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The unusual layout of this clinic is designed to help children with chronic pain

Fast Company Tech

To help children experiencing chronic pain, a new kind of clinical space has been created that goes way beyond handing out medication. Photo: NBBJ/courtesy UCSF] It was specifically designed in a way to start the healing before children even see the first doctor, says Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf, medical director of the Stad Center.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

At Save the Children, we often have difficult conversations about exit ramps from communities where we have worked for decades. Save the Children draws funding from a range of sources: individual donors, corporations, foundations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies. We raise significant funds from the U.S.

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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. At Imani Collective, we began inviting donors to be part of specific projects, highlighting the unique contributions they could make to our shared goals. Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission.

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29 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation is projecting that the average American holiday shopper will spend on $738 this holiday season generating more than $602 billion in total sales. International Princess Project. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Museum of Modern Art. National Geographic.

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10 Random, but Interesting Stats About Online Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The report is groundbreaking in that it is the only annual research project dedicated to studying how and why donors worldwide give to their favorite causes and charitable organizations. The top three causes supported by liberal-leaning online donors are human and civil rights, animals, and children and youth.

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AllRight, an English language learning app for children, raises $5M from Genesis Investments

TechCrunch

AllRight is a platform for English language learning, aimed at children four years or older, which combines lessons with real teachers and homework with “AI-powered” tutors. billion English language learners globally and the number of children among them reached 500 million in 2020. There are approximately 1.5

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10 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Gifts range from symbolic adopt-an-acre of a national park gifts to funding a classroom project in a low-income community. Save the Children Gifts of Joy. As a follow-up to 25 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofit s , below are 10 holiday gift programs that benefit nonprofits. World Wildlife Gift Center.

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