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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In fact, his reading skills are above average and he is on track to be an honor roll student. To date, more than one thousand software professionals have signed up to lend their time and skills to SocialCoding4Good’s nonprofit project partners, and we are thrilled to support this growing contributor community with new leadership.

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Charity:water’s latest campaign for 2014 is focused around donating to the people of Malawi, Africa. 7) The startup that connects volunteers based on skills. Content partnerships (with media sites such as Upworthy) are largely responsible for charity:water’s brand awareness. Watch the video and be completely inspired to donate here.

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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

TechCrunch

We are also investing in other skilled talent like doctors and nurses, professionals that are critical in the work we do,” Rockson told TechCrunch. “??Bloom Patients in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda and Ethiopia, where mPharma has a presence, now have access to the virtual services.

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Rapidly Rehousing: A Nonprofit’s Use of Modular Homes

NonProfit Hub

Rapidly Rehousing: A Nonprofit’s Use of Modular Homes When Cyclone Gombe devastated Malawi, it left many families displaced without housing. Through an innovative partnership with Nostos Homes, Habitat built a modular community in rural Malawi in just a week. Traditional rebuilding takes years, leaving victims vulnerable.

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How can nonprofits build public trust through accountability to beneficiaries?

ASU Lodestar Center

Daniel resides in Blantyre, Malawi, with his wife and 5-year-old triplets. Gain the confidence, skills and networks you need to successfully lead your organization into the future. He holds a B.A. Scholarships are available.

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Vote Now: Ten Sessions We Want to See at NTC

Care2

Breakthrough Multichannel Fundraising: Find, Convert and Cultivate Sustainers and Donors by Firing on all Cylinders * All the data shows dramatically better results from multichannel approaches to fundraising, in which nonprofits combine skillful use of online, direct mail, telemarketing and other channels. How much better?

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Since May 2007, he and his crew have aided thousands of victims at 15 sites across the United States -- free of charge." Maria Da Silva "Has lost 14 family members to AIDS.

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