Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Employee teams have created new features for Mozilla’s Popcorn project, designed and developed desktop and mobile applications supporting conservation management, education, and human rights, and provided technical image descriptions for accessible STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) textbooks to Benetech’s own DIAGRAM Center.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: Find your inner animal. Purpose: Recruiting new members, viral awareness-building. One player of the game will receive an iPad, the city with the most players will win a Save the Bay sponsored happy hour, and for every person who plays the game, two donors are providing $1 to the Save the Bay fund.

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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. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation. Ford Foundation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

million in seed funding from a range of investors and is announcing new plans to scale its technology to other consumer verticals in the future in the B2B space. A conservative tweed blazer would get a lower score tag on the trait of “Openness”, as tweed blazers tend to indicate a more conservative style and thus nature.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In the spring, Uber led a $170 million funding round in micromobility startup Lime. Uber said in October that it sold off a $500 million stake in its Uber Freight business to an investor group led by New York-based investment firm Greenbriar Equity Group. The Joby-Elevate terms are similar to two other Uber deals this year.

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Business Conservancy Profit New York 118

The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Amazon’s announcement may once have included planned investment for New York City, after lawmakers cut a deal with the company in early 2019 to bring jobs to Long Island City, Queens as part of a highly publicized competition of sorts the company held to attract bids from municipalities around the country.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

With sessions on funding, advocacy, and program strategies, this conference is essential for insights on fundraising trends, interactive workshops, and collaboration with media professionals. Attend If Youre: A fundraising professional in New York City. Attend If Youre: A public media professional.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

million in seed funding from a range of investors and is announcing new plans to scale its technology to other consumer verticals in the future in the B2B space. A conservative tweed blazer would get a lower score tag on the trait of “Openness”, as tweed blazers tend to indicate a more conservative style and thus nature.

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Personal Product Fund Aggregator 62

Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

From financial institutions and technology leaders to consumer goods and service providers, these organizations are committed to giving back by funding, promoting, and enhancing initiatives that drive social change. Google offers event sponsorships, in-kind donations, and grant funding to nonprofits aligned with its core social impact areas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Classic modern and cutting edge design products for adults and kids, including items produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art (New York). 100% of profits help fund Surfrider’s mission to protect the world’s ocean, waves and beaches. 25) World Wildlife Fund Gifts :: gifts.worldwildlife.org.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

“We intend to build the Standard Oil of renewable energy,” said James McGinniss, the co-founder and chief executive of David Energy , in a statement announcing the company’s new $19 million seed round of debt and equity funding. . Image Credits: Getty Images. ” In addition to the credit facility, the company also raised $4.1

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Now, Kalshi , a young, New York-based, 33-person startup is testing the waters anew and it’s doing so with the help of some heavyweight investors that include Sequoia Capital, Henry Kravis, Charles Schwab and SV Angel that have collectively provided the company with $36 million in funding to date.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Monday, May 9, is upon us, and today is a day of browser-cache-powered drama in the form of a Wordle word The New York Times decided was too controversial, but still existed for people who hadn’t refreshed their browser in a while. PT, subscribe here. Find out what the word was, and why there was dramaaaaaaa , in Amanda ’s piece.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

Before joining S2G, Walker was an investment banking associate at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York, where he focused on M&A and restructuring transactions across a range of industries. He is also a member of the Illinois Board of Trustees of the Nature Conservancy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A more recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimates that total household debt in Q3 2022 reached $16.51 The New York Fed’s study also showed that the share of current debt becoming delinquent climbed for nearly all debt types, from mortgages to auto loans. trillion, $2.36

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

Sometimes it’s useful, as our chat with recent fintech IPO Upstart proved after we got to noodle with the company about rising acceptance of AI in the conservative banking industry. This week we caught up with Yext CEO Howard Lerman and Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader. The global inequity in venture financing is staggering.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In September, I attended several events as part of Climate Week in New York City, all of which focused on sustainability and how to accelerate the ecopreneur revolution. After my week in New York, I was left with a sense of both optimism and urgency. We need to show people what is possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The mission of Upwell is to condition the climate for change in marine conservation, and ready people to take action. This bold project is incubated by Ocean Conservancy , and made possible by grants from the Waitt Foundation and other donors. What is Big Listening? It’s possible.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Climate finance partnership to fund community-led forest conservation. Foundations, charities report $352 million in 2019 disaster funding. November 11, 2021. November 11, 2021. Memorial Sloan Kettering receives $50 million. November 10, 2021.

