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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

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Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday. Leaders in philanthropy, social media, innovative giving, grassroots organizing, marketing and communications are providing counsel and resources to help build this movement. What is the definition of success?

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Our EveryAction Hero: United Nations Foundation

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Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. What does the United Nations Foundation do?

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Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012

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Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. GEO’s 2012 National [.] After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz!

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United Nations Sets a New Agenda for Global Philanthropy

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Now that the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have expired and in some ways, have succeeded surprisingly well , the UN has developed a new set of even more ambitious goals. Carolyn Florey, senior health manager at United Nations Foundation , sees technology as a key enabler for the new sustainability goals. spanhidden.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. Data collection focused on the largest 800 funders nationally plus the top 25 grantmakers in each state and Washington, D.C., private and community foundations.

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A Huge Thanks To Guest Bloggers from the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference 2012

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A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Casey Foundation.

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Boost Your Voice with LightBox Collaborative’s 2012 Editorial Calendar

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And, now, we are excited to present the new and improved editorial calendar for 2012. But many causes and organizations are finding that it’s a lot harder to get picked up in the local paper and/or the national news than it used to be. Our 2012 editorial calendar is presented as a Google spreadsheet. Earned Media is Dead.

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