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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization. The Central Asia Institute is only one nonprofit organization that has fallen from grace due to poor nonprofit governance. Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2.

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When Looking to Diversify Your Development Office, Widen Your Lens

Bloomerang

Prior to 2011, the majority of my career was spent at small and mid-size organizations, where a large part of the funding came from foundations, corporations, and government grants. I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer.

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2011 NTEN LIfetime Achievement Award: Judy Hallman

NTEN

Judy started her career providing support for nonprofits after retiring from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she helped introduce the university to the Internet as a documentation and training specialist for campus information systems. This year, we are thrilled to honor Judy Hallman for her work with this award.

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Giving Trends in Mexico: Millennials and Gen Z Drive Rise in Online Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding.

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

Qgiv

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. These were modest jobs, many in campus offices working with university administrators and faculty members. What classes are best?

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2013 NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award: Lauren-Glenn Davitian

NTEN

She is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. 2011: Judy Hallman , RTPNet. Her most recent project is updating Vermont''s cable statutes. Lauren-Glenn is an Emeritus NTEN Board member. in Anthropology, Phi Beta Kappa, 1982). 2010: Ed Happ , International Red Cross. 2009: Daniel Ben Horin , TechSoup. 2008: Vince Stehle.

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