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Direct mail built the conservative movement. Can influencers beat it?

M+R

One from your local real estate agent, advertising the house you can buy on one salary. As incredible as they might sound, these are just a few of the new “children’s rights laws” that could become a reality under a new United Nations program if fully implemented by the Carter administration. Three postcards fan out before you.

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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

She is focused on local and global initiatives, partnering with nonprofits, governments and the private sector to develop durable solutions and deliver impact at scale. I confess a career in law never really lit me up like the work I do today. It brings our mission to life and is also such an important listening system for us.

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4 Types of In-Kind Donations and How To Leverage Them

Get Fully Funded

Organizations in our community, such as Social Venture Partners and local foundations, may exist to connect nonprofits to pro bono support. If your organization has access to providing unique, customized experiences yourself, such as environmental conservation causes hosting walk-and-learns and/or native gardening workshops, even better!

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF. State/Local. March 1 - 2.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. This took the organization from a private franchise focused on local chapters to one the entire nation—and big donors—could get behind. Many times, fundraising and volunteering took on the form of a collaborative effort.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Keep in mind the following points from speakers Brooke Hansel of Blackbaud, Merrie Beth Nauman of Ocean Conservancy, and Lisa Tacker of Two Ten Footwear Foundation: . Takeaway #4: Collaboration is necessary to solve the big issues today. . Know your audience . Align with the goals of the organization and people you serve .

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Or the Web site Microsoft Hohm that lets people calculate their energy footprint and get tips on conservation.

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