What These Three Funders Can Teach Philanthropy About Supporting Nonprofit IT

What These Three Funders Can Teach Philanthropy About Supporting Nonprofit IT

It wouldn’t be a huge stretch to say all funders are IT funders these days, given the centrality of tech tools to so much nonprofit work. We look at how that plays out through the lens of three grantmakers on the front lines of IT funding.

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Could “Subscription Philanthropy” Help Nonprofits Afford Subscription-Based IT Services?

Could “Subscription Philanthropy” Help Nonprofits Afford Subscription-Based IT Services?

Nonprofit tech expert Adam Rosenzweig walks us through why, in an era of increasingly subscription-based IT services, funders need to change how they back nonprofits’ tech needs — and start doing so, period.

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Ford’s Using AI-Informed Software to Evaluate Impact. What Do Such Tech Tools Mean for Grantees?

Ford’s Using AI-Informed Software to Evaluate Impact. What Do Such Tech Tools Mean for Grantees?

Foundations want to know whether their grantmaking is having the desired impact, even when funding the messy work of social change. Can a tech platform help Ford answer that question? And how will it impact grantees?

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This Membership Organization Strives to Make Nonprofit IT More Accessible and Inclusive

This Membership Organization Strives to Make Nonprofit IT More Accessible and Inclusive

As the ability to access and use technology becomes ever more crucial, the Technology Association of Grantmakers wants to up the nonprofit sector’s IT game. It’s also seeking more inclusive demographics among practitioners.

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Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Are Top of Mind as These Two Grantmakers Join Forces

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Are Top of Mind as These Two Grantmakers Join Forces

Through an unconventional merger with the Cloudera Foundation, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is seeking to build new capabilities toward carrying out its mission to use technology for social impact.

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