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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

Instead , they pursue a variety of other strategies centering on litigation, education, and industry-wide advocacy. According to Candid data, funding from large foundations to workers’ rights nonprofits more than doubled between 2007 and 2019, from $14.5 Top 10 foundations to workers’ rights nonprofits, 2007-2019.

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An Uncommon Year for Giving: GivingUSA Data [WEBINAR]

Top Nonprofits

She has served as the vice president and creative director of a national fundraising firm and chief development officer in arts and higher education. Benefactor Group is currently working with arts, culture, and educational institutions; human service organizations; the faith community; and others working to improve the quality of life.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Reading a Bookshare-downloaded book on the BrailleNote portable device Launched in 2007 to replicate the proven Bookshare model internationally, our Bookshare International library has already grown to serve members in more than 40 countries , many of whom are in the developing world. The second principle is sourcing locally relevant content.

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Struggling to get people to donate online?

Top Nonprofits

She has served as the vice president and creative director of a national fundraising firm and chief development officer in arts and higher education. Benefactor Group is currently working with arts, culture, and educational institutions; human service organizations; the faith community; and others working to improve the quality of life.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 2007, the company accelerated efforts to reduce waste and use fewer chemicals through its first fully sustainable product line, the earthkeeper’s boot, setting sustainable standards that have expanded to Timberland’s entire footwear line. “Employees don’t have to check their values at the door when they come to work.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority. The photo above is Leng Sopharath.

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Bookshare International’s Viji Dilip Profiled in Magazine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I wanted to give back to society, to help people who didn’t have vision with their education so that they could become economically and socially independent." Since Viji was raised in India, she began looking at the educational challenges faced by people from that country. In countries outside the U.S.,

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