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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. Ford Foundation had a history of working on issues of racial discrimination in Brazil. I can’t tell you how proud I am to be a grantee!”

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

NPR emphasizes how its “Muslims in America: A New Generation” series explores the multifaceted experiences of muslims living in a post-9/11 America, while its Hidden Brain episode “Why Now?” The magazine-like quality to the report makes it accessible to high school kids and corporate sponsors alike. Donate Life America.

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The Knowledge is in the Room: How To Let It Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. How Feeding America Uses KPIs to Measure Social Media.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

ClassTalk was made through Code for America , a nonprofit that connects app developers with civic leaders to solve city problems. The iPad app provides free videos to K-12 students on various topics, including math, science, finance, and history. Image: App Inventor Workshop ( Flickr ).

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

Again, a little bit about what I do, I do workshops, board retreats, webinars, coaching, and consulting. And at the end, those who reached their goal, we had an incentive where they got another board member sponsor taking them out to a fancy restaurant where everybody wanted to go and we paid for the dinner and all of that.

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Off the Mat, Into the World: An Interview with Seane Corn

Have Fun - Do Good

It really became a win-win for everyone, because I won't sponsor an organization, or a company unless they're willing to tie the money to a cause or crisis. But every time I would leave a workshop, I would leave with this haunting feeling of, "Now what?" Sixteen children were sponsored while we where there.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. The Green Festival is a big green economy event that we co-produce with Co-op America. Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. We've now expanded to Washington, D.C.,

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