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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Community Fellows posed the question: “How might we leverage the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem – employees, philanthropy, product, suppliers, and policy influence – to address food insecurity?” Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Research, Hunger Free America.

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Five Reasons to Attend Nonprofit Summit May 17-18

Saleforce Nonprofit

This year, we’re back with two incredible community stories featuring Boys & Girls Club of America and European-based organization, Mary’s Meals. In addition, this year we will be featuring six customer spotlight videos featuring; Save The Children, Make-A-Wish, UpLift Family Services, Thrive Scholars, Greenpeace U.K.,

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

This Impact Lab cohort sets out to address the question: How might we enable female, small-scale farmers in maximizing food production and planning proactively? Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America. However, there’s a lot more work to be done.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate.

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

Bloomerang

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where proceeds would 100% benefit a range of local services for the unhoused, people with AIDS, frail seniors and vulnerable children.

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Nerd, Geek, and Gear Herding: Technical Management Techniques for Managers

NTEN

Get the Children out First "How could this happen?". These are all important questions, but they're not as immediately important as resolving the crisis quickly. Don't be afraid to tell authority figures that they'll need to wait for the crisis to be resolved before receiving answers to their questions. Who is responsible?".

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009. Public Allies and AmeriCorps have made it possible for me to accomplish my dream and serve the United States of America. I hope to teach my own children, someday, all that I’ve learned about service and citizenship. I give my mother all the credit.