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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children.

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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Everyaction

There are nearly 800,000 people protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA paved the way for these children of immigrants to obtain work authorization and relief from deportation, enabling them to go on to universities and build careers and families. The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

They discussed ways that technology can improve services for people experiencing food insecurity, as well as the policy changes, investments, and cross-sector partnerships that are necessary to drive meaningful, lasting change. Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Rachel Machen. “ Jennifer Thall. .”

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Two Ways To Use Crowdsourcing for Face-to-Face Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference brings together professionals who working on early learning research, practice, and policy to promote improvement and expansion of services for children ages 0 to 5 in the state. And, of course, if you care about early childhood education in California, be sure to vote or add your questions.

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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. LCF was inspired by the potential impact of this policy and wanted to ensure that all Latino families that could, would take advantage of this new policy. Or would you learn, pivot, and improve? per person.

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A Nice Holiday Gift for School Kids Everywhere

Forum One

Santa-belly jokes aside, childhood obesity is an escalating problem in the U.S. One in every three American children is now considered overweight or obese. Seventeen million children live in food insecure households. allows children to create meals by dragging and dropping foods onto their virtual plate.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

Funder coalitions working at the city or state level can pool their resources to support data and research that backs policy change. In New Mexico, the Thornburg Foundation convened a group of funders working in early childhood education and maternal health to advocate for more state support for effective, evidence-based programs.