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What’s the Risk of Starting a Nonprofit?

NonProfit Hub

Plus, some organizations may be inactive temporarily, but eventually find funding and are able to start back up again. The state with the fewest charities per person is Utah, with one for every 546 people; Nevada, Mississippi, Arizona and South Carolina also make up the bottom five. A 2016 study showed that Washington D.C.

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Symantec Gives Back

Tech Soup

This program aims to expand the number of women in business and promote a regional culture of women’s entrepreneurship. In Lindon, Utah, 50 employee volunteers planted trees that Symantec donated to TreeUtah using its local Community Outreach funds.

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Finding Your Next Funder: How Prospect Research Helps Secure New Major Donors

Connection Cafe

Grants Administrator Heather Pressman from Chabot Space & Science Center suggested keeping detailed notes on foundations as well: not only the foundations that fund you, but the ones that didn’t, and why they didn’t. You never know when a foundation will change their requirements, and you can try again. Make those notes accessible.

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Utah has the highest birth rate in the country (88 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44) and the youngest population – almost a third of Utahns are under the age of 18. Given that so many of our state’s residents are minor children, you’d think we would apply the ideal of “life elevated” to health care and education funding.

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Strategies for Successful Patient Engagement

Connection Cafe

Organizations such as University of Utah Health and Geisinger Health have pioneered approaches that include posting even negative physician reviews online. [ix] Creating a learning culture, where mistakes are viewed as opportunities for improvement. Innovation and experimentation are encouraged and recognized.