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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

Qgiv

According to a survey by the University of California at Santa Cruz , the number of working African American business owners fell more than 40% during the pandemic—a much steeper drop than other racial groups. Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges and they’ve also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

Bloomerang

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. If you’re involved in any type of health or human services, you can offer an expansive range of prevention and early intervention classes. All too often the answer comes with a big sigh: “Not too upset.” .

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TechSoup Local Impact Map Profile: Nonprofits Back to School — In Brazil

Tech Soup

UNESCO views NGOs' role in fundamental economic development as crucial, especially in countries where governments are unable to adequately educate schoolchildren. They’re now to the point where each student has access to an individual computer workstation during classes. Even in the U.S.,

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TechSoup Local Impact Map Profile: Nonprofits Back to School — In Brazil

Tech Soup

views NGOs' role in fundamental economic development as crucial, especially in countries where governments are unable to adequately educate schoolchildren. Its Connecting To Life program (Projeto Conectando com a Vida in Portuguese) provides computer education classes to at-risk youth so they can get well-paid information technology jobs.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Third, the print book is not universally accessible. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility. Jimmy and I spent an hour trading music together. Many books are never published because of the costs. I had never heard of it.

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How Companies Succeed By Engaging Radically With Society

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. Apply world-class management to traditionally "soft" societal topics. Another example is the music streaming service Spotify.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership. Jan 13 - 15. Marketing.

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