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Key Challenges Facing Arts And Culture Nonprofits, And How A Texas Ballet Overcomes Them

Bloomerang

When most of us think of arts and culture nonprofits, the biggest names come easily to mind. Nick’s devotion to Ballet Lubbock is evident in its remarkable growth, from a $550,000 organizational budget in 2011 to today’s $2.5 Occasionally, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funds pass through the TCA. The Smithsonian.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: National Wildlife Federation. For National Wildlife Federation’s Twitter, I have two incredibly amazing helpers: Kristin Johnson and Kevin Coyle. I think having an open mind, being relevant, authentic, transparent and willing to experiment are things that are important to social media practitioners.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! We believe that having more minds working simultaneously on a problem increases the odds of solving that problem well and quickly. Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work.

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

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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. My mind was a sponge. Keep in mind there are many nonprofit organizations asking for funding. What classes are best?

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SAP Gives Back

Tech Soup

For example: SAP continues to invest in their University Alliances program , which provides technology and expertise to educate students throughout the world and cultivate new IT leaders. Although one million people may seem like an enormous number, consider this: on October 31, 2011, the global population reached 7 billion.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Executive Compensation"

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, February 25, 2011 Research Friday: "Executive Compensation" posted by Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. Two things come to mind. I know from my own personal experience as a nonprofit student, I really had to educate myself in order to change my perspective about fair compensation. Paying staff adds up!

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7 Questions To Ask First

Connection Cafe

A third (33%) of nonprofit executives take over from someone who was fired or forced to resign, according to the 2011 Daring to Lead report, which surveyed 3000 nonprofit executive directors earlier this year. This blows my mind. Author: Jennifer Darrouzet. Yes, daring to lead does at some point require a leap of faith. at the top.