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Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

An HBCU Midnight Brunch during Juneteenth weekend at the Roots 101: African American Museum , a nonprofit in Louisville, Kentucky, exemplifies this fusion of the past and what is to come. 1] This philanthropic funding is important, as it frees HBCUs from needing to focus on keeping the lights on, and allows them to focus on the future.

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Guest Post: How to Build Capacity with Roles that Volunteers Enjoy: a process in 4 easy steps

Twenty Hats

She lives in Denver, CO and is originally from Louisville, KY. Brittany enjoys getting to know new people and supporting other folks in this community, feel free to reach out to her at Brittany.mcgarry@gmail.com.

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13 #npEXPERTS Share their Most Valuable Donor Acquisition & Fundraising Ideas

Connection Cafe

Here’s a look at what you’ll find in this free eBook : How to Get Noticed and Turn Heads. By Scott Gilman : Louisville Cardinals, horse racing, nonprofits, music, movies, various rants. By Madeline Turner : A lover of words, fellow middle children, bold ideas, and Thai food. Managing Editor @Blackbaud. Know Your Type.

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How to Incorporate March Madness in Your Nonprofit Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

Free dog grooming! Free clothing! Free guitar lessons!) This year Brackets for Good expanded to include a Louisville bracket in addition to an Indianapolis one. Or if you want a simpler route, consider a free-throw contest and other skills challenges like dribbling through cones or precision-passing contests.

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Juneteenth Resources

Media Cause

And a few more worth checking out: Woke Vote , Baltimore Action Legal Team , Black Visions Collective – MN , Louisville Community Bail Fund , Massachusetts Bail Fund , Minnesota Freedom Fund , National Urban League , Reclaim the Block , Southern Poverty Law Center , Black Women Radicals , African American Policy Forum.

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And the Winner(s) of the Social Media Library Are.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But the grand prize winner of the books offered by Steve are: Erin McMahon , Metro United Way, Louisville, KY. Erin even wrote a little poetry as part of her entry. As you know, it takes more than access to create a successful social media network.

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Book Club Part 1: Free at Last

Museum 2.0

Today we’re looking at Free at Last , chapter 13 of Elaine’s book, an essay originally published in 2005 in AAM’s Museum News (issue 84). Elaine doesn’t waste time mincing words about free admission. I remember visiting the excellent Muhammed Ali Center last year in Louisville during the ASTC conference. Not convinced?

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