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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

ASU Lodestar Center

Remember the global financial crisis (GFC), aka the Great Recession, of 2007-2010? For the nonprofit sector, the GFC wreaked havoc on donations and budgets. According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2

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Girls for a Change: Call for Mentors

Have Fun - Do Good

Courtney Macavinta, coauthor of RESPECT: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line is Crossed , talks about her experience as a GFC mentor on her blog : One of the most amazing experiences I get to have week after week is coaching Girls For A Change Team 13 at Overfelt High School in San Jose. girl social change mentor

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Peace Games & International Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. More than the addictive nature of game, the action it can take. 700,000 have played the game. We're following up with a new game. Glimpse into immigrant farm workers.

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