The Clinton Foundation and Madera Group launched a new video about the Clinton Foundation Millennium Network’s work to inspire young philanthropists to become the “How Generation.”
In January of 2009, the two founders of the Diabetes Hands Foundation, Manny Hernandez and Andreina Davila, asked the Madera Group to help them envision and execute the next steps in their organizational growth.
My friend and online alter ego Michael Stein (yes, there is another!) offered a useful write-up way back in July 2008 about The Nature Conservancy’s use of Facebook for fundraising. Michael writes:
There’s been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular.
On Wednesday September 24, leaders from business, government, philanthropy, and religion will again gather in New York City for the fourth Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting to find innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges — and you can watch it all unfold, live via webcast on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Aspiration and Idealware are hosting their second Nonprofit Technology Project Management event in Oakland, California on May 20 to 21, 2008. It will examine the tools and best practices that help nonprofits achieve successful technology solutions
“By loving the natural environment as we would a child, the environment will love and serve our children, producing food and clean water for future generations.”
~ Feliciano dos Santos
Here in San Francisco we are fortunate to have the inspiring annual Goldman Environmental Awards. The financial prize increased this year to $150,000, which is a significant cash resource for the local activists from around the world.
As a professional Internet strategist I read articles, keep up on my blog feeds, and subscribe to listservs to stay current on trends with blogging, analytics, viral marketing and Web 2.0. But I learn the most about blogging by building blogs for organizations. There’s nothing quite as tangible as having to figure out the most basic issues with blogging,
If like me, you’re already bored by the formulaic media coverage of America’s quadrennial Presidential campaign. Then look no further than techPresident.com, an engrossing new blog on how the campaigns are using the Web, and how the Web is using them. Assembled by the editors and writers at Personal Democracy Forum, the blog covers how each contender is using the online medium to reach out to voters, media, and the pundits.
I noted with interest the recent launch of ChipIn, a new online fundraising service that allows an organization (or an individual or a school) to conduct a fundraising campaign without setting up a merchant account or using a traditional online vendor.
The William J. Clinton FoundationThe William J. Clinton Foundation seeks to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges through collaborative partnerships. Programs include the Clinton Global Initiative, the Clinton Climate Initiative, the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
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Animal Legal Defense FundWhen Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) approached the Madera Group, it had a steady base of supporters and donors built over the past 30 years.
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