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

sgEngage

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education.

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first cohort of Community Fellows came together last week to dig into the topic, specifically investigating: How might we support food banks and food suppliers in anticipating people’s needs locally to provide nutritious meals with dignity? Senior Director, Virtual Client Experience, Crossroads Community Services.

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5 Building Blocks of Strong Nonprofit Brands

NonProfit Hub

Assembling a board of directors with some big names in the nonprofit sector is one of the simplest ways to build your brand. The V Foundation empowers cancer research by funding at prominent cancer centers across the nation, whereas Vs. Cancer helps athletes to fund local pediatric oncology programs and childhood cancer research.

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Want to Co-Create an Exhibition on a Hot Issue? Introducing the Community Issue Exhibition Toolkit

Museum 2.0

The lessons I learned from Lost Childhoods are at the heart of the OF/BY/FOR ALL project we're building now. Through Lost Childhoods , we saw youth step into their power. I wrote it with Lauren Benetua, Dialogue Catalyst, and Stacey Marie Garcia, Director of Community Engagement and the architect of this approach.

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What You Need to Know About the Largest Vaccine Operation in History

Saleforce Nonprofit

We support children and their families from pregnancy to early childhood through to adolescence, and many live in some of the world’s most rural, vulnerable, and remote communities. Once they’ve passed the quality control check, they’re stored in cold rooms as they await the next phase of their journey to local health centres.

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New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Beyond debating the stimulating topics of major talks—such as Edward Snowden’s appearance by telepresence robot and t he response to it by Rick Ledgett , the Deputy Director of the NSA—I spent much of my time speaking about my favorite topic: technology for social good. Improving childhood nutrition.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

Qgiv

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. She faced tremendous isolation, often being the only person of color in the room.