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PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded $2.4 million in Community Impact Grants to more than 50 local nonprofits working to address community needs, including education and workforce development, food security homelessness, and mental health. Nine among them are nonprofit organizations from Princeton. “We are grateful to our nonprofit partners for their […]
Outside of their busy days writing code and building platforms, some DMV developers are taking time out of their schedules to assist nonprofits with technical issues. Local engineers, policy experts and nonprofit leaders met in downtown DC on Wednesday for Civic Tech DC’s inaugural demo night, where developers showed off tech they’re creating to address […]
Nonprofits often lack the funds to hire a well-staffed workforce to meet their mission – but that could soon change with new hires that don’t require a salary, thanks to AI. A project that began in Pittsburgh to test AI assistants for nonprofits is now spreading across the state to Philly. The “employees” can take […]
This story was originally published in the Philadelphia Citizen, and reposted in partnership with the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative, a coalition of more than 25 local newsrooms, including Technical.ly, doing solutions reporting on things that affect daily life where the problem and symptoms are obvious, but what’s driving them isn’t. Follow at @PHLJournoCollab. On a windy afternoon […]
A major regional economic development organization is making the tech and startup world an even bigger priority by bringing one of that scene’s biggest entities under its umbrella. The tech ecosystem nonprofit UpSurge Baltimore will now operate within the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC), both organizations announced Thursday. Kory Bailey, the CEO at UpSurge, told Technical.ly […]
This is How I Got Here, a series where we chart the career journeys of technologists. Want to tell your story? Get in touch. Demetrius Goodwin learned a lot through a four-year program — but not the typical one from college to a tech career you might suspect. He instead spent that time serving with […]
The Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic’s administrative and education building on Nov. 12, 2024. (Jamie Diep/KBBI) Homer police arrested a man Monday as the suspected shooter in three incidents of gunfire at two local nonprofits. Homer Police Chief Mark Robl said officers found and arrested 30-year-old Josiah Kelly of Anchor Point after a second shooting […]
Firespring offers tools that make it easy to create effective websites, attract donors, and organize campaigns to raise awareness of the organization’s activities. It focuses on providing solutions that help nonprofits advance their mission, attract support, and engage with the community. Pricing Firespring offers specialized pricing plans for nonprofits, with the cheapest Cultivate (from $95/month). […]
Over the past few years, we’ve seen the number of nonprofits leveraging GitHub grow—and grow. Technology is increasingly becoming a critical part of nonprofit’s strategies to drive forward their missions, accelerate human progress, and take big strides toward the Sustainable Development Goals. And we’re here to make this process easier and more accessible for all—from […]
M&T FOUNDATION AWARDS $675K TO SIX LONG ISLAND NONPROFITSThe M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank, has awarded $675,000 in grants to six Long Island nonprofits. The grants are part of $8.2 million that the foundation awarded to 68 nonprofits across New England, Long Island and Rockland County.This grants are through the foundation’s […]