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Advancing the New Machine: A Recap from the Human Rights and Technology Conference

Tech Soup

MacArthur Foundation and Humanity United , held their second Human Rights and Technology conference at the new David Brower Center. TechSoup's NetSquared Initiative partnered with the HRC in the first conference The Soul of the New Machine in 2009 to help select a winner in their Mobile Challenge. & Catherine T.

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Grant Decision Making. How do you choose which grants to chase?

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Guest post by: Jeff Bauknecht | Grants Manager | The Museum of Flight Who decides which grants to pursue or to let pass by? Who determines which projects will receive grant-funded support? For the last 15 years, I have held the role of grant writer/manager/follower-upper and sometimes magician at my current organization.

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YOU ARE INVITED!

Grant Professionals Association

I am a grant writer - a consultant”, I replied. Our Chapter is holding its annual conference in a couple of months. Despite advocating for fellow research administrators, I did not identify myself as fitting into that specific role – because my role was that of a grant professional. David Santiago-Rosado from UPR Mayaguez.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving and Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft on How To Get Corporate Grants

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The latest Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of American corporate giving essentially finds that companies are still giving out cash grants, but are putting more energy into product or in-kind philanthropy. For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. percent in 2012.

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Results Of The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving

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The latest Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of American corporate giving essentially finds that companies are still giving out cash grants, but are putting more energy into product or in-kind philanthropy. For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. percent in 2012.

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Leaving Academia With Dr. Julie Ann Ward, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, and Dr. Krista Kurlinkus

Grant Writing Made Easy

I started my PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley, in one of the more prestigious programs in my field, in 2008. That they rested and cultivated new or forgotten hobbies, got to live in the cities they wanted to, with their partners, and didn’t have to plan their holidays around academic conferences.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

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Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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