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5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

Everyaction

Refugees International ’s website, there are currently over 65 million people across the world who are displaced by war, conflict and persecution, and tens of millions more who have been displaced by climate events and natural disasters. Pueblo Sin Fronteras is a collective which operates permanently in solidarity with displaced peoples.

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Help Empower Women Rights Organizations in the Ukraine

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the age of 13, my grandfather left his country and ended up as a refugee in America. Despite harsh conditions, he made a new life in a new country, but never forgot his homeland. In Ukraine, nearly 2 million people are internally displaced. A branch of my family tree is from the Ukraine.

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Purpose at PIMCO | The Power of Partnerships & Knowing Your Why

Connection Cafe

With this in mind, we recently took measures to evolve our community engagement platform, giving people access to a broad set of tools to help them engage and build purpose beyond their day-to-day roles. We also work with local food banks across each of our global offices. Gender Equality (Goal 5).

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Results Of The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving

Tech Soup

Bank of America ($222 million cash). In the case of Microsoft, their current mission is youth empowerment. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact. In developing a prospect list of potential corporate donors start locally. Chevron ($262 million cash).

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

Additionally, Microsoft recently announced its YouthSpark initiative, which aims to create opportunities for 300 million young people over the next three years. These apps encourage young people to get involved in civic and political issues. Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C.

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4 Best Professional Development Practices for Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

The staff of a nonprofit school or tutoring system may prefer academic journals, while those at the local animal shelter may prefer online training courses. . Maybe the resource doesn’t fit nicely into one of your existing programs or maybe you want to encourage people to take advantage of the opportunity outside of work. .