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Disaster Cancer New York City Conservancy 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

In New York , for every customer who switches to electronic billing, Con Edison is donating $1 to Trees New York’s tree planting fund. The World Wildlife Fund has helped Coca-Cola develop models and create a framework to evaluate tradeoffs between conserving biodiversity and minimizing costs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Scotland’s capital Edinburgh boasts a beautiful, hilly landscape, a robust education system and good access to grant funding, public and private investment. Scottish investors are said to be “pretty conservative and risk-adverse” with some notable exceptions. Conservative angels and a few tech seed VCs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

million Series A at a $30 million valuation, according to sources familiar with the round, which AfricInvest led with participation from New York–based Endeavor Catalyst and a broad range of business angels in the global AI industry. As such, most startups have had to domicile abroad to access funding. That was crazy.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

September 22, 2021 Nine philanthropic organizations have collectively pledged $5 billion over ten years in support of the creation, expansion, management, and monitoring of protected and conserved areas of land, inland water, and sea.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2021

HP, WWF expand forest conservation, restoration partnership. has announced an $80 million pledge in support of its partnership with the World Wildlife Fund to address the impacts on forests of printing with HP printers. October 28, 2021.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2011

Over the past couple of years I’ve developed a little bit of a love affair with one of our clients: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS is a global conservation organization that manages five living institutions in New York City, including the Bronx Zoo. Author: Michelle Shefter.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

New York-based Butler was founded in 2016 as a “ghost kitchen” operator with a simple business model. According to a Forbes profile, he opened his first restaurant in New York City at the age of 19 — located inside a “big-box” hotel. On-demand delivery.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier today, we talked with Phil Haslett, the cofounder and now chief strategy officer of EquityZen , a 10-year-old, New York-based secondary marketplace that connects accredited buyers with privately held company shares that their owners — including founders, employees, and VCs — are looking to sell.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

Jesse Klein is a science, outdoor and business journalist who has written for New Scientist, GreenBiz, The New York Times and WIRED. These have been championed by nonprofits like The Nature Conservancy and American Forests. Jesse Klein. Contributor. More posts by this contributor.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

World Wildlife Fund. The Nature Conservancy. National Parks Conservation Association's app features field guides for national parks - a great use of location-based services. The Central Park Conservancy offers a guide to Central Park in New York City. Check it out as you develop your strategy.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The Adobe Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) foundation created and funded by Adobe to drive social change and improve the communities in which Adobe employees live and work. Boynton High School in San Jose, CA uses stop-motion animation to tackle water conservation. Grant Programs from the Adobe Foundation. Employee Engagement.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

Last week''s New York Times special section on museums featured a lead article by David Gelles on Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons. There''s an example from Minneapolis in the article about this--a donor that the Walker Art Center was cultivating who moved to New York. And then there’s spring party season.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Today, Stephanie Strom, Philanthropy reporter for The New York Times did a nice article around data from the Convio system that shows, at least behaviorally, the year-end tax deadline makes a big difference in online giving volume and revenue. in funds raised, 2. in funds raised, 3. in funds raised). 12/30 = 7.5x

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Braided River is a Seattle-based publishing organization that is committed to inspiring support for critical conservation efforts. Orangutan Outreach is a New York-based organization whose mission is to save critically endangered orangutans and protect their rainforest home. Braided River — Second-Place Winner.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

So what that means is I oversee our regional team of seven different major gift officers, raging raising ranging from California, Colorado, Texas, Chicago, New York. And so in addition to that tremendous support from your volunteer network, I imagine you obviously also need to be raising funds.

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