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Tis the Season for Creativity in Holiday/Year-end Giving – Share your gift opportunity here

Connection Cafe

percent drop from 2008. Of that 106+ million people looking to give, there are about well over 20 million Americans who might be torn between buying a gift for a loved one or friend and giving to charity. Nearly 21% have not yet decided how much to give and to what charity. According to the National Retail Federation U.S.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December. It's your choice.

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29-Day Giving Challenge: An Interview with Cami Walker

Have Fun - Do Good

I'll be starting the challenge again on October 30, 2008 so that the 29th day of my challenge will be on November 27, 2008, American Thanksgiving. You can download a 29 Day Giving Calendar and gift cards on the 29 Day Giving Challenge social network. The deadline to submit your story is November 29, 2008.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

In 2008, Vermont became the first state to permit the creation of the L3C (Powell, Jackson-Zapata, & Kammerling, 2014), an entity that allows companies to achieve modest profits while operating under a business model that emphasizes impact over profits. In 2014, Goodwill received $3.94

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