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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

California and New York have the most unions in the dataset, with 3,790 and 3,777 organizations respectively. Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). ROC, WCRJ, and other workers’ centers represent a new front in the labor movement.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. ” The article described fascinating new uses of sensors and other smart telecommunications devices in energy conservation, transportation, health care, and food distribution.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. Team up with local news.

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Member Round Up: Fundraising, awards, and.boot camp?

NTEN

Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities to do so: you can nominate local unsung heroes or become a speed catcher for young leaders (read on to learn what that means), or find resources to help your organization have a successful fundraising season! Visit iamoregon.org to make a nomination or go to mmt.org to learn more about MMT's work.

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Free Legal Services for Charities Anyone?

Tech Soup

I was reminded of this because of the American Bar Assocation's National Celebration of Pro Bono last week. In 2012, 466 Cooley attorneys contributed over 33,000 hours to pro bono cases. many if not most local bar associations may have pro bono programs and/or referral services. OK, I do know that lawyers in the U.S

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Social Media for Nonprofits SF Conference Recap

Tech Soup

On Friday November 4 , 300 nonprofit and social good professionals gathered at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and Club in San Francisco for Social Media for Nonprofits – a national conference series on the use of social media for social good. Which tools are you using and why? Let us know in the comments.