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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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November is National Native American Heritage Month! Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. In the following years, New York adopted the Congress’s plan, designating the second Saturday in May as American Indian Day.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. Later, that information can be used to target the most active and educated supporters and get them involved.

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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. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

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For example, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) undertook a six-year lobbying campaign in New York to pass better protections for domestic workers. New York is the epicenter ii of funding for workers’ rights nonprofits. Source: Foundation 1000. The post Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?

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Court Rules That Cars Can Be For Kids

The NonProfit Times

Kars4Kids, a Lakewood, New Jersey charity, first deployed its earworm 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS jingle in commercials that began airing locally in the New York-New Jersey region in 1999. Neither party’s conduct in this matter was beyond reproach.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

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For that reason, your organization and its activities will not be of interest to most of the funders out there. . National Park Trust. Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). National Park Trust. Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization.

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