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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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February is Black History Month in many countries in the United States and Canada, an annual observance dedicated to honoring and acknowledging the valuable contributions of Black people in both nations. Keep reading to learn more about Black History Month and how you can get involved!

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August Awareness: National Back to School Month

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National Back to School Month History. Reach out to your local schools to see if they’re looking for any specific supplies for the school year. Volunteer at your local school. Teach for America. Teach for America (TFA) is another nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that all children have equal access to a good education.

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

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Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. Takeaway: What did the government and nonprofit collaboration in the 1970s teach us?

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email. 10-11 pm: Book Reading.

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Why I Do Good: Starry Night

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My mom had a variety of teaching and counseling positions while my dad worked mostly for nonprofits. In addition to being very involved with our church community , my parents'' professional work was service-oriented.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

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Here are a few tasks you might want to turn over to volunteers or recruit more volunteers for: Day-to-day office work or cleaning Door greeter roles Docent positions Event committee positions Event registration and ticketing Event set-up and clean-up In-kind donations collection Marketing and promotion tasks Fundraising tasks Teaching or tutoring.

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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. Feb 11 - 14. Feb 27 - 28.