Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

More than 35 NGO and IT practitioners came together to explore ways of strengthening Romanian civil society through communications and local philanthropy development, lowering barriers to outreach through involvement of the Romanian IT&C community and developing a practical best practices repository with a platform for ongoing discussion.

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Web Philanthropy Bookmarking Romania 175

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

If you'd like to be a part of spreading the word, post about The Girl Effect on your blog before Universal Children's Day (Nov. What are some of your favorite NGO's and projects helping girls go to, and stay in school? 20) , and add a link to your post on Tara's site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

It is this idea that propels the work of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

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. Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. In addition, we have a strong administrative and legal process to ensure the funds received are used properly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. Published by Georgetown University. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. 2015 World Giving Index :: Download.

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Social Media Media Report Fundraising 163

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 15, 2006

My primary destination in Bangladesh was to meet with BRAC , which is the world's largest NGO (nonprofit organization) with nearly 100,000 employees. I also visited BRAC University and met Dr. Mumit Khan, who is working on optical character recognition and other linguistic technology for Bangla (Bengali), the main language of Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh NGO Education Library 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

Fundación Paraguaya was the country’s first microfinance program and first development NGO. His activities with the World Economic Forum include participation on the Education Global Agenda Council and he is a university professor of social entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Africa.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

With the impact of that partnership in mind, I want to share two of the responses UniversalGiving has received from participants: “Universal Giving is an instrumental partner to Sports Gift and our mission to provide sports to impoverished children.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. First, in partnership with Colombian NGO Corporación Punto de Vista, we assessed a methodology for studying conflict-related sexual violence in the country.

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International Guatemala Colombia Statistics 150

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I’m excited because that means friends and NGO colleagues in other parts of the world can get the book! October 18 from 5-7 pm, Stanford University PACS - Book Discussion with the authors moderated by Lucy Bernholz. Want to share freight costs to NZ of “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit”? measure-networ… DM me.

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Measure Network San Francisco Nonprofit 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Our team discovered that NGO leaders and staff responded instantly to WhatsApp messages vis-à-vis email. At the Digital Impact Conference of Stanford University PACS in Mumbai, India, we had participants from 60 non-profits from different parts of India along with professionals in tech-for-good from corporate and social businesses.

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India NGO Profit Nonprofit 97

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

My days as an Ally are behind me, but the passion remains: in December of 2012 I found myself on a plane bound for a Tanzanian NGO. Toting my understanding of international development, and my NGO experience, I figured I knew to expect the unexpected. In fact, the NGO was led by them. Local problems, local solutions. I got this.

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Research Gift NGO Africa 81

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m heading to Geneva later this month for the next major meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”), to hear the latest and make my three-minute oration as an accredited NGO representative (first time for me!). They all meet the definition of TI as a primary purpose of the agency or NGO.

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Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Access , the organizers of RightsCon, who work for digital freedom worldwide, consciously pitched this not as a human rights NGO conference. A few years back a fellow activist asked how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights could be embedded into Web 2.0 and that phrase still sticks with me.

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Communication Technology San Francisco Conference 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2008

AppAfrica is series of international technology conferences and forums for software developers, entrepreneurs, ngo???s The first event will be held July 31 at Makerere University. s and others interested in discussing how web technologies can benefit developing nations. Visit the live wiki for more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2011

In some contexts, nongovernmental organization , or NGO , is popular and widely used. I've heard people who work in these contexts use the term NGO to refer broadly to all organizations operating in the domestic tax-exempt sector. Nonetheless, given its currency, NGO is a candidate. Not-for-profit. Yeah, I guess, if you want.

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Nonprofit Charity NGO Studies 89

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Education is a major focus for nonprofits and NGOs, accounting for 9% of NGO activity worldwide. views NGOs' role in fundamental economic development as crucial, especially in countries where governments are unable to adequately educate schoolchildren. Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity.

