The NonProfit Times

JULY 26, 2024

What does this mean for nonprofits, associations, and foundations? And, what does it mean more broadly for nonprofit constituent relationship management systems (CRMs)? By announcing that they are retiring Fundraising and Engagement, Microsoft is ceding development of certain nonprofit functionality to third-party developers.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

When you’re just getting started, it’s critical that one of your first steps is to create your nonprofit’s first budget to help you manage both your organization and your finances as it grows. If you want your new nonprofit to grow successfully and fulfill its mission, a budget is not optional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Original Photo by Pearlbear from Nosi Salon 12/11/06 at SF Nonprofit Technology Center. who I met in Second Life for advice) The link got fixed, but no apology! of the power of the "by" license and had just turned my default to it. To add insult to injury, the link was working! I also asked this guy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Being a Caltech freshman makes you confident for the rest of your life: if someone cannot explain something to you, that means that they really don’t understand it! The first lecture I heard as a freshman at Caltech was delivered by Feynman on the topic of liquid helium three, and I was certain he did understand the topic!

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VisionLink

APRIL 9, 2020

Together we can maximize the willingness of Americans to volunteer and the generosity of corporations donating life-saving goods and services.” Visionlink is providing pro bono licenses for COVID-19 response to each state and territory, access to agencies and state governments, as well as training and technical support for response.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Whatever your nonprofit experience level and situation, you probably have to keep track of donors and other key constituents. Many of you have probably relied on multiple Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and maybe a Microsoft Access database at some point in your professional life. ASU Lodestar Center.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2013

We''ve concluded the most just and humane action going forward is to remove the non-mobile life support rather than prolong its inevitable demise.". Your nonprofit''s internet presence and communications channels must now be directed fully towards mobile. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

Free Geek is a technology reuse, recycle, and education nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. It was great to get out of the office together and see the good work being done with technology and nonprofits right here in Portland. Electronics that live to see another day are given back to the community or sold in Free Geek’s thrift store.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These solutions power workplace giving programs by helping to match contributions to nonprofits, track volunteer hours, and manage other company-wide philanthropic efforts. Here’s a quick breakdown of common expenses: Subscription or License Fees: Many CSR solutions operate on a subscription or licensing model.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL is a musical education nonprofit serving boys between the ages of 6 to 18. Located in northern Illinois, this nonsectarian organization welcomes participants from all walks of life regardless of background, creed, socioeconomic status, or prior skill. " Staying in Tune with QuickBooks.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. Office 365 for Nonprofits. Here’s what it all looked like to me. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2013

This new philanthropic program will provide software donations to nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Through this program, qualifying nonprofit organizations can receive initial grants of two professional software suites—valued at up to $15,000 worth of software - for $30 per license. Available Software Suites.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Community ownership of software is in itself consonant with the missions of many nonprofit organizations, whose role is in strengthening community. As open source software moves more and more into the application layer, it is increasingly relevant to nonprofits. and licensing models.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

We’re excited to see Y Combinator admitting some nonprofit teams into their program , but their focus is still on cultivating a community of top-end entrepreneurs for a relatively short period of time. So far, we’ve spun off one for-profit, one nonprofit, and sold one venture for $5 million.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

At CCTV we strongly believe that providing the tools to create media enhances citizens’ ability to participate in civic life. More recently, we have expanded our offerings to include specialized workshops for seniors, nonprofit organizations, city departments and agencies. The response has been overwhelming.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

The Foundation is offering webinars and publishing white papers for nonprofits. Prior to founding Cloud for Good , I worked for a nonprofit organization that loved to collect information. the largest spreadsheet I have ever seen in my life. He agreed to write this guest post on the topic. This was (by far!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

Here are a few tips for vetting a nonprofit before you give: Align your goals. If you're most concerned about national and global issues, like worldwide hunger or cancer, look for nonprofits that are equipped for such a large challenge. Do you need to boost your nonprofit management skills? Gauge the impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2016

TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has supplied more than 65,000 pieces of IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries in the last 10 years. Most failures happen within the first six months of a computer's life." Myth 5: It Has a Short Life Span. The equipment lasts a long time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2007

On Tuesday, I facilitated an introductory workshop on how nonprofits can use social media in Boston at the nonprofit technology conference and yet another remix of the curriculum wiki , presentation , and game designed by David Wilcox. There is not yet a critical mass of nonprofit specific content.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

I've organized them into sections: creative ladies, yummy food, nonprofits/do-gooding, blogging/social media, and events, so that you can peruse the ones that fit your interests. A collection of blog posts and articles that caught my eye this week.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

What about a life-saving drug that poor countries can't afford? Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology. I live in Silicon Valley, a place that exists to drive creation of new and exciting technology. What about literacy and education? . *

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

The Creative Commons licenses enable people to easily change their copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “ some rights reserved.” The licenses let you pick how to publish your work and grant others the right to reuse it. The license itself doesn't specifically define attribution. What does that mean?".

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. homeless youth LGBTQ security nonprofits privacy Norton symantec' Forney was murdered in 1997. Image 5 : Thomas Bethge / Shutterstock.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Their SaaS offering is called “NC Grow&# , which provides sets of fairly simple CMS templates to start with, designed for organizations that, in their words, “are ready to reap the benefits of richer online marketing and communications, but may not have the resources or expertise in place to make such a website come to life&#.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

" But following through on these plans can be difficult because life is unpredictable and complicated. Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Don't have a NetSquared group near you?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. For spring 2017, we're focused on nonprofit cloud services. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Tuesday, June 6, 2017.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2014

This is a tale worth listening to and it combines these two things: Providing support for those looking to rebuild their life after jail and. With the upcoming end of XP support , nonprofits that are still using Windows XP should plan to upgrade to a more recent version of Windows. per license. Give me a minute. Costs: $12.00

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Note from Beth: Lately, a question on my mind is whether or not the concept of Networked Nonprofits is a global one as I’ve had the opportunity to share some of the ideas beyond the US borders in Kenya and UK. I think Pratham Books , an NGO in India, is a networked nonprofit. Creative Commons to the rescue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

That's a photo I took of Marc Canter at the first Blogher Conference in July, 2005 I put it in flickr with an "All Rights Reserved" license which is the flickr default. Back then, I was totally ignorant of creative commons licensing versus all rights reserved. I had never changed it. ve always set my content free.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

Symantec donated more than 432,000 licenses reaching more than 23,000 organizations in 29 countries last year. Symantec is actively engaged in reversing climate change through its involvement with the nonprofit Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP). RCI also offers free end-of-life take-back and recycling.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. The need for after school programs is growing in modern life. After school programs do important nonprofit work, and it is largely a non-commercial field.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

That's why we're thrilled that NetSquared is joining TechSoup in having a strong presence at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

To see how they’re used, have a look at Nonprofit In A Box: How Murtis Taylor Human Services System Brings Help Right Into Homes. Of course all hardware is warrantied and the program also offers free end-of-life recycling. Nonprofit Profile: First Christian Church of Beardstown Illinois. and Africa. Mobile Beacon.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Peer-to-peer fundraising platforms allow individual supporters to create donation pages on behalf of your nonprofit. When supporters solicit donations through their pages, the funds are transferred directly to your nonprofit. Event fundraising. Auction management. Text-to-give functionality. Integrations. Payment processing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 28, 2006

"I want to ask all of you, and those not here with us, to imagine yourself in that situation, wondering, why your life is not important enough for decisive action to end the violence, to end the supply of arms to militias, and to end military aid that is used against innocent populations." No one feels safe anywhere. I don’t do this anymore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

cc "BY" license Photo by Cosmic Spanner What we're witnessing with the hype and anti-hype or schmype swirling around Web2.0 Should all nonprofits wait until Phase 5? Are there some nonprofits where it makes sense to enter earlier in the phase?

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