Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. Fundar is a 20-year old Mexican NGO in the filed of research and advocacy to fight corruption, impunity, and to adovcate for human rights.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2022

As the leader of a non-government organization (NGO), you know how important it is to leverage your online presence in order to publicize your mission, draw in donations, and connect with your supporters. Tone and language for web content: Do you want your NGO to come across as fun-loving and laid back? Serious and professional?

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Websites Design Strategy NGO 97

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2004

The founder of the WEF, Klaus Schwab (and his lovely wife, Hilde), underwrites our participation to encourage business and government leaders to engage with social leaders in solving the world's problems. And, they do engage, with enthusiasm. I can't begin to list the fistfuls of great conversations I had in my week in Switzerland.

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Switzerland NGO Government Structure 100

Candid

JULY 17, 2024

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The media was trusted in nine nations and distrusted in 15, while government was trusted in eight nations and distrusted in 17.

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Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates South Korea Management 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2012

The participating NGOs include Women’s Leadership NGOs from Ethiopia I’ll be co-training with Kalyani Menon-Sen, a feminist activist, researcher and adult educator based in Delhi, India to deliver sessions on the Networked NGO, networks, and networking with social media. Feed a child, feed a nation!

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Rwanda Twitter NGO Ethiopia 95

Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. What Are the Biggest Barriers to More Widespread NGO Migration to the Cloud? Find the first and second post in this series online.

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NGO Survey Global Knowledge 48

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

We’re all going to have to be patient, but the potential for this new database to finally breakdown international walls in giving and information sharing is huge and funders, governments, social entrepreneurs, and nonprofits worldwide would be wise to assist in helping build this system and making it a success.

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NGO Nonprofit Chapter Database 100

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2013

Before raising the hopes of any community, one of the first things an NGO should ask itself is: After we leave, what will remain in the community, and is it something they want and can sustain? R ead "Seeds for a Future Part 1: Getting your NGO off the ground," and "Seeds for a Future Part 2: Understanding communities and traditions.".

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Create NGO Guatemala Training 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

Governance and managing across difference in power and capacity in network participants / members. How to support NGO leaders who want to work with a network mindset but run into obstacles, like their board? On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 5th, here’s a few of the topics we’ll be discussing: Taking Risks with Networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Many of you know that I have had the honor of working with IIE on some amazing Networked NGO and social media skills capacity building and train the trainer projects in the Middle East over the last 2-3 years. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of the Middle Eastern Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and managed by IIE.

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Tunisia Reflection Social Media NGO 105

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

Fundación Paraguaya was the country’s first microfinance program and first development NGO. And there’s more: Martín is the author of books on economics, development, municipal government, education and even poetry!

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Paraguay Award Teach Africa 142

ASU Lodestar Center

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.

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Guatemala NGO Law Charity 68

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 20, 2004

The attendees joked about how it was the "usual crowd," of NGO leaders, religious leaders such as Archbishop Ndungane (Tutu's successor), pharma company staff and the handful of business leaders with an active interest in the topic. People shared stories from the front lines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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Mozambique South Africa Africa NGO 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher. It includes pressuring national governments to enforce existing accessibility laws.

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Accessibility Global eBook Copyright 155

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Some of the negative indicators that we think could slow giving: Remote work and lack of social connection to on-the-ground nonprofits Increased social assistance support coming from the Government may impact perception of nonprofit need Return to pre-COVID giving patterns may depress giving this year. Giving Tuesday 2013 stats.

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Stats Giving Blackbaud Gift 122

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2011

This is a big deal because the federal government confers some nice benefits on the ones with a public mission. In some contexts, nongovernmental organization , or NGO , is popular and widely used. Nonetheless, given its currency, NGO is a candidate. It particularly has currency in international discussions, where U.S.

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Nonprofit Charity NGO Public 89

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2012

This post is a continuation of Seeds for a Future Part 1: Getting your NGO off the ground. When starting a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in a community other than your own, it is important to recognize that there are cultural barriers (try to call these "opportunities") to consider. Like this article? Get another!

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Community NGO Culture Roles 75

Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2011

Please take a few minutes to complete the NGO Media and Technology Survey. with governments and organizations to put new media to work in the public. join TechSoup and your counterparts from leading NGOs, foundations, government. If your organization helps women and girls, we hope you'll join us. communities.

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Organization Support NGO Survey 67

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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When those NGOs receive funding they usually know how to use the funds very efficiently and are able to grow. Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. As a fast-growing developing country, this problem it’s quite real.

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Brazil Trend Giving Social 125

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

All this information goes into a government information system to generate regular reports. Government officials meet every two months to go over the reports to see where things are working and to take action in places where they aren’t. The government is now working to develop better plans for the poorer performing regions.

