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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

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While there are many types of grants your organization can apply for, there are three main sources of funding for these grants: the government, corporations, and foundations. Government The government provides grants at federal, state, and local levels to ease the burden of overhead or administration costs for nonprofits like yours.

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How Cross-Sector Collaboration is Helping Fight Youth Unemployment in Boston

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Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Where does your organization sit in your community?

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

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At bbcon 2018, Blackbaud announced the cloud solution for each of our main audiences, including the Cloud Solution for Companies and the Cloud Solution for Foundations. Keep in mind the following points from speakers Brooke Hansel of Blackbaud, Merrie Beth Nauman of Ocean Conservancy, and Lisa Tacker of Two Ten Footwear Foundation: .

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Purpose at PIMCO | The Power of Partnerships & Knowing Your Why

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Whether by leveraging employee match, deploying disaster assistance funds or investing in local non-profits through our local grants program, we leverage our resources to contribute to society. Our values serve as the foundation for all we do. We also work with local food banks across each of our global offices.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

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Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Ed Granger-Happ shows off his office server in a carry on bag that disaster relief workers can use to set up IT support in the field.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

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Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. However, to localize it, Stephanie incorporated Pakistani imagery, including a photo of Arfa Karim, the youngest female Microsoft ‘expert’ in Pakistan, to represent fly. We even localized and mixed up our energizers and icebreakers.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

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While I faced a difficult decision culling winners from the forty focused initiatives described in the entries, I selected the following based on their innovative and courageous approaches to a variety of social issues, from new types of housing for the underserved, to animal welfare, to women’s empowerment. We’re the Safe America Foundation.