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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." She and volunteer camera crews have taped roughly 3,000 inmate messages." Since May 2007, he and his crew have aided thousands of victims at 15 sites across the United States -- free of charge."

El Paso 40
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From Coast to Coast: How Healthcare Organizations are Handling the Outpouring of Support and In-Kind Gifts

Connection Cafe

I recognize that gift acceptance and volunteer engagement policies were probably not at their top of mind last week, but I deeply appreciate every returned email and phone call. Listen to The sgENGAGE Podcast 142: Tips for Virtual Volunteer Programs . GRATITUDE . Thank you for your support! . CLEAR, CONSTANT COMMUNICATION

El Paso 30
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What I Learned From @nancylublin About #dataonpurpose

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In August 2013, they sent an opt-in text message to area codes in El Paso and Chicago. Nancy said that funding closes their organization off from innovation because funders often held them to what they wrote in the grant proposal 2 years ago. “It The first hire was a Data Scientist and CTO. What’s good? What’s impact?

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Crowdsourcing and the nonprofit community

ASU Lodestar Center

Funding, guidance, volunteers, community engagement – all vital resources to sustaining a nonprofit – seem to be in short supply most days. Wondering how to best manage volunteers to maximize their efficiency? Not enough funding to host that blood drive you’ve been planning? Communications & Public Relations.

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