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Your Official 17NTC Local's Guide to DC

EveryAction

We're just a few weeks away from one of the most highly-anticipated nonprofit conferences of the year and, seeing as it will be hosted in Washington, DC, our team wanted to share some favorite local spots to eat, drink, and enjoy the sights while visiting for 17NTC. Check out the list below and make sure to read the travel tips at the end!

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Give to the Max Day Aims to Raise $3M for DC Area Nonprofits

Care2

It’s no secret that the struggling economy is hurting many nonprofits financially, especially in the DC metro region. Can local fundraising campaigns like Give to the Max Day , which is modeled after the successful GiveMN day in Minnesota help boost funding and brand awareness for DC metro area nonprofits? November 10.

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Giving in America: A look at philanthropy’s history and a unique Candid connection

Candid

We also always feature a selection of Giving Pledge letters in conversation with the objects in the thematic section. Please check out the online version of the exhibit, or if you’re in DC, you’ll find the exhibit on the third floor of the National Museum of American History in the center of the building.

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Big Data on Planned Giving

Connection Cafe

Since 2017, FreeWill has helped over 85,000 people pledge more than $920 million to nonprofits. The pledges have been enabled by our free estate planning tool, which nudges people to think about charitable giving while making a will (or guides them through the process with a lawyer). On average, Washington, D.C.

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Mixing Digital and Physical: The Holocaust Museum's Handwritten Pledge Wall

Museum 2.0

On a recent trip to DC, an old friend showed me around a new exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), From Memory to Action: Meeting the Challenge of Genocide. It's a small space that features stories of recent and current genocides and encourages visitors to "take action" via an interactive pledge wall.

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Reporting Social To Stakeholders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She agreed to write this post about what she learned from a panel presentation she and other nonprofit social media professionals gave at the Social Media Week in DC – several of whom have presented or participated at one of the Packard Foundation OE Program Peer Learning Exchanges I facilitated. Quantify what you’re looking for.

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Exciting Upcoming Events: Transparency and eGovernment

Forum One

Our staff and clients are excited by the Obama administration's pledge to promote transparency in government, as well as the DC government's recent innovations with public data. Second, we're co-sponsoring and helping plan the eDemocracy2 Camp in DC on Sunday, April 19 (one day before the 2009 Politics Online Conference).