Looking after your cyber security is a constant process. Cyber threats grow more sophisticated, new tools to tackle them arrive on the scene, and charities must stay up-to-date in order to stay secure. In 2022, 30% of charities were able to identify a cyber attack that happened over the last year, with almost two in five of […]
The benefits of youth participation in sports are clear, yet some kids are unfortunately sidelined from such activities due to a lack of resources. To play organized sports, children need equipment and apparel, among other items. Costs put a catcher’s mitt, soccer ball, or hockey stick out of reach for many underprivileged children. That’s why in 2003, Christy Keswick and Melissa Harper (Co-Founder & CEO) set out to ensure more kids could take a swing at the valuable opportunities offered by sports. They reached out to a local basketball manufacturer that had an excess of 500 basketballs and wanted to give back to the community, but had no process through which to donate equipment. Good Sports offered to take the balls and deliver them to youth organizations, where young people who needed them would benefit.
By Laura Stanley, Charity Digital We explore the core elements of web accessibility and why charities need to embrace it now Web accessibility is an often overlooked element of web development that charities need to address. Around 1.3 billion people around the world experience significant disability, according to the World Health Organization, representing one […]
Covid-19 had a devastating impact on many businesses and forced leaders to re-evaluate their program models. It was no different for many nonprofits, especially those that relied on community support. Learn how Nicole Morris, Executive Director of Women Giving Back (WGB), an organization that provides quality clothing at no cost to women and children in […]
Youth vs. Apocalypse is a dynamic, diverse group of young climate justice activists working to lift the voices of youth, particularly working class and youth of color, in the fight for an equitable and sustainable world.
Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of the .ORG family of domains, today announced the beginning of its Request for Proposal (RFP) process for its Registry Service Provider (RSP) capability. PIR has established the following pre-qualification criteria for prospective respondents. A prospective respondent must represent that it: For items (1) and (9), it is understood […]
Many charity professionals described 2022 as a year of testing, as we emerged from the early difficulties of the pandemic and embraced the challenges of the “new normal”. The fundraising techniques that worked in 2019, and even in 2020, have not necessarily been carried over to today, with charities needing to adapt to fluctuating […]
Letters for Strangers began as a school club in California and now reaches teens all over the world. Learn how Diana Chao, Founder and Executive Director, grew her .ORG into the largest global youth-run non-profit focused on destigmatizing mental illness and increasing access to affordable, quality treatment. When did your school club evolve into a […]
Point Foundation’s goal is to provide LGBTQ students with educational opportunities that the community has historically struggled to achieve