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The dos and don’ts for driving community-led impact 

Candid

Childrens ability to thrive is influenced by a web of unique local factors, including limited job opportunities and social mobility, geographic isolation, and lack of safe housing. Save the Children facilitates a monthly community of practice with partners across rural America. Thats where community-led impact comes in.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Global Fund for Children. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. WHAS Crusade for Children. Global Fund for Children. Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). Funding Priority: Youth Programs. Kellogg Foundation. National Park Trust. Good Sports.

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The most innovative companies in education in 2025

Fast Company Tech

The company has inked deals to bring its product to school districts in Louisiana, where Amira is now used by 100,000 students across 25 school districts, as well as Mississippi and Iowa. Early studies have already captured its impact in other states: In Utah, students who used Amira for just 30 minutes a week saw the equivalent of 1.5

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

The organization was recruiting women who had spare time—which left out many of the younger, more diverse voices who had children, school, and multiple priorities. We had a rural girl from Mississippi tell us that she never thought that a Black, rural girl from Mississippi could be a philanthropist,” Dr. Couvson shared.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

Latino and Asian populations are expected to nearly triple, and the children of immigrants will become more prominent. Today in the United States, 25 percent of children under age 5 are Hispanic; by 2050, that percentage will be almost 40 percent. So What and Who Cares? The changing demographics of the U.S.

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The Young and Generous: A New Research Report from Network for Good

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

New York is the most generous state for online giving; Mississippi and North Dakota are the least generous. children,??? ???cancer,??? most commonly, between 10am and noon. Most online giving goes to disaster agencies, followed by animal-related causes. Top searches are disaster related, plus ???children,??? homeless.???

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10 Tips for Using Zoom for Successful Donor Visits

Connection Cafe

By contrast, I live and work from my home office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. If you are on your own, set children up in a nearby room with something quiet (like LEGOs) and Netflix. I have been a remote Vice President for Advancement for almost five years. Do not worry about using screen-time to get quiet so you can do these visits.

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