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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The interesting thing, too, is that their model is that they take a percentage of what you raise (5%.) That’s an interesting model, and, if the software is decent, sounds like it could be a good option for some organizations. No setup fees or anything else. But, of course, as with anything, look (a lot) before you leap.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. It is also developing a scalable model and toolkit for other communities to do the same work. " Program is creating new distribution channels for affordable produce to low-income people. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Interview with Temra Costa, Author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Have Fun - Do Good

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. What's the path that brought you to writing this book? A lot of women in the book had that same experience.

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Linking Results To Key Performance Indicators Is Like Hooking Up A Big TV

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I use the chart below, which comes from Chapter 5 of our book. It is important to define and get broad agreement on what handful of data points will be most informative. It is a generic list of results and examples of Key Performance Indicators.

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Solution Salon

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The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights' Reclaim the Future program is hosting a Solution Salon Thursday, May 18th from 6-8 PM at the James Irvine Conference Center (353 Frank Ogawa Plaza, near 14th and Broadway in Oakland). Plus, it is far enough away that if you want to come check it out, you can still book a plane ticket!

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Foundation’s ability to provide 16 million meals to children and families in the Oakland area in 2020 . Kimberly Mitchell. National University. Chris Helfrich.

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People are Ready for a Vision-led Movement

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Last Thursday I went to hear Majora Carter from Sustainable South Bronx , Paul Hawken , author of Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce , Van Jones from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , Geralina Fortier from People's Grocery , and Bruce Cox of the Alliance for West Oakland Development speak at the first Solutions Salon.

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