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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Lavelle Fund exemplifies the tremendous social return that bold philanthropy can create. Frankly, it didn’t go as well as we had hoped, and Lavelle worked with us to retarget the grant to focus on students with visual impairments. government and states like Texas. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

How to incentivize volunteerism At its core, volunteerism is the engagement and mobilization of groups of people to support others or fight for a worthwhile cause. Get a free Demo Volunteerism has a long and storied history, in both the United States and the world as a whole. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

These included higher education institutions with students from underserved communities, arts organizations, and social sector infrastructure organizations. Scott’s grants were again oriented to recipients in the United States, with grantees located across 28 states as well as D.C. Geography . and Puerto Rico.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Historical and cultural barriers Historical and cultural barriers can also hinder social mobility for individuals from underserved communities as they may face prejudice and discrimination based on their cultural background. The Black Philanthropy Network is another organization that works to support Black leadership in the nonprofit sector.

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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

The national arm of the United Steelworkers is the second largest, with a revenue of about half a billion dollars. While this blog is largely focused on new developments in unions’ engagement with philanthropy, it is important to acknowledge that unions have long encouraged their members to be engaged in the community.

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Research Friday: Transforming the mindset from charitable giving to the social economy

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Patsy Kraeger, Ph.D. Welcome to Research Friday ! Is the social economy just another buzzword or a new paradigm?

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

We held 33 virtual focus groups (via Zoom) with 181 CVAs in the United States and Canada. With technology solutions, organizations were able to reach volunteers and clients who lived too far away or had other mobility issues. School districts scrambled to get Chromebooks to students. Reaching younger volunteers.