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Measure Ethiopia Nonprofit Summary 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

And the circumstances under which user data is provided to governments, or human rights information and accounts are taken down from services are not always transparent. Access , the organizers of RightsCon, who work for digital freedom worldwide, consciously pitched this not as a human rights NGO conference.

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Communication Technology San Francisco Conference 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” The assessment helps nonprofits look at eight different areas: Technology, Content, Channels/Devices, Audiences, Analytics, User Experience, and Governance.

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Participatory Digital Facilitation Nonprofit 78

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

typically desires easy access to government and business centers, as well as major transportation routes. Discover these factors, and how one additional model could save your NGO up to 40% vs. the traditional lease model. Are you benefiting from any government or private sector discounts?

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Question NGO Government Sponsor 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2012

How LinkedIn Can Improve Nonprofit Governance. So, when Geri offered up this second post about nonprofits and LinkedIn, I couldn’t resist. How LinkedIn’s New Profile Section Can Help Nonprofits Fundraise, Find the People They Need. Social Media for Your Nonprofit: Take Charge! Social Media: A New Way to Pass Wisdom on to Leaders.

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Linkedin Rwanda Social Media Africa 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2012

Note from Beth: While I’m facilitating “Networked NGO Workshops” in Delhi for Packard grantees in India, I’ve lined up a few guest posts.

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Lesson Change Game Build 106

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The disaster relief NGO, World Vision , is a founding member of GivingTuesday and conceives it as an ongoing tradition to encourage Americans to dedicate the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to get back to the true meaning of the holidays. Giving Not Receiving. Give for Youth is part of the Microsoft YouthSpark.

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NGO Disaster Registration Philanthropy 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2006

If you are a regular reader of the Cambodia4kids Blog or read Global s Online , you already know about the Cambodian Government's actions to silence critics of the ruling party hit its peek when Human Rights activists Kem Sokha, Yeng Virak and Pa Nguon Teang were all arrested regarding banners displayed on Human Rights Day December 10, 2005.

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Cambodia Support Vietnam Technorati 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My goal was to have a conversation with the folks in the room – who represented both traditional nonprofit institutions, government agencies, and free agents – and answer the question, “ I’ve found my free agent now what? &#. Fortunately, that’s not true for every agency Mark has collaborated with.

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Reflection Network Free Tech 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

First, in partnership with Colombian NGO Corporación Punto de Vista, we assessed a methodology for studying conflict-related sexual violence in the country. The Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP) is hard at work to ensure that technology and science best meet the needs of human rights defenders in these critical times.

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International Guatemala Colombia Statistics 150

Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2013

One thing that Namibia has going for it is a stable parliamentary democracy and a government that clearly believes in digital inclusion. An NGO with A National Mandate. MyDigitalBridge is an NGO that started its work fairly recently.

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Africa Namibia Digital South Africa 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2006

The Sharing Foundation gave them to needy children in Roteang Village, to the Street Children's Assistance NGO, and to a poor government orphanage. Last year, The Sharing Foundation sewing school made over 1000 uniform sets, each one with two white shirts and blue trousers or skirt.

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Cambodia NGO Children Badge 50

Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

According to our 2012 NGO Global Cloud Survey , collaboration is already one of the top ten current uses for cloud-based software among charities. I used it to project manage our recent global NGO cloud survey. Huddle is offering its online service to charities and libraries at a one-time admin fee, and a very reasonable one at that.

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License NGO Collaboration Charity 59

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. ATN is an NGO association of over 2,000 telecenters. Under current conditions, adoption of the cloud among offices and NGOs will happen more slowly because of the continuing high prices for institutional broadband.

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Brazil NGO Doc South America 52

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Nonprofits, government agencies, schools, and corporations organize events bringing awareness to fundraising and volunteering. There were a total of 12 NGOs present at the event, including the Maharashtra Dyslexia Association and the Sujaya Foundation , which provides educational services to underprivileged youth.

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India Student Netsquared Nonprofit 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The governance issue is very interesting. As Marnie Webb put it, to participate in this network, you simply has to raise your hand and be willing to meet people in a bar to talk about social media and social change. They had vastly different ways in which they approached partnering.

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Global Network Difference Develop 96

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Even the largest landfills in Indonesia are at (or nearing) capacity , and the government has set an ambitious target of 30% waste reduction by 2025. Waste4Change is one of the companies that wants to help by increasing rates of recycling and enabling better waste management. Founded in 2014, Waste4Change has seen a CAGR of 55.1%

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Indonesia Build Environment NGO 87