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Diversity in fundraising

ASU Lodestar Center

The Census Bureau (2012) also projects that by 2043, the United States will be a majority-minority nation and, by 2060, the non-Hispanic white population will make up only 40 percent of the total population. This means that, by 2060, the total minority population would double from 116 to 241 million (United States Census Bureau 2012).

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

ASU Lodestar Center

I’ll keep this simple, as many of us have a lot on our minds as we experience the world grappling with a public health crisis. According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2 Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. I invited her to share her experience in crowd funding. I saw for myself that history was unfolding in front of me. Now, fast forward to 2012. A Guest Post by Sam Mayfield.

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A Revolution in Documentary Film

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year’s Academy Award winning film – Inside Job – is one of the most powerful descriptions of what went wrong leading up to the financial collapse of 2008. Every Memory Matters is expected to go live in January, 2012, when Granito is broadcast nationally on the PBS series POV. But that is only the jumping off point for the inquiry.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Having had previous experience with thin-client computing, they liked the idea of attaching the USB hubs to the monitors. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Having had previous experience with thin-client computing, they liked the idea of attaching the USB hubs to the monitors. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub.

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Developing a Social Media Plan: Lessons from Election 2008

NTEN

Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. history, the candidates for president have raised more than $1 Billion. As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. 2012 may be the year that Second Life emerges as a major player in a national election.