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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. What’s the problem? Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Boosting Arizona's Philanthropic Resources

ASU Lodestar Center

Arizona Grantmakers Forum. In my last post , I highlighted the current status of Arizona's philanthropic sector, based on a research report released by Arizona Grantmakers Forum in January 2011. It seems clear that Arizona's philanthropic sector is underdeveloped relative to most other parts of the country.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

Over the past year, our research team at Arizona State University has conducted the Technology Evolution in Volunteer Management, or “TEVA” project. One was an airline company, so I assumed it would be their local employees signing up. But among the storm clouds, there were some silver linings. It wasn’t!

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Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

Saleforce Nonprofit

Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. ASU became the first university to adopt Slack campus-wide, launching it across five campuses and more than 200,000 users, including students, faculty, and administrators.

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5 steps for nonprofits to enact diversity, equity and inclusion strategies

ASU Lodestar Center

Mitch Menchaca is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. He has spent the past 20 years in the arts and culture and philanthropy sectors with positions on the local, state and national levels.

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Diversity in fundraising

ASU Lodestar Center

Because nonprofit organizations rely so heavily on the ability to connect to local communities in order to generate precious donations and grants, it is vital to their continued relevancy as change-agents to be able to connect to diverse communities. in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Arizona Community Foundation. They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . Arizona Community Foundation. Areas served: Arizona (limited US). The Andrew W.

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