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One Small Step for Detroit, One Giant Leap for Museum Ethics (Maybe)

Museum 2.0

Over the past three years, the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) has served as the museum poster child for the debate on the public value of the arts. And now, in the past month, Michigan''s Attorney General and State Senate have blocked the emergency manager of Detroit from seizing the DIA''s collection to pay off the city''s debt.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Miami, Detroit, the New York City metro/New Jersey area, the San Francisco Bay Area, Philadelphia, and Boston. A survey conducted in December 2021 of 811 adults nationwide found that 81 percent of respondents said they had donated money in the past year, up from 73 percent in April 2020 and nearly back to the 83 percent seen in 2017 and 2013.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Good Sports creates opportunities in sports and physical activity for kids through donations of brand new sports equipment, apparel, and footwear. Areas served: Detroit/Michigan. Grants typically range from $500-$2,000, depending on such factors as mission alignment and availability of funds. Areas served: US. Good Sports.

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How Game On Cancer Cracked the Code on Engaging Physicians and Cancer Survivors

Connection Cafe

In partnership with the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons, Game On Cancer is a year-round campaign that has successfully raised over $5 million in 5 years – 100% of which has been dedicated to that mission. . The physicians were nominated by leadership at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute and the Detroit Lions.

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Storymakers 2016 Winners

Tech Soup

Our Best Video winner hails from the proud city of Detroit and is the unanimous top choice. Learning to Improvise Can be Life-Changing , from The Detroit Creativity Project , demonstrates the highest level of technical production and takes the audience on a stirring, heartfelt journey into Detroit's schools.

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Six Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Nonprofit Website

ASU Lodestar Center

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, one in three Americans lack confident in charities they are considering donating to. Optimize Your Main Donation Page. Many charities are making it super simple to donate. Translate donation amount into what the impact of that money will do. Offer a monthly donation offer.

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Six Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Nonprofit Website

ASU Lodestar Center

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, one in three Americans lack confident in charities they are considering donating to. Optimize Your Main Donation Page. Many charities are making it super simple to donate. Translate donation amount into what the impact of that money will do. Offer a monthly donation offer.