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Symantec Gives Back

Tech Soup

As a company, they works to have a positive impact on the local communities around the world where it has offices. This program aims to expand the number of women in business and promote a regional culture of women’s entrepreneurship. Matching Gifts, Dollars for Doers, and Nonprofit Board Service.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

One element is an infrastructure project installing fiber optical cabling to homes, schools and businesses and gigabit (ultra-fast) Internet, sponsored by Google. Google plans to roll it out in Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah as well. The fund will rely on local nonprofits to figure what the right solutions are for this specific region.

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Bigger is always better…(Except when it’s not!)

ASU Lodestar Center

A small board would allow members to meet with less notice; there would be fewer busy schedules to try to coordinate, and the nastiness of bureaucracy would be easier to evade. By having more local leaders she would increase not only total funds to her organization, but higher visibility as well. Very appealing!

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How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?

Connection Cafe

With some additional wealth data research you find out her husband owns an investment business downtown, and between the two of them they hold over $3 million in real estate assets. Or would you invite her to a behind-the-scenes event for local VIPs? This would determine she is a good target for your next year end mail campaign.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My business supports an organisation called Entoure in Australia who stages challenging events to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for critically injured kids. Second, organize local veterinarians, municipalities and animal rescue organizations in working together to provide low-cost spay/neuter and promote adoption of the satos.’”.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Utah’s tourism slogan captures the physical wonders of our state, which has some of the best skiing, highest deserts and deepest canyons in the world. Utah has the highest birth rate in the country (88 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44) and the youngest population – almost a third of Utahns are under the age of 18. of the past.

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