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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America. Boys & Girls Clubs across America immediately sprang into action—quickly changing service delivery models to uniquely assist the needs of communities they serve during the pandemic. Opening doors.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

VisionLink

As we do several times a year, we pass along this essay from Stan Stahl. Martin Luther King Day, 2013 I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 1964 It is still the Winter of America''s discontent. Martin Luther King, Jr. Free at last.

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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had the honor of attending CGI 2013 where I announced Benetech’s latest Commitment to Action. I’ve just had the chance to reflect on how cool CGI 2013 and some of the ideas I’m still processing! We expect to significantly improve access to books that blind people in India need for their education, employment and inclusion in society.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. These images are especially useful for timely situations such as natural disasters, protests against racism, or economic turbulence. What’s your timeframe and goal?

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization” (National Council of Nonprofits, 2017). The truth is, it takes human resources, or employee salaries, to run most programs and make an impact.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

This is increasingly important now, at a time when companies are being challenged to make tough choices and corporate social responsibility is top of mind. In 2013, it became one of the first airlines to outfit a portion of its fleet with split scimitar winglets. Purpose-Driven Companies Integrate Purpose into Business Strategy.

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