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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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Tune in at 3:10 pm local time (1:10 pm PT), to watch the TC Spotlight Austin Pitch-Off. Without further ado, here are the companies presenting in the pitch-off: FabuLingua – Story-based language acquisition for children. Bryan Chambers , President, Capital Factory. We know you are excited to see who has made it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Hwang said that its business model is similar to Outschool, the San Francisco-based after-school marketplace for children. What sets Gguge apart from its peers is providing education services in local languages, Hwang said adding that it currently offers Korean but will add the Japanese language soon. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

London-based Kodland , which started out back in 2018 offering in-person courses for children to learn digital skills like computer programming before switching focus to online learning from early 2020, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to scale into more markets. Ireland, the U.S., Outschool is the newest edtech unicorn.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants. As you develop language for different funding priorities, organize it into folders by topic to make it easy to pull for additional grant applications. In addition, make sure your grant team has easy, centralized access to basic marketing and branding language for your nonprofit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 8, 2008

I saw aspects of American and Japanese society overlaid on a societies trying to preserve their traditions and languages. Some of these interactions lead to disabilities, such as the children blind from Vitamin A deficiency, which didn't happen before rice supplanted traditional foods.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our first cohort of Community Fellows came together last week to dig into the topic, specifically investigating: How might we support food banks and food suppliers in anticipating people’s needs locally to provide nutritious meals with dignity? Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Rachel Machen. Emilio Tavarez.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Invisible Children’s film tapped into a network of celebrities, whose tweets and status updates helped to amplify a simple story and call to action. To cite just two interesting efforts: STRIVE is layering the use of robust data platforms on to local community organizing and social service delivery in Cincinnati and other cities.

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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. She also realized that the only way of getting supplies into Ukraine would be with a team that could speak at least three languages: Ukrainian, Polish and Russian (Khi speaks all three).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. Doare built the platform, both multi-language and multi-currency, so people can donate anywhere. Nonprofits don’t have to pay a service fee, only the payment processing fee.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Readers register topics they’re interested in and link up their social networking services to improve the quality of the recommendations, and they can teach the system, which uses natural language processing and data mining, over time. The company’s goal is to “make children learn any thing on any device – anytime, anywhere.”

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

But this is the kind of reporting you’re likely to get back: Denise, a mother with three minor children, requested assistance with rent and utility. This is especially important if you’re talking with someone who has a disability or someone who’s speaking in a second language. The best stories contain multiple news values.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The sub-Saharan region has the most children and youth out of school, with about 98 million children and young people excluded from education, per this report. For instance, students in computer science disciplines in most Nigerian universities are taught outdated programming languages with no current real-world applications.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2016

But it often is the local marketing that comes from trusted, known recommendations that can garner the most benefit. So how can development directors and nonprofits combine the increased interest in online giving and the importance of a local connection? First of all, make sure your language is geared towards your city.

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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? Use descriptive language, and let your excitement shine through when talking about your work. Dont so many of us start there? Are they involved at church?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2007

In addition, we received lots of support and help from the Cambodian adoptive parent community and their families, churches, synagogues, fellow employees, golf buddies, quilting clubs, book clubs, parents of their children's school mates, high school and college friends, and beyond. The Cambodian American community also rallied for us too!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

In January, as part of a series of place-making workshops facilitated by the Project for Public Spaces , we worked with a local dad to coordinate a workshop explicitly for kids (full writeup here ). Children are easy to applaud, and easy to ignore. They may also begin to cultivate a “language” of talking about this with others.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because no matter how much federal, state and local officials do, we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team." Multiple organizations and systems were having trouble coordinating and sharing information.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. English is increasingly favored as a second language. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

For example, you might say, “Imagine the smiling faces of the children you’ve helped by donating toys.” Instead of saying “We’d appreciate your donation,” you can say “Your investment will help children for years to come.” Improving the local community. Receiving photos and updates of the children they’ve helped.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2006

Having implemented a successful campaign to raise the money to support a young college student named Leng Sopharath in Cambodia that raised $872 using the ChipIn widget, I set up a charity badge over at Network for Good to support the Sharing Foundation's educational programs which provide educational opportunities for over 1,300 children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

Keep an eye on some future developments in Cambodia and blogging as the Open Forum 's Khmer Open Source expects to launch khmer language blogging software. His english language blog can be found here. He recently started a " Khlog " or Khmer Language blog. Participants of the training are selected from local NGOs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2009

For example, if you've got smoother running systems, maybe that leaves more time for you to do your real work of providing domestic violence counseling to women, children, and families in need. Whatever it is, tell your story. Here's more, direct from Microsoft: read more.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. Virtual event fundraising. Virtual craft fair.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

These institutions are often more connected to their specific, local communities than more generic institutions. They are akin to local news organizations and charities. Small museums, which are most likely to cultivate local, distinctive voice and approaches, often have an inferiority complex. It's a Starbucks.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

The thing I am most excited about is we are partnering with some local companies to offer our moms priority for jobs. Because of supporters like you, we were able to provide a stable home for them and their three children during a financially difficult time. “We Make the Ask using as specific language as possible.

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Neon CRM

MARCH 20, 2025

Fundraising Take a Psychological Approach to Fundraising With These 5 Tips 11 min read Read Now D ON’T : Make it About You Instead of centering your organization in your email, use donor-centric language to make it about them. Whenever possible, replace the terms we and us with the word you. Use their name!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

A call went out over a combination of listservs and social media channels asking local nonprofits and libraries to share their most pressing needs and dirtiest jobs with TechSoup via video or text. The staff have to be very flexible; they talk with the kids in adult language, but always explain as needed.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. "We are getting people from the local area and outside since the website reaches other locales. " Library-Specific Curriculum.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 22, 2024

For instance, a young professional might respond better to an invitation highlighting networking opportunities, while a family-oriented audience might appreciate details about activities for children. Use clear and concise language Communicate your message in a straightforward manner that is easy to digest. You” language.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Finding the right funders that match your mission, your specific project, and your geographic locale is quite an art. They usually have local chapters. Your local community directory at the Foundation Center. Approach potential partners and local leaders to let them know about your search. Corporations and Grantmaking.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? We generated ideas for features like crop-specific guidance, multi-language accessibility, real-time market pricing data, and access to peer-to-peer training and resources. Emma Visman. Eric Munoz. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. re online, you blog and you have young children. But my children still complain at times and tell me to close down the computer!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

Programs like this often add an array of useful freeware software to their AT computers like GCompris , Childsplay , and the Zacbrowser , which is an Internet browser specifically designed for autistic children. Touch the Future. How Accessible Technology Works. software that read a page on a computer screen out loud.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

They see the information about a gala event that your organization is hosting at the local aquarium. This includes the type of language you use, the message you send, and the visual representation of your organization. Organizations that work with children may choose to have a more casual, relaxed tone.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It’s the same one that, years later, she would teach to her seven children. Méndez, for instance, has spent the last two years innovating and creating new designs, inspired by local birds and fruits, with the help of one of her sons. At least 68 Indigenous languages, and over 350 variations of them, are spoken.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony.

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