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Be a Mentor, Thank a Mentor During National Mentoring Month

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Deborah Barge, Chief Development Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Each January, National Mentoring Month celebrates the people who guide our paths, support our journeys, inspire our next steps: mentors. January is National Mentoring Month. Chief Development Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. .

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

Salesforce.org Partners and Staff collaborating at our last in-person Partner Summit in 2019. OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. We’re in the midst of two major crises in America: mental health and race relations. There is something for everyone! Do we recognize the signs of these problems?

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities

Saleforce Nonprofit

A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), offer a model for how to tackle complex issues. Feeding America’s Vast Network of Partners.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Oxfam America. Feeding America. Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Teach For America.

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3 Unexpected Lessons Nonprofits Learned from the Pandemic

Saleforce Nonprofit

Nonprofits have radically needed to change their business models in light of the pandemic. Two years later, as we compare the situation today against the backdrop of the challenges brought by the pandemic, we’ve been talking to nonprofit leaders in North America, Europe, and Australia. In the U.K.,

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

ASU Lodestar Center

Second, model out and scenario plan for revenue declines of 5, 10 and 15 percent. If your organization was newly formed after the GFC or does not have good data, then peer data and the model/scenario planning may be your best bet to get a ballpark idea. This is a time to make informed and collaborative decisions.

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