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Closing the Digital Divide for Students
According to ABC News, New York’s First Tech Fund helps close the digital divide.
It's not easy to do schoolwork on an old laptop with a poor internet connection.
Read more...OneCause Wants to Help Nonprofits Get Technology
According to PR Newswire, OneCause has launched a grant program to help nonprofits get technology to expand their impact.
OneCause, a leader in online and event fundraising, today announced at the annual Raise Conference the launch of its Corporate Grants Program, providing technology-based grants to help emerging nonprofits expand their impact.
Read more...Digital Equality is Nonprofits Goal
California nonprofit wants to foster digital equality, reports Pew Trust.
Although much of the conversation around broadband has focused on increasing connections, experts and advocates have long known that the availability of high-speed, reliable internet is only the first step: Ensuring access will require that consumers can afford their service and acquire the skills to benefit from being online.
Read more...Mentoring Billions of Global Students
The Mentor Project has set a goal of mentoring a billion students, reports Forbes.
I scour the globe for stories worth reading about ventures that are a true force for good for humanity and our planet. That’s why I’m THRILLED to introduce Deborah Heiser, Founder and CEO of The Mentor Project™. Deborah Heiser and The Mentor Project’s mission is to utilize the world’s most precious natural resource
Read more...Donors Seek to Give on a More Personal Level
Donors are giving more on crowd-funding platforms and nonprofits should pay more attention to this trend, reports the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Earlier this summer, as my colleagues and I reported on the $471.4 billion that “Giving USA” estimates was donated in 2020, one question kept nagging at me: What was missing from that eye-popping number?
Read more...Simultaneous Disasters Get Nonprofit Response
According to the Nonprofit Times, nonprofits have responded to several simultaneous disasters.
August 2021 may go down as one of the busiest periods for disaster response charities. Within the span of barely two weeks, charities deployed across the globe following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, U.S. military operations ending in Afghanistan, and Hurricane Ida pummeling Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in recent days.
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August 2021 may go down as one of the busiest periods for disaster response charities. Within the span of barely two weeks, charities deployed across the globe following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, U.S. military operations ending in Afghanistan, and Hurricane Ida pummeling Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in recent days.
Read more...Technology Slows Aid Distribution
Chicago’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program is slow to distribute funds, technology may be the reason, reports the Intercept.
In March 2021, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot awarded a $600,000 contract to Unqork, a New York-based cloud computing and software company. The expectation was for Unqork to manage the IT behind the Emergency Rental Assistance program, or ERAP, a coronavirus-era initiative that provides up to 15 months of rental and utility assistance to renters and landlords
Read more...Time to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Website
According to the Nonprofit Times, it is time for nonprofits to evaluate their websites, are they actually driving potential donors away.
Many who work in and with nonprofits are drawn to an organization’s mission and values, to make the world better or to serve a cause.
Read more...Big Data Can Help Nonprofit Marketing Be More Effective
Nonprofits can get better marketing results using big data, reports Mass Nonprofit News.
Nonprofit marketing is crucial to the success of your organization and its impact, and reaching the right people to reach critical goals—without breaking your budget—is best achieved with a data-driven approach.
Read more...NPower Gets Permanent Home
According to Detroit News, NPower, which works to increase diversity in the tech sector, has opened a permanent educational space in Detroit.
NPower, a nonprofit aiming to increase diversity within the technology industry, opened a permanent educational space Wednesday in Detroit.
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