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Building a Tech-Driven Legal Aid Network for the 21st Century

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Al Schwartz, Executive Director, CARPLS Legal Aid. CARPLS Legal Aid is the largest provider of free legal services in Chicago, and we believe no one should have to deal with their legal issue alone. CARPLS Legal Aid is the largest provider of free legal services in Chicago. Executive Director, CARPLS Legal Aid.

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Reigning in shadow databases

Robert Weiner

The following story, posted with permission, was sent to the FUNDSVCS list in response to a question about how to reign in schools and departments at a university that keep their own shadow databases of contacts. Assistant Director. Columbia College Chicago. In the process, I discovered that they had mailed to 5 deceased people.

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5 Fundraising Power Principles to End Your Year Strong

sgEngage

Donna Fischer, director of development for UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation, offers a reminder to time your communications “so those giving from IRAs have time to process their contribution requests, so their check arrives before end of year.” Deadlines are amazing at inspiring action.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Karyn Cooks is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University and was recently inducted into Nu Lambda Mu , the International Honor Society for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, and Social Entrepreneurship & Enterprise.

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#14LCS Series: Meet Emily Lonigro Boylan and Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad

NTEN

Emily , who founded LimeRed Studio ten years ago, has a portfolio spanning business development, design, user experience, writing, marketing, and strategy in both online and offline programs for multinational corporations, nonprofits, universities, boutique businesses, and prestigious consumer brands.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street.

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Fundraising on the Blockchain: What Nonprofits Need to Know

Top Nonprofits

Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. She has a BA from Brandeis University and MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Director of Nonprofit Relations and Partnerships @ DoinGud. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Rebecca Stokes.