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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. Kristine’s Story The goal of the Kitchen Cabinet was to talk about the great things restaurants do in Milwaukee. Pre-COVID, we had a program called the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet. I am still evaluating the lessons learned.

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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

It has the potential not only to help build or rebuild much-needed community support systems ravaged by this pandemic, but also — if designed intentionally — to be an integral part of the nation’s intergenerational poverty-interruption arsenal. Now should be no different. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges.

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Thank You RCI Customers!

Tech Soup

In addition to the RCI program, we have been involved in policy work to route used-yet-useful IT equipment from companies to nonprofits and libraries at the lowest cost we can manage. Waukesha is a suburb of Milwaukee and is the hometown of electric guitar pioneer, Les Paul. The Greatest Benefit.

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Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

For example, my agency moves client X from a $9 hr wage job to earning $14/hr through training and capacity building, and so now that person is able to leave food stamps aside and is paying more taxes (we increasingly need to measure "community impact" of our programs). All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

For example, my agency moves client X from a $9 hr wage job to earning $14/hr through training and capacity building, and so now that person is able to leave food stamps aside and is paying more taxes (we increasingly need to measure "community impact" of our programs). All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

For example, my agency moves client X from a $9 hr wage job to earning $14/hr through training and capacity building, and so now that person is able to leave food stamps aside and is paying more taxes (we increasingly need to measure "community impact" of our programs). All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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One Web. For All.

NTEN

Founded by Susan Crawford, who now advises President Obama on science, technology, and innovation policy, OneWebDay is a global event that is celebrated every September 22 since 2006. Because the Web shifts the balance of power in our global society and local communities, even those who never go online live in a constantly changing world.

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