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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Launched in March 2021, the #Case4Reparations initiative is aimed at driving and amplifying conversations and campaigns in support of systemic and policy change efforts to realize reparations where wealth—money or land—can be redistributed by institutions and/or governments to Black and Native American communities. Read more. .

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Great reads from around the web on September 13th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. It can also help repressive governments watch and censor their citizens. " Year-end appeals have you stumped?

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5 Creative Angles to Consider for Your Next Fundraising Campaign

Classy

To learn how to optimize your donation form for conversion, download our Nonprofit’s Donation Page Checklist today. Whether it’s a radio show host, TV personality, athlete, or government official, this public figure can spread awareness of your mission to their network and help organically grow your donor base. .

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Meet Christopher Himes, Classy’s New CEO With an Obsession for Verifiable Value

Classy

Classy is focused on extending its lead in donor conversion and retention, while creating a new wave of recurring giving tools to help nonprofits build highly predictable revenue models that help them to maximize their service and impact. And for me there is no more important market to serve than the social sector.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." We are also engaging with the Government of Iraq through the development of new web portals that will assist with project management and connecting with citizens of the country. Muslim relations.