NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Dr. Askew brings decades of experience as a former pediatrician and leader in federal policy, local government agencies, and nonprofit management spaces. Askew, M.D. will serve as the Foundation's next president and CEO, effective April 1.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

But if you want to engage volunteers with young children, consider offering family-friendly prizes (amusement park tickets, popular toys, etc.) Or, if one of your volunteers works at a local museum, have them ask their boss about contributing an annual museum membership as an auction prize.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

To create the perfect recipe of new food brands and experiences, Popchew has compiled a list of infrastructure and restaurant partnership ingredients so that creators can build, launch and grow their own local, digitally native food brands nationally in a matter of weeks. Popchew’s Wing SZN brand. Image Credits: Popchew.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I believe that our children’s generation is key to creating lasting change in equality, justice, climate change, and human rights. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Philanthropy plays a role beyond what governments could do—allowing for the testing of innovative models that are responsive to local cultural contexts—and then looks to government for scaling up successful efforts. This is where philanthropy comes in. This is a hopeful time in the long arc of inclusive education.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Net2 Houston: Crafty Social Marketing Tactics That Work is a report from a NetSquared Local group that swapped tips on social media planning. Baldrick's Foundation is using Facebook to raise thousands of dollars to help sick children. Unsure how to factor social media into your organization's busy weeks?

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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.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2021

Some major victories were also won on both the local and federal levels in getting government recognition and support around digital access. What unites this incredibly diverse group of individuals is a commitment to providing access and skills training so that communities can become empowered to navigate the digital world.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The classrooms have child-size boats and construction vehicles children can play on, and ceilings painted to resemble outer space. Windows are low to the ground so children can easily look outside. Hallways are lined with a corrugated plastic for wiggly fingers to touch as children transition to other locations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2008

Donna's friend Kathy Mori was able to arrange a boat trip on short notice to Eot, which is an island on the other side of the lagoon in a group of islands called the Faichuks. People eat a combination of imported and local food. It was a 45 minute ride in an open motor boat that held about seven of us.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But there may be a group of willing volunteers that you’ve previously overlooked: children! Reach out to role models Children are more likely to do something when they see others doing it, including volunteer work! Partner with local schools and let teachers motivate students to pursue volunteer opportunities.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2022

Go4TheGoal Foundation’s unwavering mission is to improve the lives of children battling cancer by providing financial support, developing and implementing unique hospital programs, funding innovative research, and granting personal wishes. Recruit groups to fundraise on your nonprofit’s behalf. Who they are. What they did.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Thanks to Darren DeRose, the IT Administrator for Children's Network of Solano County in Fairfield, California, having a shared database is no longer such a problem. The Children’s Network of Solano County does lots of things to support low-income families across their county.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

The program, officially called “Connecting Heroes,” provides free access to the company’s network over the next decade for members of state and local public and nonprofit law enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies. T-Mobile’s offer of free mobile service for first responders for 10 years is now available, CEO Mike Sievert announced today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

And where is the local community in all of this? The Kony story resonates because it’s the story of an identifible individual doing bodily harm to children. The victims are Ugandan children. Ugandan adults appear in the film to validate the work of Invisible Children, not to represent their own work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2018

There are many inspiring examples in this book, but a few of my favorites: Walking School Bus: Concerns over safety for children translates into children being driven to school. As the name sounds, it is self-organized groups of parents and children that walk as a group to school providing many benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Giving Days organized by local communities are being adopted by many more communities than ever before and a stronger understanding how these efforts can help build the capacity of nonprofits to embrace social media and online giving, engage more donors, and raise awareness of charity giving. It’s a huge group: two billion worldwide.

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Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

Now that nearly half of the US adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the next question on everyone’s mind is: what about children? The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for use in children ages 12-15, and clinical trials are underway to test its efficacy and safety for younger kids.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My professional fundraising career began when I accepted a position on the Board of the local rescue mission. Are they volunteering at their childrens schools? The answer was obvious: womens groups at churches. A few days later, I got a check from the groups treasurer. Dont so many of us start there? It was a win!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Here are a few creative ideas and examples—especially for parents with young children. Children’s museum gift membership If you have little kids, you know what a godsend these memberships can be, especially when you’re stuck at home during the winter break or ready for a break from the heat during the dog days of summer.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Through its mobile app, women can promote their business to others in the local community, then field inquiries and requests through the app’s integrated messaging platform, as well as finalize transactions through in-app payments. West Tenth instead centralizes local businesses in one place to make discovery easier.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2022

Giving 150 local communities £1 million each with no strings attached: This is the leap of faith the National Lottery Community Fund took in 2012 when it established a nonprofit organisation called Local Trust to deliver Big Local, a programme that puts money directly into the hands of communities across the UK.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Some of the goals your organizations has for the community and the future are shared by that same community and other groups.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

In true TechCrunch fashion, part two is a pitch-off with an amazing group of of founders from the Texas region. Tune in at 3:10 pm local time (1:10 pm PT), to watch the TC Spotlight Austin Pitch-Off. The first part of the event will feature panels highlighting the successes and challenges facing the massive tech scene.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Global Fund for Children. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. WHAS Crusade for Children. Global Fund for Children. They accept submissions from any United States-based, IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations focused on work that benefits America’s children. Funding Priority: Youth Programs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2011

I occasionally get invited to small group brainstorms of key leaders in fields where we’re active (and we’re active in a lot of fields!). 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.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The best way to accomplish this feat is through segmentation: the process of grouping your supporters based on their similarities and sending them targeted messages they’re more likely to respond to. The purpose of your campaign should drive your segmentation efforts, providing context to how you group your supporters. Demographics.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Guardians Collective brings together small groups of families and pairs them with an early childhood educator, a broad term that can describe a professional who has experience working in early learning and development programs or is licensed in a state to run a day care. Image Credits: Guardians Collective.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

The term, somewhat synonymous with micro-schools, pandemic pods and small-group learning, describes small clusters of children within the same age range who are paired with a private instructor with the goal of replacing, or supplementing, school learning. Tired of ‘Zoom University’? So is edtech. A WeWork for education?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2021

In 2013, just as austerity began to bite, the Stockport Homes Group noticed that several of their tenants were constantly struggling to make ends meet. They saw the need for something different than a food bank, which is designed to provide short-term emergency support, and launched the Your Local Pantry scheme.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

The early-stage startup is launching with an explicit focus on serving the approximately five million children in the United States that have a communication disorder. Put simply, Expressable connects children to speech-language pathologists on a recurring basis. million seed round. What it does.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

I’m at the AFP Conference where I will be on a plenary session about “ Social Media for Social Change ” moderated by Social Media 4 Nonprofit leaders Darian Rodriguez and Ritu Sharma, along with Carolyn Miles, Save the Children and Ben Rattray, Change.Org. I love serendipity! 28% of donors are repeat donors.

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VisionLink

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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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.

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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. Mary spoke privately to a small group of social sector leaders at the Skoll Foundation offices. Children being born today should have every expectation of living on average at least 84 years!

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This dynamic and socially conscious group of young people is the largest and most diverse generation in U.S. Impact creators are often people with 10,000 followers or less, so their influence is localized and viewed as authentic and trustworthy. And they have had great success reaching younger donors.

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