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Michael Jordan Makes Largest Individual Donation in Make-A-Wish history

NonProfit PRO

Basketball legend Michael Jordan proves that it is better to give than to receive by making a record-setting donation of $10 million to Make-A-Wish America in honor of his 60th birthday on Feb. The gift is the largest from an individual in the organization's 43-year history.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

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. The good news is that you don’t need to spend hours on end searching for relevant news or updates.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

In a difficult year, in which the world struggled to break free from the grip of Covid-19, only to be set back by a new variant, the news of Franklin Thomas’ death came like a sock to the gut. I still remember Frank and his then-vice president, Susan Berresford, visiting Rio de Janeiro to give me the news.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They mostly only follow other politicians and news media. Feeding America :: @ FeedingAmerica. National Museum of American History :: @ AMHistoryMuseum. Oxfam America :: @ OxfamAmerica. politicians follow any nonprofits on Twitter. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA.

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3 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Use Vine And Instagram

TechImpact

Their naturally short videos appeal to the shortening attention spans, are the hippest social media platforms out, and are potentially the key to cracking the difficult to access youth population in America according to Teddy Hunt and SocialBrite. Today’s youth potentially have the shortest attention spans in the history of the world.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month 2021

Media Cause

Hispanic history is American history. Throughout the years, there have been many notable figures of Spanish-speaking populations and Latin America that have influenced and made strides in education, entertainment, sports, politics, and much more. They are still making history.

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Making the most of mid-level

M+R

Below is the mid-level welcome email that Oxfam America sends to new mid-level donors. Through our work with Oxfam America, we started a new communication stream—a special bimonthly report—to give mid-level donors and prospects a deeper understanding of their gifts’ power. Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . .

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