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Americans' Urge to Help Overcomes Lock Down Limitations

VisionLink

In the face of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD), Visionlink’s Disaster Technologies Division and Sterling Volunteers are partnering in a public-private pro bono effort to help state governments and non-profit agencies mobilize the desire of Americans to provide help from a safe distance.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Andrew Tingley, Director of Communications at The Nature Conservancy. And while it is not a park, the project also offers public access to 126,000 acres for hiking, hunting, and trail riding, with additional acreage accessible through private licenses. Director of Communications, The Nature Conservancy. About the Author.

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What We Talk About When Talk About Open Data

Tech Soup

This post was written by Chris Bernard, the research and editorial director for Idealware , a nonprofit that creates impartial research and written resources to help other nonprofits make smart decisions about software. local governments are using open data to improve their services. But other countries have mounted similar efforts.

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How a small nonprofit organization survived the Great Recession

ASU Lodestar Center

Donnalee Sarda, LPC , Executive Director. Responsibilities fell to the board of directors and executive directors to do something to save their organizations. Executive directors, along with their bookkeepers, heard the clock ticking and felt the impact first. Defenders of Children. The year is 2008.

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

between the Government of Nigeria and the Metropolitan Police London, to. Director, Foreign Operations, Mr. MATT CARTER whose photograph is attached. international passport or driving license for identification. This is to officially inform you that the sum of US$500,000:00 has been. for more directives. for more directives.

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A Better Way to Produce Nonprofit Annual Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The report is often an important piece of research designed to show leadership on an issue and attract the attention of the press and governments to affect social change. Nonprofit Executive Director: “We need an iPhone app. Nonprofit Executive Director: “Yes. Nonprofit Executive Director: “That’s a lot of money.”.

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Due diligence before you donate

ASU Lodestar Center

Check out the organization's mission statement and the makeup of its board of directors. These include GiveWell , a nonprofit that researches and evaluates charities and publishes its findings on its website, and the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance , which uses financial and governance standards to evaluate national charities.