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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

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March is Women’s History Month, a time to honor women’s accomplishments throughout history and recognize history-makers that have contributed to advancing and protecting women’s rights in our society. Learn how you can take the time to celebrate Women’s History Month with our list of ideas and nonprofits you can support!

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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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This is a month dedicated to celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and their many contributions and achievements throughout history. May is set aside every year to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to American history and modern society.

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Celebrating National Nonprofit Day: Honoring Leaders of Change

The Modern Nonprofit

A Stroll Down Memory Lane: The Origins of National Nonprofit Day National Nonprofit Day traces its origins back to the Tariff Act of 1894, a significant marker in history that set the precedent for tax exemptions for charitable institutions. They’re powerhouses of change: Economic Impact: Nonprofits in the U.S.

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Seeking Clarity about the Complementary Nature of Social Work and the Arts

Museum 2.0

And we each have specific interests in increasing access, connection, and empowerment of marginalized people. Meanwhile, arts industry leaders worry about " oversupply " of organizations in the face of dwindling demand. Arts organizations can operate on their own timelines and internal values. We all work for nonprofits.

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Teenagers, Space-Makers, and Scaling Up to Change the World

Museum 2.0

This week, my colleague Emily Hope Dobkin has a beautiful guest post on the Incluseum blog about the Subjects to Change teen program that Emily runs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Subjects to Change isn''t an art club or a history group. institutional change Museum of Art and History programs youth'

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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. His scathing editorials demanded that America step up and provide a home for such a beautiful work of art. We also went out to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

Tech Soup

Art and Media. The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The goal of these case studies is to raise awareness of the impact these nonprofits are making in South Africa. Children and Education.