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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. and identified many opportunities for change. Notably, the group debated the tension between short-term fixes and long-term systemic change.

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7 Ways to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Saleforce Nonprofit

You’ve probably heard the phrase “I have a dream” at least some point in your childhood. James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time was a national bestseller published the same year as the March on Washington. This historic piece of literature galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

As I mentioned last week, I'll be speaking about blogging at the Writing for Change Conference in San Francisco this month. In the interview transcript below, Elizabeth talks about the conference and offers tips for writers who want to write for change. Elizabeth Pomada: Hi, I'm Elizabeth Pomada. It's been very fast.

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7 Ways to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Saleforce Nonprofit

Listen to Dr. King’s most famous speech You’ve probably heard the phrase “I have a dream” at least at some point in your childhood. James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time was a national bestseller published the same year as the March on Washington. King’s legacy, and ways to give back while carrying his legacy forward.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. 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).

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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. Explore the work of organizations like the National Geographic Society , Audubon , and The Mars Generation - their impact is out of this world. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts.

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