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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

We are both from New York, but felt that California was the right place to be. And then, of course, we have Riane Eisler , whose new book is about the wealth of nations, speaking, and she, too, is an idealist. We're tired of hearing people overcoming their horrible childhood, because it's too much. And we just did.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. Their vision is to become a national leader in the sphere of youth and family behavioral health, and in many areas they are already leading the way.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Originally from California, Harriet Chalmers Adams lived a life that saw her travel through South America, Asia, and the South Pacific. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts. Roxane Gay.

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