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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. First published on Ozy.com. Now should be no different. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges.

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Demo 2008: Good2Gether Uses Social Technology to Help Nonprofits | Epicenter from Wired.com

AFP Blog

Demo 2008: Good2Gether Uses Social Technology to Help Nonprofits | Epicenter from Wired.com: "Founder Gregory McHale came up with the idea for Good2Gether while looking up information on Hurricane Katrina.

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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. This was a decrease of only 2% compared to December 2008. Another very positive sign was that online giving in December 2009 grew 32% compared to December 2008. The analysis also looked at a subset of the same 1,703 nonprofits in 2008 and 2009.

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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. This was a decrease of only 2% compared to December 2008. Another very positive sign was that online giving in December 2009 grew 32% compared to December 2008. The analysis also looked at a subset of the same 1,703 nonprofits in 2008 and 2009.

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Liz McCartney "Dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. NICE News: CNN Heroes from Operation NICE • CNN's Top 10 Heroes Of 2008 from The Huffington Post heroes cnn activist nonprofit Anne Mahlum "Used to run by homeless men each morning. Bernard Parish, a community just outside New Orleans. Her nonprofit St.

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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.

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Living Between the Tides

NetWits

But it has also been driven by major events like 9/11 , the Asian Tsunami , and Hurricane Katrina. And the 2008 U.S. This is in part because the easier you can communicate, the faster change happens. presidential election are giving us a whole new glimpse of the multi-channel communication and fundraising industrial complex in action.

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