By Lance Pierce, CEO, NetHopeThe year 2020 has proven what NetHope Members and partners have known for a long time. Technology is not the future of international development – it’s the now. ‘Unprecedented’ is a word that has been bandied around more than perhaps any other this year. The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected … Continued
Rapid advances in technology are enabling nonprofit organizations to reach and support more people, more effectively. But as we embrace powerful technologies, we must do so responsibly – considering the very real risks, alongside the tremendous benefits. How do we build cultures of responsible innovation and ensure we’re intentional in our use of technology?By Leila … Continued
PRESS RELEASE October 29, 2020 NetHope Communications Team Communications@NetHope.org The NetHope Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Lance Pierce as the next NetHope CEO.Lance has a distinguished track record as a leader of organizations that have made a positive, measurable and widely recognized impact in sustainable development, corporate responsibility, sustainable investing and climate change. He has … Continued
Benefits, Challenges, and the Path Forward By Leila Toplic, Lead for Emerging Technologies Initiative, NetHope What are the benefits of using AI in humanitarian contexts? What are the challenges? And what do we need to consider if we seek to incorporate more AI into the NGO sector? Today, close to 80 million people are displaced … Continued
This post is part of a series focusing on the second networking group of NetHope members participating in IDEA (Imagine, Design, Execute, Assess), a broad umbrella for digital transformation processes offered to NetHope members through The Center for the Digital Nonprofit. The first IDEA implementation pilot was based on Dream, Design, Deliver (D3), a social … Continued
Staying true to your organization’s vision is key to success. Often easier said than done, this kind of focused strategy has been a driving force for Evan Goldberg, Executive Vice President of Oracle NetSuite’s Global Business Unit. In this, our seventh installment of the NetHope Destination Digital podcast, Goldberg talks with NetHope CEO Lauren Woodman. … Continued
Digital technology has radically transformed nearly every aspect of our lives. But can it help eradicate poverty?In this fifth installment of our Destination Digital podcast NetHope CEO, Lauren Woodman sat down for a conversation with Matthew Rycroft, the Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development (DFID), the U.K.’s governmental body coordinating international aid and … Continued
Global nonprofits aspire to transform their organizations into digitally savvy, agile institutions to accelerate mission delivery and achieve exponential impact. In this third episode of NetHope’s Destination Digital podcast, Okta COO and co-founder Frederic Kerrest outlines the beginnings of Okta and how the synergy of tech working with nonprofits is pivotal in helping provide essential … Continued
This Nov 27th, which is #GivingTuesday, NetHope is raising funds for its vital mission. NetHope represents nearly 60 of the world’s leading global nonprofits that, collectively, deliver over 60 percent of all annual, international, non-governmental aid. NetHope is uniquely positioned as a catalyst for collaboration and impact. By bringing together the expertise of the technology sector … Continued
In this episode, we hear from Mike Gianoni, CEO and President of Blackbaud, the world’s leading Cloud software company powering social good. Blackbaud is also a founding partner of NetHope’s Center for the Digital Nonprofit. Since assuming the leadership helm at Blackbaud in January of 2014, Mike has led a remarkable journey of digital transformation … Continued