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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. Caltech feeds an intense curiosity, a burning desire to understand, to grapple with hard problems and to own them!

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The Knowledge is in the Room: How To Let It Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They don’t want to engage, reflect, or hear what others in the room are doing. I just don’t like that style because prevents deeper sharing of insights. On the other hand, people do want those tips and best practices. So, letting the knowledge out in the room is a balancing act of peer interaction with expert insights.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Feeding America. Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Data and Knowledge Centers. Ami McReynolds. Chief Equity and Programs Officer.

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Great reads from around the web on December 2nd

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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

Qgiv

Grant funding is offered in eight areas: community and economic development, diversity and inclusion, education, environmental sustainability, health and human service, hunger relief and healthy eating, public safety, and quality of life. Data shows both your knowledge about your cause and what you can realistically accomplish with a grant.

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Let the Donor Decide: Don’t Assume Giving is Off the Table During a Crisis

Connection Cafe

Just one look at your old Facebook account will show the feed is full of grandchildren, trips and more (at least it was). Forty-one percent of donors have changed their giving due to increased knowledge about the nonprofit’s effectiveness. Have your technology ready. Face-to-face visits are off for the foreseeable future.

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How to Utilize Digital Marketing for Fundraising Event Engagement Online

Qgiv

Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) With proven results and a hunger for helping your business prosper, are you ready to be seen with Ligon Marketing? About Ligon Marketing.

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