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Weekly update from PND

Candid

The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. . November 4, 2021. Read more.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. Educational Assistance and Training Programs. Educational Assistance and Training Programs. The Lisa Libraries. First Book. Digitunity. Webb Family Foundation.

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Outstanding Offers and New Products of 2014 (Bonus: Crossword Puzzle!)

Tech Soup

or Cary __; gas or train __ ( funding ) Answer. ” ( mobile app for hunger from TechSoup’s Caravan Studios ) Answer. Classroom-ready UNObooks can replace bulky texts and handouts while the familiar Apple iPad2 and robust Dell Venue 11i Pro are ideally suited to nonprofit professionals. “Home, home on the __.”

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Isadora Faber, 14-year-old Brazilian student who launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats. They are not content to just sit and click. They not afraid to stand up for cause they are passionate about. She funded her first pilot with her allowance!

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The Future of Social: Gen Z

NonProfit Hub

Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising and marketing. She has trained thousands of nonprofits around the world. Gen Z by the Numbers. The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is someone you know training to run a marathon for charity? Or, maybe you're trying to get in shape and training for a marathon or cycling event. Check out Train for Humanity that weaves together getting fit, social media, and raising funds for charity. The American Heart Association also does a Valentine's Day campaign.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Do this before before a classroom blogging project or external organizational blog which is more visible. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. The professor provides feedback on the site to each student for each assignment, and an in-class critique brings the discussion into the classroom.

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