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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. For many Native Americans and Indigenous peoples, Columbus Day is a painful reminder of colonization, violence, and exploitation. Columbus vs Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday Timeline History.

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Funders’ hidden contribution to the sector: their data 

Candid

For the Columbus Foundation , sharing grants data will be a natural offshoot of their decision to become a more data centric organization, an effort that is prompting the foundation to rethink how they structure, collect, report, and use data. The Columbus Foundation also shared some practical advice for colleague organizations.

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Columbus Foundation’s Big Give generates $10.5 million in donations, up from $8.5 million last time - Columbus - Business First

AFP Blog

Columbus Foundation’s Big Give generates $10.5 million last time - Columbus - Business First : The Columbus Foundation facilitated nearly $10.5 million in donations, up from $8.5 million in donations to 569 local nonprofits through its online fundraiser that wrapped up Wednesday morning.'

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

The Columbus Foundation. The Columbus Foundation. The Columbus Foundation invests in a broad range of nonprofit organizations working to strengthen and improve their community. Areas served: Columbus/Ohio. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. Ben & Jerry’s Foundation. Daniels Fund. Robin Hood.

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College students devise apps for nonprofits | The Columbus Dispatch

AFP Blog

College students devise apps for nonprofits | The Columbus Dispatch : The OSU students were among about 70 from 11 colleges participating in the event sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. at the bank’s massive McCoy Center at Polaris. Chase started “Code for Good” in February.

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Ohio State professor uses satellite images to aid Nepal relief effort | The Columbus Dispatch

AFP Blog

Ohio State professor uses satellite images to aid Nepal relief effort | The Columbus Dispatch : "But after a magnitude 7.8

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Bank contest puts good causes in competition | The Columbus Dispatch

AFP Blog

Bank contest puts good causes in competition | The Columbus Dispatch: "'Looking at it in a purely positive light, you could say if their business platform can help someone in need, that's worth celebrating,' Doug Kridler, president and CEO of the Columbus Foundation, said of the bank's campaign.'Is

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

Get Fully Funded

She is the Columbus Chapter President of the National Association of Women Business Owners and a Commissioner for the Columbus Women’s Commission for the Mayor’s Office. Sheri is passionate about women’s equity and the advancement of girls.

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The City of Dublin Integrates VolunteerHub with Learning Management System (LMS)

Volunteer Hub

The first gathering consisted of 350 Irish step dancers who performed after the Columbus Feis well into the night, illuminated by the headlights of vehicles. The Dublin Irish Festival was born in 1987 in Dublin’s Coffman Park. A year later, in 1989, the festival welcomed its first national band, Mick Moloney’s Green Fields of America.

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12 Nonprofit Donation Pages That Don’t Suck

Everyaction

Represent Columbus. Represent Columbus combines great branding and copy with modern innovations in form design like multi-step functionality, progress bars, and supporter profile recall to great effect. Unlike so many pages out there, Oxfam America makes a great case for you to donate at multiple levels.

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Fundraisers Must Take Time Off From Work. Here’s How to Do It.

Get Fully Funded

s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day (often celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day), Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. ., there are 12 federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s If you can, take them all off.

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Study Released: Untapped Opportunity to Engage High Dollar Nonprofit Donors via Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

New research funded by the Columbus Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation demonstrates that High dollar donors — especially 30-49 year-olds — use the social web, but have yet to be engaged by strong, trustworthy philanthropic organizations.

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Finding a Community of Nonprofit Technology Experts

Tech Soup Blog

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. -->. -->. Columbus, Ohio: The Alphabet Soup of Security Compliance. Tuesday, August 9, 2016.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Managing Nonprofit IT Projects, Tasks, and Teams. Friday, October 7, 2016. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup Blog

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Cleveland, Ohio: Sharing Your Story.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Arlington, Texas: Bi-weekly Developers Call for the Joseph Storehouse Project. Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Friday, March 10, 2017.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Friday, January 6, 2017. Saint Paul, Minnesota: State Legislative Preview for Nonprofit Organizations. Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes — Westmoreland.

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Non-Boring #Tech4Good Meetings for Nonprofits

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Naples, Florida: How to use Technology to Communicate and Manage Volunteers. Vancouver, British Columbia: Full Spectrum Civic Engagement.

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup Blog

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Tuesday, June 14, 2016.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Kitchener, Ontario: Offsite Hosting. Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Seattle, Washington: Facilitating Great Board Meetings. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Missoula, Montana: QuickBooks Made Easy. Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

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Telling Your Story: NetSquared #Storymakers2017 Workshops for Nonprofits

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. San Francisco, California: Tech for Good Monthly Mixer. Saturday, August 5, 2017. Laredo, Texas: For Nonprofits: Get $10,000 per Month from Google AdWords. Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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Start Your September with New Tech Skills

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum: Google Analytics Overview. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Mississauga, Ontario: Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Vancouver, British Columbia: 7 Steps to Scaling Your Nonprofit/Business With YouTube Videos. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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GiveMN Raises $14 Million Online in 24 Hours!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

   Last November, The Columbus Foundation's Power Philanthropy Day was highly successful , raising over $1 million dollar.  Match Days have been used by community foundations to stimulate local charitable giving.  They   However, Minnesota has set the bar pretty high!

