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Why K–12 Professionals Should Attend bbcon 2023

sgEngage

bbcon is back in-person October 22–24 in Denver, Colorado! How do diverse voices and experiences strengthen a community? This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

California Community Foundation. Oregon Community Foundation. Arizona Community Foundation. Baltimore Community Foundation. Mellon foundation seeks to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. Areas served: Colorado, Wyoming.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before.

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Youth Fundraising Ideas: 10 Fundraisers for the Young at Heart

Qgiv

This not only teaches children responsibility, it can be a great way to raise funds while beautifying your community. This type of fundraiser works by encouraging children to complete age-appropriate chores for people in their community (with parental supervision of course).

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

Tech Soup

Local representatives from nonprofits, schools, and community groups convened in downtown San Francisco for Microsoft's YouthSpark Connection event. The project unearthed some amazing stories, including this one about a library in Colorado that provides individualized librarian attention to job seekers.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

We need hands on deck, so having to close our volunteer program was a challenge for us—emotionally, losing such a large part of our community—but we also had to find a way to keep them connected so that they would come back when our doors reopened. And…they know technology, so they’re also an asset to help teach other volunteers.

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

NTEN

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference.". Robert Weiner, Owner, Robert L.

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