Remove Award Remove Goals Remove Magazine
article thumbnail

Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity. My goal was for students at one middle school in Atlanta to believe that it was possible for them to pursue STEM careers through culturally relevant STEM programming.

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Yes that's right.

Media 48
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Smithfield Foods is Doing Well by Doing Good (And What You Can Learn From Them) [SPONSORED]

Selfish Giving

Check it out: Here’s a story that will inspire you to think bigger about your organization’s cause marketing efforts and goals. * * * Smithfield Foods is to the packaged meats and pork industry as Nike is to the athletic wear industry. Smithfield has set a goal to employ 4,000 military servicemen and servicewomen by the end of 2020.

article thumbnail

Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

Tech Soup

In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. On the site, social entrepreneurs propose their idea or project, set a funding goal, and identify a “tipping point.”

article thumbnail

Grants For Organizations Encouraging Young Writers To Create

GrantNews

It doesn’t matter if a child wants to read articles in a crafty magazine, a football annual, or a book on ponies. If your goal is to increase someone’s desire to do something it is best to encourage participants to have fun when doing the task. You can extend this school of thought to reading too.

Grant 61
article thumbnail

The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Additionally, some organizations, like Wal-Mart , award grants to nonprofits based on how many staff help on the day of an event or how many collective service hours they log.

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

The People's Choice award winner is a Windows 8 app , YumvY , a cooking companion to help you prepare nutritious, healthy meals at home with the goal of addressing the obesity epidemic and related diseases like diabetes. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.