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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. First published on Ozy.com.

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

They started by using technology to connect data across their 4,900 Club locations so that national leaders could gain a real-time view into members’ needs and preferences. . On day one, we also hosted a group of 14 nonprofit executives at the Soho House in New York City.

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First Lady Michelle Obama and United We Serve

Have Fun - Do Good

"It's been said that our true calling in life is where our heart's greatest gladness meets the world's deepest need." --First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. We believe that the only way to build that new foundation for our economy is to establish a new role for service in this country."

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

Have Fun - Do Good

He is currently a Fellow in the Food and Society Policy Fellows Program, which is a national project of the W.K. At the end of 2008, I initiated a new project called the Grow. We already spend fewer dollars on our food than -- I don't know about most -- but many industrial nations. Kellogg Foundation. Grub Project.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference. Take full advantage of the best national peer network by attending the 2016 Alliance National Conference. Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo. It is our turn to make history. Nonprofit Management. 10/19/2017.

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Leaders in Nonprofit Technology: Daniel Ben-Horin

Tech Soup

CompuMentor in due course turned into TechSoup when it became a national nonprofit, and TechSoup Global in 2008 after it had become an international organization. He was born and raised in New York City. Capitalism and socialism are wrestling themselves to death in the tar pit of history. Daniel’s Bio.

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Training Social Changemakers: An Interview with Andre Carothers of the Rockwood Leadership Program

Have Fun - Do Good

We are a national nonprofit that trains advocacy professionals, people working for nonprofits full-time, in the fine arts of collaboration, leadership, listening, speaking, conflict resolution, and collaboration across organizational boundaries. We are really interested in building that in 2008. We saw a lot of projects get birthed.