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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

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As part of their democracy portfolios, they’re funding not only newsroom operations and training but also research and collaborations to bring diverse voices to the fore. To close the funding gap for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) newsrooms, Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund has awarded over $5.2

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Using Art and Motion to Expand a Powerful Brand

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We’ve been fortunate to work closely with NMAAHC on a number of initiatives, including their award-winning Seat at the Table events and the Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal. The Simmons Talks are an opportunity for the museum to reach new and different audiences and engage them outside of the structure of a museum visit.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

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Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Collaborative Partnerships and Community Support (5 percent). Willingness to collaborate with other funders, infomediaries, and product providers in finding shared technology solutions that ease nonprofits’ burden. Miscellaneous (3 percent).

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The Collaboration Prize: $250,000 for Nonprofits That Collaborate, Not Compete

Have Fun - Do Good

To be eligible to apply, the collaboration must: "Involve two or more nonprofit organizations that each would otherwise provide the same or similar programs or services and compete for clients, financial resources and staff. Why don't more nonprofits collaborate? Logo from The Collaboration Prize web site.

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Unions and their role in the social sector

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Unions are usually structured around large national/international organizations that contain smaller local organizations (also known as “locals”). Unions award grants. Keeping these criticisms in mind, the next blog post will discuss how unions collaborate with other social sector forces. Unions are both local and national.

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Tips for Activating a Culture of Wellbeing in the Nonprofit Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If we lack the skills to avoid collaborative overload, manage difficult conversations, learn from failure, the resulting physical, emotional, and mental strain gets in the way of a nonprofit organization’s success. Then, I have participants work in small groups, using a structured brainstorming process. Responsive tech support.

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How to Write Job Descriptions for Your Nonprofit

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Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. Including specifics about the role.

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