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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

The Effects of Medical Debt Relief: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments is the title of their new 126-page report. Debt relief in non-medical contexts — including student loans, credit cards, mortgages, and bankruptcy — has been shown to reduce financial distress, increase earnings, and improve mental health.

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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. Organizations hosted “listening” sessions, in which the Black community shared their experiences with leaders in the sector, mostly non-Black people of color and white people.

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The Top 4 Things You Missed at Dreamforce 2021

Saleforce Nonprofit

Another Dreamforce is in the books, and although this year’s event looked different than those in the past, it wasn’t lacking the usual entertainment, insight, and community building that we’ve come to expect from a traditional Dreamforce experience. Nonprofit Cloud is Delivering Unique Experiences to Drive Impact.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

Most of our nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were started by philanthropists and free Blacks as a way to offer the best, and often only, higher education experience for Black people. It was the perfect combination to help this “average” high school student excel and graduate at the top of her class.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

ABFE president and CEO Susan Taylor Batten gave this greeting to those of us who were able to experience the 2023 Harambee conference last month. Make no mistake—it is an experience, both an individual and collective Black experience. “Welcome home.” Here are some of my reflections and top takeaways from the conference.

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1 Million Trailhead Badges: Lessons from Salesforce.org’s Trailhead Journey

Saleforce Nonprofit

First, some tips for your learning program based on our experience. Regroup and iterate: A core principle of design thinking is to adjust and refine based on experience. And yet even after all of that unforeseen growth and depth to the Salesforce.org Trailhead experience, we are on the threshold of something even dreamier.

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