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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

With many incredible ideas on the table, they committed to moving forward with two community-driven approaches to combat hunger: A Hunger Action Plan to activate our Salesforce ecosystem around long-term systemic changes to fight hunger. Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Research, Hunger Free America. “ Jennifer Thall. .”

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

The reasons for these discrepancies are deep-rooted, often spanning generations, and are the physical manifestations of lifetimes of abuse and inequality that have been baked into the fabric of America since its inception. So what does healing look like?

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% "Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Download Range and try it out for yourself.

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Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud

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Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit operating in support of a vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an equitable and excellent education. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: How Zero to Three Improves Childhood Development Through Salesforce Technology.

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I'll Text for Food

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these hard times. President-elect Obama pledged to end childhood hunger by 2015 during his presidential campaign. Share Our Strength is the leading national organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America.

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An Interview with Jessica Rauch about The Generation Project: Passionate about Teaching Young People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A. in General Childhood Education at Bank Street College of Education. I left the classroom in 2007 to join Teach For America staff where I pioneered graduate school recruitment for the organization through May of this year.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In our family, I have involved my kids in fundraising activities from the time they were old enough to walk. My colleagues who support the The Sharing Foundation also make fundraising for their favorite cause a family activity. Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way.

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