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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs .

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

In Sacramento, California, the James B. The information vacuum left in the absence of local news is often filled with misinformation: A 2020 Columbia Journalism Review investigation found over 1,200 sites posing as local news that were politically backed sites designed to promote partisan talking points and collect user data.

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

Bloomerang

The first grants are to be awarded later this year. Legal defense: Provide legal support for local news outlets facing challenges such as defamation lawsuits, freedom of information requests, or other legal issues that threaten their existence. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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A Guide to bbcon 2022 Virtual for Higher Education Professionals

sgEngage

Matthew Ewing—Vice President for Advancement at Boise State University. Carrie White—Vice President of Technology, Information, and Philanthropic Strategy at the University of Cincinnati Foundation. These sector leaders will bring Blackbaud’s Skills UP training for managers to bbcon: Wesley Waters—Wake Forest University.

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Cargill Foundation awarded several multi-year disaster grants in 2019. With wildfires posing an increasing threat in the U.S.,

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Utilize this helpful document to build a profile for all potential funders with relevant information and contact information. California Community Foundation. California Community Foundation. Areas served: Los Angeles/California. Funding Priority: Education. Kars4Kids Foundation. Lumina Foundation. Robin Hood.

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