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A Social Survey for Social Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

research project, funded by the San Francisco Foundation, Columbus Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation/Saint Paul Foundation, will make this information available to the nonprofit sector. to provide nonprofits the information they need to best serve donors and advocates with meaningful conversations and dialogue about their causes.

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Need Your Help for a BlogHer Post: Kids and Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I wrote the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Port Charlotte, Florida: How to Tell Your Nonprofit Story with Spark and TechSoup's StoryMakers 2017. Friday, September 8, 2017. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Gearing Up for Give to the Max Day. Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Friday, October 6, 2017.

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The Evolution of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising and the Rise of DIY

Connection Cafe

the Pelotonia cycling event in Columbus, Ohio), Unusual (e.g. Though some megaprograms have stabilized or grown since 2008 (Heart Walk and the Alzheimer’s Walk being two great examples), most have taken major hits to the top line. Overall top thirty revenue grew nearly 10% from 2008 to 2016. Baldrick’s head shaving events), Endurance (e.g.

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A Charitable Giving Stimulus Package?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example, the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community. The problems of scarcity inspire creative action.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare is participating at the National Federation of the Blind’s National Convention in Orlando, Florida on July 1-6, 2013 and at the American Council of the Blind’s 52nd Annual National Conference & Convention in Columbus, Ohio on July 4-12, 2013. We’d love to meet you there!

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Dangerous/Ridiculous: Reflections on AAM

Museum 2.0

Merilee Mostov and the Columbus Museum of Art. If you are interested in innovation in in-gallery experiences, get thee to Columbus. Now I think it's really critical to all of us advancing the field and making our institutions viable. Here are our slides and Ellen's handouts if you want to learn more. Viability of meetups.

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NetSquared Events to Cure Your Social Media Ailments

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Formatting … Styles …Themes — Do You Know How They Can Help or Hurt You in Microsoft Office Programs? Minneapolis, Minnesota: NPtech Give and Take. Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Portland, Oregon: Low-Cost, High-Impact Technology Tools. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Jumping for Joy at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference

Connection Cafe

And next month, the learning continues when MaryBeth McNamee, Annual Giving Coordinator at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shares her crowdfundraising tips for success! I am so privileged to work with (and learn from) such JOYFUL organizations! As you can see, it was certainly an impactful and motivating conference! See you there!

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How Arts Organizations Win Gold Medals in Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That is a quote from co-panelist Matthew Dyer from the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus who is commenting on the kind of people who should be social media managers. It’s the conversations and depth of relationships that matter. Have a passion for the art, and the technique will follow.”

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Get Fundraising Tips at a NetSquared Community Event

Tech Soup Blog

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Seattle, Washington: Salesforce Administration — Training for Nonprofit Organizations. Friday, October 9, 2015. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Toronto, Ontario: Getting Down and Dirty with Data: Data Management Protocol Workshop.

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10 Ways to Improve Morale at Nonprofit Organizations

Connection Cafe

It creates bitterness and resentment when people have to work President’s Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day. Here are ten quick tips to improve your nonprofit’s culture: Give all staff off every federal holiday. My rule is “If the post office is closed, so are we.” ” Titles are free.

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Foundations That Tweet: Profile Patterns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Reveal field insights ( Columbus Foundation ) ( Case Foundation ). Retweet useful links shared by colleagues ( Greater Cincinnati Foundation ). Recruit job candidates ( MacArthur Foundation ) . Important program deadlines ( Hawaii Community Foundation ). Recognize employees or fellows ( Kellogg Foundation ).

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Leadership Reframe – Aiming Toward Three Outcomes, Together

Nonprofit Talent

Rick lives in Columbus Ohio and is a senior consultant at Ohio State University helping leaders transition into the institution, plan and execute change, and increase the effectiveness of their teams. He’s worked with large global companies, small non-profit organizations, universities and individuals, helping them plan and lead change.

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Nonprofits That Tweet: Roundup of lists, resources, and examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cleveland Foundation and Columbus Foundation Here are two community foundations that have a growing Twitter presence. All of them talking about hunger issues. Their accounts are their individual's names, but include the organization's logo. Even senior management is tweeting.

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Saint Raymond Catholic Church: Adapting Marketing Tools

Tech Soup Blog

This past year, the church's Women's Guild , Catholic Daughters , and Knights of Columbus groups worked together on a fundraising drive to purchase a new administrative computer system for the church. The church's charitable ministries also help widows, divorced people, single parents, the bereaved, and the unemployed.

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Crowd Fundraising for the Arts: No Running, Walking, or Freezing Plunges Required

Connection Cafe

Join our upcoming webinar featuring the Columbus Zoo. Give your community a chance to come together and help you make it happen, one small donor at a time. Think all of this is great but want some step-by-step advice on how to get a crowdfundraising campaign started?