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Brazil Map Local Impact 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2005

Born in Roxas City, known as the seafood capital of the Philippines, she graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in mass communications. My sister was working for an NGO as a volunteer agriculturist in Cambodia and encouraged me to take a job there. Tell us about your work in Cambodia with the NGO, Mlup Baitong.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

A good in-depth description of how Voluntweeters works and what it can do can be found in this case study (PDF) of its response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake by Kate Starbird and Leysia Palen from the University of Colorado at Boulder. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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Disaster Digital Haiti Effective 61

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Wendy started a jellybean business during university. Wendy attended Brandeis University for her BA and Kellogg Graduate School of Management for her MBA. UK and a marketing support officer for the environmental NGO Become Carbon Negative. Rebecca is passionate about delivering impact in a wide range of areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

My team at ION Studios curated 110 universally adoptable methods of social change and paired them with 10 custom mini-workshops that were designed to be led by and for social sector organizations to build their own innovation workflows. This tool is called ImpactKit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

I think some of the points are universal, others not. But that isn't the case for an ngo working a developing country or extremely rural area. for African Civil Society. Take for example this pitfall to watch out for: What to do when you???re re away from the Internet? but now new Web 2.0

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

I often get the comment during a leadership seminar I teach that goes something like, "Well this is all well and good for large organizations, but what about my twelve-person NGO?" 3) Partner with colleges and universities. Plan with other local NGOs and create an informal board of IT advisors.

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Collaboration NGO Classroom New Hampshire 75

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She has a BA from Brandeis University and MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. UK and a marketing support officer for the environmental NGO Become Carbon Negative. Sectors of experience include media, entertainment, financial services, metals/mining, start-ups, and world-class service organisations. Rebecca Stokes.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Tanzania NGO 52

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She has a BA from Brandeis University and MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. UK and a marketing support officer for the environmental NGO Become Carbon Negative. Sectors of experience include media, entertainment, financial services, metals/mining, start-ups, and world-class service organisations. Rebecca Stokes.

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Fundraising Tanzania Nonprofit NGO 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2007

via the Mind Blizzard Blog I learned of a new Dutch NGO island, called "Goede Doelen eiland" ( good causes island ). The island is sponsored by Dutch bankers ABN Amro and the Free University of Amsterdam (VUA) and was build by students of the VUA. " Steve Bridger.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

Research at the University of California at Irvine found that employees check their email an average of 74 times a day. VP, Nonprofit and NGO Solutions and Strategy – Salesforce.org. Why are people leaving their jobs? An article in Harvard Business Review says workers are feeling lonely, tired, and burned out. Opens new window.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. International NGO Leadership. The World Health Organization reports that 30 percent of women who have been in a relationship have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner in their lifetime. Law and Advocacy.

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International Celebrate Technology Nonprofit 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2007

at 14 different universities in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with more than 1700 students participating. The idea is to bring together students, professional Bloggers, writers, NGO workers, media, and tech gurus from within and outside Cambodia to share and learn more from each other on about how the ICT (including Open Source Software and Web2.0

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

In 2010, SAP invested almost US$17 million in universities and nonprofits worldwide, an increase from US$10 million in 2009. For example: SAP continues to invest in their University Alliances program , which provides technology and expertise to educate students throughout the world and cultivate new IT leaders. Seven Billion Actions.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

For his day job, Robert runs Communications without Borders and the NGO Kikandwa Rural Communities Development Organization. As an unpaid volunteer, he organizes NetSquared in-person events where people from NGOs from all over the region come to talk shop and help each other. We also have individuals who are not attached to an NGO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

She chronicles the program's start up on her personal blog ) She shares why she started her NGO, "The economic situation is far worse in Kenya than China so volunteer teachers were the only option. In March 2006 AVIF was born, the first volunteer placement ran over a 5 week period this summer.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

There is also your new classification compliments of the BRIDGE Project, and the first universal software for micro finance, another free cloud service. The First Universal Software Platform for Financial Inclusion Launches. There’s some interesting news and plenty of free things this month. The Demise of Facebook Causes.

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Charity Causes News Facebook 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2007

I studied at Penn State University, working towards a self-designed major in web and multimedia design (when it was just basic HTML and Macromedia Director). doing website and multimedia design), with the long-term plan to get my masters in International Development and Technology at Georgetown University.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

We've identified key NGO partners that we believe would benefit from our technical assistance and are developing our plans and identifying support to continue our work on Darfur this year. However, we kept up the fully functional prototype website , which has been used by more than 800 people so far.

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