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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

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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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Unlocking change: Free access to Candid’s nonprofit resources

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Our mission is to get you what you need to do good—and that includes free access to the nonprofit resources, insights, and tools listed below. Online librarian consultations : Receive real-time, personalized assistance from our in-house experts on philanthropy, nonprofit management, and fundraising. foundations have websites.

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What is Corporate Philanthropy? What Nonprofits Need to Know

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Considering the major benefits that corporate partnerships can offer, your nonprofit needs a defined strategy to raise more from corporate philanthropy and build stronger relationships with businesses. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is corporate philanthropy? What is corporate philanthropy? Let’s begin!

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Automating data exploration frees time to focus on higher-level analysis and interpretation of results. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Free and Open-Source Apache Spark provides a powerful platform for large-scale data processing and machine learning tasks.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

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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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Corporate Philanthropy: Adapting to a Changing World

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Thus, corporate philanthropy is on the rise. This frees them from the pressures of donors and stakeholders, giving them more control over where the money goes. Now, corporations are using philanthropy as a business tactic. Increasingly, philanthropy is being used as a form of public relations or advertising.

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Giving 2.0: The MOOC Launches Today: Sign Up for Free

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The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. Participants will do a real-time grantmaking process during which up to $100,000 of Learning By Giving Foundation capital will be allocated to student-selected nonprofits.

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