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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

Prior to the Civil War, the education of Black Americans was prohibited in most states and discouraged in others, leaving many Black communities without access to the educational resources to build quality lives, much less wealth. One friend turned to me and asked where I was headed; I proudly shared, “Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.”

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Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research

Cloud 4 Good

Following the considerable success the University of Vermont (UVM) found using Salesforce Marketing and Service Cloud to safely and efficiently reopen their campus in the wake of COVID-19’s emergence, UVM once again engaged Cloud for Good to take their Salesforce technology to the next level by expanding their Salesforce usage.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Instead, it encourages foundations to start fresh by reassessing how they best live up to their responsibility and promises made to invest private resources for the public good. HBCUs have been critical in educating Black people, developing Black leaders, and addressing inequality throughout U.S.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? In fact, for every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average HBCU. In fact, large U.S.

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When Looking to Diversify Your Development Office, Widen Your Lens

Bloomerang

But if you want to diversify your development office, or even just start the conversation, here are a few relatively simple suggestions to consider. Just while writing this piece, I’ve received email newsletters from the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC).

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Alicia Dicks, The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties

Connection Cafe

The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. Today’s Q&A is with Alicia Dicks, President & CEO of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties.