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Connecting with Black History Through Community and Nature

Saleforce Nonprofit

That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts. The first post I wrote in 2009 was about a perspective-shifting trip I had taken with a local bike group of people who mostly looked like me.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Funding Priority: The Environment and Conservation Efforts. The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation. Oregon Community Foundation.

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The Not-So-Secret Way to Power Your Nonprofit’s Future Growth

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Get more people to help Take a look at your reports and determine who among your participants has a history of helping out. Sweepstakes + membership drive Like all nonprofits, our membership-based conservation customers are short on hands for data entry and are laser-focused on their mission.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Andrew Tingley, Director of Communications at The Nature Conservancy. At The Nature Conservancy , one of the world’s largest environmental nonprofits, we have examined a huge range of nature’s benefits throughout our 70-year history. When you think about nature, what comes to mind? © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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A Climate Change Solution That’s Delivered to Your Door

Saleforce Nonprofit

As America’s largest and most trusted conservation organization since our founding in 1936, we were pretty thrilled by this new interest in plants and home gardens. The platform integrates Shopify with Salesforce to manage all customer communications and orders. Native Plants Help Combat Climate Change.

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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. Our work is largely focused on empowering nonprofits and communities with digital and AI capabilities to expand opportunity for people around the world.

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

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. When problems emerge, you have to think of new and creative ways to deal with them.

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