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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

Candid

Boone Pickens—who died in 2019—gave $120 million as a legacy gift to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University (OSU). As Norman Blake noted, “Purdue has played a pivotal role in our lives, and throughout our lives—we met here, and we have children and grandchildren, who chose to attend the university—so giving back comes naturally to us.”

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Qgiv

Suncoast Center The Suncoast Center is an organization that provides access to emotional wellness and trauma services, children’s advocacy, sexual assault services, and suicide prevention education to the Pinellas County community. They offer outpatient services across multiple centers and have served over 28,000 clients.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children. The Global Fund For Children believes that educating children and youth is the key to building a more peaceful and just society. They support strategic partners that focus on helping children succeed via a comprehensive approach to education. Mellon Foundation.

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

in Oklahoma is one of the frontline organizations that addresses these and other issues in a very interesting way – starting with the children. is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. Heather is pretty proud of the work they’re doing on behalf of Native American children.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

Pottsboro is a small town located 75 minutes north of Dallas on the Texas-Oklahoma border. Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. Both children and older patrons avidly use the library’s public access computers with current Microsoft applications.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

Fundraising Take a Psychological Approach to Fundraising With These 5 Tips 11 min read Read Now Let’s highlight a few GivingTuesday campaigns from across the Neon One ecosystem that align with each of the different identities: Personal Identity Each year, I give my children a small budget to give to a nonprofit of their choice on GivingTuesday.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

They have children, they’re doing all of this. On a private plane, I didn’t know banks own private planes, but they flew me on a private plane to talk to the Mabee Foundation in Oklahoma and we got $250,000 gift from there. I worked with a organization that they worked with abused children. And so the fact that they.

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