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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. Nezhina of DePaul University and Jeffrey L. Brudney of Cleveland State University, a base for the future has been identified from this short period of history. What did these studies find? Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a.

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Renew The Heart & Soul of your Non-Profit for a Chance To Win $10,000

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As someone who has facilitated panel featuring “poetry slam case studies” in Iambic pentameter , how could I refuse? The CTK Foundation has just launched the 2012/2013 Heart & Soul Grants , with over $55,000 to assist nonprofits like yours in accomplishing your mission. Two $5,000 Grant Awards to 2 US Nonprofits.

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Research Friday: How Important is Gift Acknowledgement to Donors?

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As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. Welcome to Research Friday ! We welcome your comments and feedback. For example, I gave $20.08 Sources: ^ [1] Burk, P.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona (WFSA) commissioned a study to create a more comprehensive, useful measure of self-sufficiency. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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Colorblindness: Implications for Youth Services

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A study by USA Swimming in 2010 found that 70% of African American children and 58% of Hispanic children had low or no swimming ability. Findings from the 2010 USA Swimming study found that parental fear was one of the major contributors to a child’s swimming ability. Leisure Studies, 13, 159-177. References. [1]

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. Data such as that presented in this annual study is important to track as we learn of the impact of investments such as these. Universities & Colleges (5%). Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.