Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Whether it’s local in California, or at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, there is a regular chance I will have my mind expanded. She saw this incredible combination as a watershed moment in global history. She was disappointed that a bigger deal wasn’t made at the beginning of 2016 recognizing the dawning of this new global era!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 28, 2007

They will elaborate on the models of change that drive and sustain their work, issuing a final call for change that links local action in Silicon Valley to the broader global community. What are the triumphs, risks, and challenges in social benefit entrepreneurship? Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Jennifer Anderson is the executive director of Trellis for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that works to build resilience and compassion in local communities through food justice and environmental sustainability efforts. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As part of Social Media September (#SocMedSep), we've been tapping into the wisdom of our global TechSoup and NetSquared communities as well as experts in nonprofit technology. AP: One of our most successful campaigns is attached to an annual documentary photography exhibition, Global Visions.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Global Fund For Children. California Community Foundation. Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. Global Fund For Children. Funding Priority: Education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. You can register here. Players, who collectively average about 30 years old in the U.S.,

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Global Fund for Children. Global Fund for Children. The Global Fund for Children engages young people who are also the least likely to have access to mainstream education and training, including girls, refugees, young people with disabilities, and youth engaged in hazardous work. Areas served: Massachusetts, California.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

But don't be afraid — huddle up for warmth and knowledge with your nonprofit tech friends at a local Tech4Good meetup. Find your local #Tech4Good group. We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Animal lovers PETA does a great job of marketing its gift membership , which includes a 12-month calendar, a one-year subscription to their colorful and informative magazine, PETA Global, an exclusive discount on items in the PETA Shop, and the joy of knowing recipients are saving animals.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 25, 2021

Unwilling to sit by and watch, I took action in my local community by patrolling San Francisco Chinatown with Asians in America, Inc. Patrol volunteer offering PPE to local Chinatown residents. to deter violence and crime. . In addition to individual action, there is great power in turning to my Salesforce.org community for support.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

ESRI makes their global coverage basemaps available for free to layer beneath your own map. We love these map layers for local work, but for nonprofits working across nations these are incredible time savers. Also check out the local NNIP partners in 34 cities across the USA; all have some form of free web mapping system available.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Areas served: Massachusetts, California. Areas served: Los Angeles/California.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others. My two closest peers in California have both gotten MacArthurs (Victoria Hale this year and David Green two years ago).

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding upon 12 data sources, t he report documented $30 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019. Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

Other examples are Global Giving , the Skoll Center and Ashoka. International giving can also be tax deductible: The good news is tax benefits are also available for helping globally. In addition to the organizations previously mentioned, in Arizona there are over 300 501(c)(3) charitable organizations with an international focus.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

These global leaders are coming from the United Kingdom, Uganda, Florida, and DC. Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: LGBT in Tech.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. That sounds great. Interesting proposition.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. The prototype has been built through a collaboration between California domestic violence organizations, Aidmatrix , a Texas-based nonprofit, and Caravan Studios , the newest division of TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. That sounds great. Interesting proposition.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California. Thursday, September 7, 2017. Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Sponsored by TechSoup Global (“ Sponsor ”), 435 Brannan St.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

You can also create a special reading list, locate books in your local library, and share what you're reading with friends over social media. The Global Kids Online Leadership Organization partnered with the New York Public Library to create a mobile game called NYC Haunts for the iPhone. Apps Made by Youth.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. For example, Victoria Walker, an 11-year-old from California, designed Rode Dog , a clever app designed to stop texting and driving. meets LinkedIn for students.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

The private and public sectors can offer resources and build technology, but to scale in a meaningful way, these solutions need to take into account the nuances of local community needs. Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”. Principle 1: Seek Community Validation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Sponsored by TechSoup Global (“ Sponsor ”), 435 Brannan St., Terms & Conditions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Tech for Good Monthly Mixer. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Areas served: Massachusetts, California. Areas served: Los Angeles/California.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

With residential and outpatient centers throughout California, Walden serves a huge swath of socio-economically disenfranchised people. The Challenge: In 2012, HealthRIGHT 360 served over 29,000 people with a budget of $64 million and 13 locations across California. This requires managing frequent changes on the account.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF. Feb 11 - 14.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I'm writing this post from 30,000 feet aboard Virgin America as I fly back to California from a whirlwind week on the East Coast. Adam Zand who I first met at Boston Social Media Breakfast event last holiday season where we helped leverage a donation for the local Food Bank. Flickr Photo by Ghbrett.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Building local chapters. 350 also carefully timed the road trip one month before its 10/10/10 Global Work Party in which volunteers challenged world leaders to join them in doing the hard work to create climate solutions. Schedule local events in advance along your road trip route. Creating meaningful volunteer opportunities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to reduce our planetary CO2 to safe levels - 350 parts per million. The organization is one of the most prominent front -line, direct-action environmental nonprofits addressing the problem of global climate change.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The winning story will be featured as our "story of the month," and will be published on TechSoup.org, which projects to our global network and averages five million views a year! Even if you don't win this month, we would still love to place your organization's story on the Local Impact Map. Official Rules.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. So give your local organizer a hug next time you see them! We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Newest NetSquared Groups. NPTech Social.

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