Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Current growth is occurring in parts of the world where “NGO” and “ONG” are commonly used terms and in regions where “nonprofit” and “charity” are more common, many nonprofits and charities are purchasing the domains (they are sold as a bundle) and having them forward to their.ORG website(s).

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NOVEMBER 15, 2004

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship tried something new this year for their annual summit. So she started an NGO to work on the issues outside the doctor's role of treatment, that are needed to break the cycle of hospitalization that leads to death. Her group uses volunteers as the main engine of activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

I just set up a ChipIn page and widget (see above) to help raise money for an NGO, the Sharing Foundation that supports children in Cambodia. I'm on the board. One of its many programs is the college sponsorship program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010. The man denied it and left.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

For the Packard Foundation OE Program, the first step to share their internal thinking and resources with their NGO, capacity building, and funding partners. There has been an interesting discussion on the wiki and blogs about strategy for public learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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JANUARY 16, 2010

Haitian Timoun Foundation directly supports children in Haiti, and is focusing attention on Jacmel, another community suffering greatly from the earthquake. UNICEF requests donations for relief for children in Haiti via their Haiti Earthquake Fund. Give to the American Jewish World Service''s Earthquake Relief Fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Instead, we bring over supplies for the Sharing Foundation , mostly in-kind donations of clothing, medicine, or other items that can't be easily acquired or are cheaper in the US. Since I could not visit Cambodia without carrying over some items for the Sharing Foundation, I had a third checked piece of luggage, a portable crib for orphanage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

72% of all charitable contributions are made by individuals; followed by foundations at 15%, bequests at 8%, and corporations 5%. Matures and Baby Boomers donate most often to places of worship while Gen X and Millennials donate most often to children and youth development. Source: Maximillion. Source: Classy. S ource: Abila.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Photo by Pratham Books: Snapshots from Bookaroo 2010 : Children's Literature Festival. Pratham Books is a non-profit children’s book publisher based in India and our mission, while simple, is also rather audacious – “A Book in Every Child’s Hand”. Bio: Gautam John is a lawyer with a focus on copyright laws.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Tell us about the “Abrace o Brasil” campaign you launched in partnership with the Brazil Foundation. “Abrace o Brasil” is an online fundraising campaign in partnership with Brazil Foundation that gathers 100+ Brazilian nonprofits to crowdfund at the same time. Doare was founded in 2012 with a focus on recurring donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2006

Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance, and other school supplies. Last year, The Sharing Foundation sewing school made over 1000 uniform sets, each one with two white shirts and blue trousers or skirt. We'd love your help.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Children and Education. Kliptown Youth Programme provides after-school activities and educational support to disadvantaged children from the Kliptown area. Heaven Children's Haven gives full-time support and counseling to children in care of social services. This township is one of the poorest areas in South Africa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2006

Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance, and other school supplies. The sewing girls, who are employed by the Sharing Foundation's vocational training program, earn from the first day of their training, so this is a win-win situation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

Leng Sopharath is one of 19 college students being sponsored for college through a program of the Sharing Foundation , an ngo that works directly with local officials, orphanages, and NGOs in Cambodia to identify and carry out projects which improve the lives of children.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Khi’s father (aged 70) and godmother (aged 82) are both in Ukraine, as are her stepsister and her children. But although her fundraiser raised plenty of money, Khi realized there was no viable NGO to distribute the supplies on the ground in the middle of a fast-moving war zone. This led her to creating the Sunflower Relief NGO.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. Our New NGO Partners in Indonesia.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

Our BigTech program is run by our local partner, the NASSCOM Foundation in India. For example, the Surf Excel India's Back to School Campaign reached out to needy children who go to learning centers and schools run by NGOs. It is a phenomenal long-term value from GuideStar India to a small NGO like ours within a few months."

