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24 hours, millions of dollars, thousands of nonprofits—What gives in Minnesota?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The campaign was modeled after the grand daddy of match days that happens throughout the entire state of Minnesota. Good luck and Go Minnesota! Our goal in this 3 rd year is to raise millions of dollars for thousands of Minnesota nonprofits in one day. So what gives in Minnesota? Relationships with funders.

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How can nonprofits partner with underserved minorities to build better communities?

ASU Lodestar Center

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. This question does not come with a simple solution, and there are daily decisions made to work toward making contacts with community leaders, elders, agencies, and members who can collaborate and share resources.

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PCs for People Brings More Great Refurbished Computers to Nonprofits through TechSoup

Tech Soup

PCs for People is a large nonprofit refurbishment program headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The goal is to receive relatively recent vintage, retired commercial IT equipment from companies and government agencies in Minnesota. PCs for People, as a leader in U.S. Here is its story. Humble Beginnings.

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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Minnesota Council for Nonprofits annual conference; and after my presentation, I spent a couple hours speaking with folks from various nonprofits, vendors and service organizations. That word change supports co-design, it encourages collaboration, and it ensures engagement.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Less than $200. The NTC brings together the best and brightest nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness with technology. Donor Relations. 2016 Nonprofit Finance + Sustainability Conference. Technology / #16NTC / @NTENorg.

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ASTC Recap: Questions, Colors, and Reflective Research

Museum 2.0

Many museums, especially those of the big old box variety, need guidance and help figuring out how to build data services into their facilities, and I suspect that these kinds of considerations will become a constant feature of new construction projects once a model is developed.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Museum 2.0

By then, I hope we have enough good models and people who want to be a part of this that it will have a life of its own. I like the idea that this can be a place both for people who are collaborating and know each other well and for new relationships to form. We looked at LinkedIn as a model. So I keep updating it.

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