The results for this week's GivingTuesday 2018 have been reported. According to the GivingTuesday press release: On the seventh annual #GivingTuesday, individuals, civic coalitions, non-profit organizations, schools, and businesses in all 50 states raised over $380 million online in the United States alone (with results still coming in) to benefit a broad range of causes, and gave much more in volunteer hours, donations of food and clothing, and acts of kindness. The total number of donations … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2018
Happy Giving Tuesday: How Board Members Participate
Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday, let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. (Donor Perfect is matching the next $3,000 that is donated) NTEN believes that finances should not be a barrier for small organizations to be able to access the resources and connections that the Nonprofit Technology Conference offers, so every year they offer scholarships to those … [Read more...]
AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup
Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on the age of automation and it implications for civil society. We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Here’s this month’s roundup. Philanthropy and Fundraising Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use … [Read more...]
An Open letter to Crowdfunding Companies from the California Association of Nonprofits
Note from Beth: The crowdfunding industry has sponsored legislation in California to clarify what is legally permissible. The legislation signals the need for more responsible and ethical practices that support nonprofits, donors, and platforms. CalNonprofits anticipates more state and federal policy efforts to emerge as this industry and these practices mature and has released this Open Letter to Crowdfunding Platforms. The California Association of Nonprofits is seeking feedback from the … [Read more...]
TechSoup Launches Growth Capital Campaign with Direct Public Offering
TechSoup is one of the pioneers of the nonprofit technology sector. Over the past 30 years, they have built the world's largest network of nonprofit organizations, funders, and corporations - all striving for social impact through technology. Last night I attended a celebration for TechSoup's Growth Capital Campaign to raise $11.5 million over the next three years. This will help them increase resources distributed globally to $4.8 billion by 2021 and reach to serve more than 1.7 million … [Read more...]
