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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Baltimore Community Foundation. The National Education Association Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization based in Washington, DC. Their strategic focus of leaders, teachers, and families also incorporates support for one of the strongest early childhood policy and advocacy networks in the nation.

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Dip Into Your Heart

DipJar

A trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, saw 1,500 people visit. To recognize and meet the needs of this group, Pathfinders for Autism recently created the Self-Advocacy Advisory Committee. As parents of autistic children know, family outings can quickly spiral into stressful occasions.

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QR Codes in Action. Five Nonprofits Share their Experiences

Care2

“The QR code links to our lead advocacy volunteer telling her story and briefly describing the benefits of joining our advocacy team,&# said Mike Kondratick at JDRF. National Aquarium in Baltimore. The National Aquarium in Baltimore uses QR codes directly posted on their exhibits throughout the Aquarium.

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Dueling moral high grounds

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

President Marc Mauer of the National Federation of the Blind just had an excellent op ed published by the Baltimore Sun entitled Bias against blind book lovers. Mauer does a great job in capturing the advocacy position of the Reading Rights Coalition. This is a case of dueling moral high grounds.

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NetSquared Local Events: June 6–7, 2013

Tech Soup

Saturday, June 1 is the National Day of Civic Hacking and Net2 organizers in Honolulu, Boston and New Haven are jumping into the fray! Boston, MA: National Day of Civic Hacking - RHoK Boston. Baltimore, MD: June Tech & Social Change Baltimore Meetup: Wikipedia. Bored this weekend? This Week’s NetSquared Events.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help and Consultations. Baltimore, Maryland: Salesforce 101 for Nonprofits and Free Tech Help and Guidance. Seattle, Washington: Bolder and Wiser: Nonprofit Advocacy Rights (Part 2). Paris, France: Forum National des Associations et des Fondations. Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

Last spring the Urban Institute and the Racial Diversity Collaborative released a study called Measuring Racial-Ethnic Diversity in the Baltimore-Washington Region's Nonprofit Sector. In addition, the study found that Executive Directors of color mostly lead local or regional organizations, not national organizations.