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Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Civic Ventures Wins House and Senate Passage of the Serve America Act Nonprofit organization Civic Ventures has long campaigned in favor of boosting government support for public service in America. House and Senate both have passed the bill, and President Obama is expected to sign it into law on April 21st. Partial victory?

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

sgEngage

This quote, taken from the TIME article “ Behind the Anti-War Protests that Swept America in 1968 ”, is a good example of that. . “ This decade also saw the Black Power Movement, American Indian Movement, a further push for women’s rights , rights of farmworkers, and the Green Power Movement.

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$100,000 Grant: Polls Still Open in the Peace Primary - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Also in the running and campaigning hard are (in alphabetical order) Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation; Citizens for Global Solutions, Faithful Security; Genocide Intervention Network; Global Green USA; National Religious Campaign Against Torture; and Women’s Action for New Directions. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Notes from Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp

Have Fun - Do Good

The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. He also listed the following Green Economy Trends that are also available here : 1. There is a growing movement focusing on building the local, green economy as an alternative to the transnational corporation.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. North America. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. So Fraser Green, great fundraiser in Canada who was working for an organization, left it. You need to have a gift acceptance policy. It takes time. .

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Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

Non Profit Quarterly

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees.

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