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Free Legal Services for Charities Anyone?

Tech Soup

I have no idea how it got started, but one of the most available and effective forms of corporate social responsibility are pro bono legal services for charities. I was reminded of this because of the American Bar Assocation's National Celebration of Pro Bono last week. Many law firms do much more pro bono work than 50 hours.

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Happy Giving Tuesday! Get Out The Give Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Happy Giving Tuesday , a national movement to add a day of charity and doing good founded by the 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation and Mashable, and supported by many nonprofits and corporations as well as individuals to jumpstart the giving season in the US. … Read More

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

To make it even more fun, consider having a local celebrity (i.e. The Testicular Cancer Foundation’s Beard Patrol campaign has got No-Shave November down. In a nutshell, the dollars that participants would otherwise be spent on shaving products are donated to the Testicular Cancer Foundation. come judge the contest.

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Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

philanthropic ecosystem — with established foundations, corporate giving programs, private donors, and 501(c)(3) classified nonprofit organizations — is not a blueprint that can be or has been replicated around the world. These appeals have been popularized through media and celebrity support. It is easy to forget that the U.S.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. hiring a publicist to oversee the campaign and seeking paid advertisements from corporate sponsors and celebrities. From the late 1800s up until 1920, the U.S. entered the Progressive Era. This gave them greater voice in the government.

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Not Business As Usual!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Charity, business, and government, all accomplish great things but have their limitations. First, charity. There are so many times when human beings are in need, and they need our charity. But charity misapplied is corrosive — when charity is more about the giver than the recipient. Next, business.

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Nonprofit Transparency Best Practices: Building Donor & Public Trust

Whole Whale

Your organization’s public disclosure of financial and tax documents can help instill confidence in donors, yes, but also grant making foundations, future hires, journalists, charity rating organizations, and the general public more broadly. Charity Ratings.

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