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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

.orgSource

Our interview process is rigorous. We do phone screening followed by three waves of interviews with teammates from different cross sections of the company. If you’re interviewing prospective employees, be as clear about the company’s expectations for behavior and attitude as you are about the professional skills required.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

When I graduate and start interviewing for jobs, I can say to white interviewers that I had the same education as their daughters! It was the perfect combination to help this “average” high school student excel and graduate at the top of her class. She responded, “Hmm, I am going to Boston University. My story isn’t unique.

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DonorsChoose Interview & Social Media Challenge

Amy Sample Ward

My collaborator, JD Lasica , at SocialBrite has just posted the interview and details below. Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn. At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas.

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

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From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. Q: What kind of folks have asked about becoming a grant writer?

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

HBCU staff who were interviewed for the qualitative research all noted that their respective institutions saw an uptick in philanthropic funding since 2020. In addition to providing a top-tier education, HBCUs accept and acknowledge students’ identities. It lifts the entire household when you educate one student. …

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Interview: Avi Kaplan, Epic Change for TweetsGiving

Amy Sample Ward

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Find out more in the interview below! Tags: events interview africa epic change fundraising philanthropy tweetsgiving twitter. What is Epic Change?

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Interview: Avi Kaplan, Epic Change for TweetsGiving

Amy Sample Ward

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Find out more in the interview below! Tags: events interview africa epic change fundraising philanthropy tweetsgiving twitter. What is Epic Change?

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