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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

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So if you want to join us in sharing stories and opportunities to become of, by, and for your community, please consider joining that email list today.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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CA: One of the best things that happened to me while volunteering for the local art museum is they funded my travel to Los Angeles and my tuition to take the week-long grant writing training bootcamp hosted by The Grantsmanship Center. Q: What are the best grant writing courses? Q: Do I need an academic degree?

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How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

Of all of these technologies, 3D printing has had the longest history of being used for disaster relief. Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, this project is a 12-week program, which started June 8, for six start-ups ending with a demo day hosted by partner Wearable World in San Francisco. 3D Printing a New Hand.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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We are excited to host our national movement gathering in the Capital. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees / Los Angeles, CA / $935. This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. Feb 27 - Mar 1.

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Examples of Abundance in the Arts: Ask A Conductor on Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are now planning to create a video platform for Ask a Curator, a website where members of the public will be able to find hundred of questions on Art, History and Science answered by leading experts from around the world. The website will also host live video question and answer sessions with curators on a regular basis.

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How The James Irvine Foundation Received Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

Because of new Microsoft eligibility rules that now allow private foundations to receive Microsoft software donations , Jeff Brandenburg, Irvine Foundation’s director of technology, describes his experience getting the first donations in his foundation’s long history. Here is my interview with Jeff Brandenburg.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

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Machine Project (Los Angeles, CA). Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits. Both staff and visitors host TV programs in the space that range from interviews to game shows to salon chair ministries.

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