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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. They provide education tailored to girls’ needs. State Street Foundation.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

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It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities. Networking and Collaboration: Foundations can serve as connectors, facilitating collaborations among their grantees and other community organizations.

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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Everyaction

There are nearly 800,000 people protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). From legal work to advocacy to grassroots mobilization, these 7 organizations highlighted below are fighting to ensure that immigrant rights are human rights. American Immigration Council. Learn more about their #HeretoStay Campaign.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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2) Offering Networking and Education . Common subjects include strategic planning, communications, advocacy, and community needs assessments. . 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy . Loose, short-term affiliations also can be valuable for advocacy work.

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What Mesh Businesses Should Support Philanthropy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Laura Efurd sent this tweet during Lisa Gansky’s discussion of the mesh concept at the GEO Growing Social Impact in a Networked World conference. Gansky’s Mesh is based on the concept that unused value = waste and that information networks enable real-time brokering between customers and that unused capacity.

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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

LCF has built a dynamic network of Latino nonprofit leaders through its advocacy platform, the California Latino Agenda and has engaged a powerful group of female donors through the Latina Giving Circle. We engaged with our networks on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter, without overwhelming readers with asks.

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Some Reflections about Social Data in the Cloud from the Social Innovation Summit 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended the conference last year and this year, like last year, was a fantastic learning and networking opportunity. One example comes from, StethoCloud , which developed a solution to diagnose childhood pneumonia. It was inspiring to see it in action, but also how they improvised to get it started.