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5 Things Colleges Can Do Right Now to Impact Fall 2024 Enrollment

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The ongoing FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) delays have left students with less time to compare financial aid offers and make a college decision than in a typical year. There is no doubt about it—students are confused, and they are questioning whether college is obtainable without financial help.

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Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards Winners Announced

Amy Sample Ward

Organizations of all sizes participated in the Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards, hosted by president of Nancy Schwartz & Company and publisher at GettingAttention.org. The 13 winners were selected from 60 finalists drawn from 1,702 nonprofit taglines submitted to the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards competition.

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Scholarships in the Time of COVID-19: A Conversation with UW Madison

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Their fundraising team got to work right away raising emergency funds to help students who were impacted financially by the pandemic. Once that money was raised, Keith and his team began making awards and disbursing the money to their students. That is separate from the regular scholarship awarding season.

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4 Steps to Breaking Down Complicated Content

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Here are some options that come top of mind: Social Media: Cons: Generally limited in the amount of content you can fit in a post. So you can see how these four steps work in practice, we’ll use a recent award-winning campaign for the Center for American Progress and their Generation Progress campaign as an example. Student loan debt.

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A Simple 6 Step Plan for Creating a Facebook Page that Works

NetWits

— We already know that Facebook is crushing it and that schools have an incredible opportunity to use the platform to deepen relationships with families, students and alumni. When thinking through your Facebook cover photo make sure you keep your brand in mind, but try to also show off your culture, history, mission and values.

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Tips for Maintaining Successful Scholarship Programs While Planning for an Unpredictable Fall 2020 Semester

Connection Cafe

What isn’t likely to change is that most students attending college in the fall will still need scholarships and financial aid support. Qualifications for Awards. Start filtering through your awards, especially ones with strict qualifications, so you can be prepared to pivot or update those qualifications and ensure student success.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

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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. Areas served: Worldwide. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Kresge Foundation.

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