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance. Make sure you know what minimum wage laws provide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m packing my bags for a trip to India to lead a training for NGOs that are Packard Grantees to kick off a peer learning project called “Networked NGO.” As childhood obesity disproportionally impacts children of color, we specifically used social media strategies to reach communities of color.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Education is a major focus for nonprofits and NGOs, accounting for 9% of NGO activity worldwide. views NGOs' role in fundamental economic development as crucial, especially in countries where governments are unable to adequately educate schoolchildren. Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity. Even in the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

But when I realized it would take a long time before a small NGO working in a country, like say, Cambodia, might be able to purchase a small number of them (less than 100) to outfit a school, I was disappointed. So, maybe they will make it easier for people who want to support specific schools and children. Tharum was disappointed too.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Imagine children around the United States learning mindfulness. Then imagine how this teaching can impact children's lives, transforming their journey through life. The viewer is left imagining the future, wondering what stories these children will tell themselves someday. Story of Tomorrow Winner — SEEDS final.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

Annette is involved with a ngo called Half the Sky Foundation that supports orphans in china with educational and development programs. Very similar work to the Sharing Foundation that works in Cambodia with children - disclosure- I'm on the board).

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Between now and December 31st, Beth is working to raise $750 for the Sharing Foundation , an NGO that works with local officials, orphanages, and NGOs in Cambodia to improve children's lives. ChipIn allows a group of people to collect money online whether it is for a birthday gift, a party or a fundraiser.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Education is a major focus for nonprofits and NGOs, accounting for 9% of NGO activity worldwide. UNESCO views NGOs' role in fundamental economic development as crucial, especially in countries where governments are unable to adequately educate schoolchildren. Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity. Even in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

JUNE 19, 2015

Other programs include a school for the speech- and hearing-impaired and a day-care center for children with intellectual challenges. With this unique cross-subsidy model, WORTH aims to mainstream children like Arjun by providing them with training and employment. WORTH was desperate for a solution to this crisis.

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2011

This is a guest post by Eamon Stack, CEO of ENCLUDE , which is TechSoup's NGO partner organization in Ireland. Foundation Nepal: A Case Study. The charity was Foundation Nepal and typical of a mission driven charity, its founders (Nicky and Amber) were the two main movers in the organization.

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MARCH 5, 2024

What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)? An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. Private foundations: Private foundations are entities established by individuals or families to support charitable causes.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

If you are in charge of communications for your nonprofit or NGO, I recommend you read The She Spot: Why Women Are the Market for Changing the World, and How to Reach Them by Lisa Witter and Lisa Chen. Well, I have two small children; two and five months. I read children's books a lot. What does that mean for a nonprofit?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

Women hold these toxins in their body, and this is what they have to pass on to their children. It is about a future that is possible for their children, and for future generations. Over 90 percent of U.S. refineries are on Native American Land. Women are disproportionately affected by environmental toxins. It is about human rights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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JUNE 1, 2009

While direct mail may be declining in some markets since its heyday in the 90s it is still an effective form of direct communication to raise funds and the NGO brand. Cheers, Cristina Fundraising Director, Greenpeace China June 1, 2009 | Cristina San Vicente Ive raised $215,000 for the Sharing Foundation through social networking sites.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Care and protection of children account for 26% of grant dollars. Children. The care and protection of children account for 30% of grants and 26% of dollar value. Company-sponsored foundation. Independent foundation. Family Foundation. Governmentally linked foundation. IKEA Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

We promised the monk that we would hold Cambodia in our hearts and travel back with our children to their birth country when they were old enough to appreciate it. This is the first of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia. The orphanage is supported by the Sharing Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2009

Cambodian youngster in the Sharing Foundation 's Education program practices her alphabet. In Roteang Village, where the Sharing Foundation has programs that help over 1,500 children each and every day, there was a birthday bash at the orphanage for the 70 plus children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2009

As I do every year for my birthday, I ask for donations to the Sharing Foundation in lieu of gifts or cards. This nonprofit helps to care for children in Cambodia. If you want to know more about why my family and I care about the children of Cambodia and this charity, take a minute to watch this video my son, Harry, made last year.).

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