “There are many different methodological approaches to take in analyzing grants data for racial equity and communities of color, but it’s fair to say that they lead to the same conclusion: a colorblind approach to funding predominates in philanthropy.” Even in the U.S.,

Map 95

Map Fund Taxonomy Analysis 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

As nonprofits hone and refine peer to peer fundraising best practices , we are also seeing more more people make philanthropy a part of their everyday personal expression – whether on social networks or in the real world. What they all have in common is kids who are combining their passion with philanthropy.

Charlotte 139

Charlotte Teen Tanzania Delaware 139

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

For the past 26 years, she has contributed organizational and individual value as a thought leader, manager, author, mentor, coach and consultant throughout the United States, and in selected projects in Africa and Central America. Ask them if they’d be willing to let other like-minded people to know about your nonprofit and its programs.

Donor 98

Donor Build Gift Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

They may give because of a foundation’s proximity, or because they feel moved by the cause. The transparency of this information allows everyone in your organization to stay on the same page—management, development directors, program directors, the board, etc. For example: Program Efficiency. Why is this important?

ROI 65

ROI Donor Fundraising Storytelling 65

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

In 1990, four months after being released from prison, Mandela visited Madison Park High School in Boston to address the community , and he expressed his deep concern about school dropouts both in South Africa and the U.S. The organisation personifies Mandela’s words, but also acts as inspiration for his legacy to live on in Africa.

Education 64

Education Accessibility Africa Congo 64

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

An example of this emerging philanthropic approach to redistribute wealth and democratize power can be seen in CRUS’ partnership with We-Care Foundation, a Liberian nonprofit organization, and support of its First Literacy Initiative (FLI) a holistic, home-based program that empowers parents and caregivers as their children’s first teachers.

Intergenerational 52

Intergenerational Culture Accessibility Global 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2012

Note From Beth: Just before I left for Rwanda, I caught some interesting discussion threads about organizational adoption of networked ways of working on Twitter coming from the #COFLA hashtag as a result of the Council on Foundations gathering in Florida. measure the impact of foundation communications. You Are Not In Control.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Los Angeles Rwanda Technology 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

Through my work with Packard Foundation and with IIE and the State Department, I have have the opportunity to work with NGOs from places like Pakistan, Rwanda, India, and the Middle East. Along the way, I’ve met some amazing women activists and women who run Women’s Rights, Women Leadership Programs and Technology Start Ups.

Tech 101

Tech Rwanda Tunisia San Francisco 101