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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. Several other states celebrated American Indian Day on the fourth Friday in September. However, a national acknowledgement didn’t emerge until J.C.

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Keeping the Rich History of Virginia Preserved and Secure

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She was George Washington's mother, born in Lancaster County in Virginia's Northern Neck region. Celebrating a Region Rich with History. " The library contains thousands of published records, books, manuscripts, periodicals, and microfilms about the Northern Neck region of Virginia.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

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Farm to School is a nationwide grant program run by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) that encourages school districts to buy more food from local farmers to spur economic development and make meals healthier, more affordable, and more environmentally conscious. I’m Determined.

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Volunteer for Mozilla Service Week

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on September 22nd, which aims to celebrate and preserve the Web as an important commons accessible to everyone. This year’s theme is “Digital Inclusion” and there will be local service events that you can join! Take part in “Earth Day for the Web”: We’ve partnered with OneWebDay. of the UK is creating a guide.

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Free Legal Services for Charities Anyone?

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I was reminded of this because of the American Bar Assocation's National Celebration of Pro Bono last week. many if not most local bar associations may have pro bono programs and/or referral services. There also great local referral services like Law Works in Philadelphia, which is a hub for pro bono legal services.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF. State/Local. State/Local / #NPSummit18 / @SCANPO. State/Local. Virginia Nonprofit Institute.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: All You Need is Love. and a Whole Lot.

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With keynote speakers Travis Manzione (Director of Assessment Tools for The Center for Effective Philanthropy ) and Charles Best (Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org ), and a panel representing local nonprofits and funders (including Ear Candy , Phoenix Youth at Risk , SRP , and Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust 5comments: Kayla said.

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