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How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? When thinking about fundraising, many nonprofits and funders believe in the old adage, “Give a person a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a person to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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2009 Career Coaching Discount for Have Fun * Do Good Readers

Have Fun - Do Good

I'm offering Have Fun * Do Good readers a special discount if they would like to give themselves, or a friend the gift of career coaching in 2009. Now I mainly do one-on-one work with people via phone, and teach classes on occasion. I also host Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast about creating a career with impact.

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Analyzing Budgets and Saving Money at a Nonprofit

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Community Service Programs – General maintenance, repairs, and lawn care services impact the monthly budget. in 2009 to equip organizations with the skills and tools needed to become successful and sustainable. As a result, ask if they are willing to “price match.”. Funding For Good, Inc.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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Prior to her work with March of Dimes, she focused internationally on the impacts of social and environmental factors on the health of women and their families . Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects . Teach For America. Vice President, Social Impact and Sustainability.

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Overcoming the Government-Nonprofit Dependency

ASU Lodestar Center

Challenges due to the government-nonprofit dependency include: Government Funding as the Primary Source of Revenue – When the government becomes the primary source of revenue for Social Service nonprofit organizations, any fluctuations in that funding can have an impact on the ability of the organizations to serve those in need.

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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Talking about global youth issues from a high-level is one thing, but it is so much more impactful and inspiring to sit down with young people and hear their stories of challenge and success directly. Lori Harnick, Microsoft’s general manager, Citizenship & Public Affairs also joined in the panel discussion. A video of her story is here.

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How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In so doing, it has had more impact for less cost. In 2009, a dollar spent by the organization on online tools helped to improve 10 times as many neighborhoods as a dollar spent on playground equipment. is developing systems to recognize and reward those who are having the most impact both online and offline.

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