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Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data 

Candid

For example, Sarah Wiley, a DBA candidate at the University of Missouri, St. Louis recently used Candid’s data to explore the link between nonprofit mission statements and fundraising efforts. Sloan Foundation , we are launching Candid Data for Academics, a free, limited data set available exclusively for academic researchers.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. PADI AWARE Foundation.

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The 5 Hottest Nonprofit Conferences of Summer '16

EveryAction

The event's impressive keynote speaker lineup is also worth noting: the Chief Marketing Officer from the Human Rights Campaign, the one-and-only Beth Kanter, the Senior VP of Brand at the National Geographic Society, and the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer from the UN Foundation. Louis at the end of this week.

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Jack Dorsey Pledges Fifth of Tech Firm Square to Charity - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AFP Blog

Jack Dorsey Pledges Fifth of Tech Firm Square to Charity - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Tech mogul Jack Dorsey has launched a foundation to aid needy communities around the world and will give it a nearly one-fifth stake in mobile-payments company Square, Quartz and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. Unlike many other nonprofits, Catalogue for Philanthropy used the day to raise dollars for over 200 local nonprofits in their area. Personal Challenge.

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How a Fan of Nonprofits Teaches Tech and Fundraising

Tech Soup

So, we lived in Dallas; St. Louis; Huntsville, Alabama; and Orlando. A couple weeks ago I actually attended a speaker session on the State of Philanthropy in Central Florida. The speaker was Mark Brewer with the Central Florida Foundation. " It spoke volumes to how philanthropy in general is perceived in the area.

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Four Easy Ways to Land Corporate Donations

Connection Cafe

Habitat for Humanity St. Louis ’ CEO, Kimberly McKinney, stresses how participating in a volunteer event with visible results, such as building a home, can be a strong team-building activity for a company’s staff. Corporations Value Local Causes. Corporations are more likely to contribute to local organizations and causes.