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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. From the late 1800s up until 1920, the U.S. entered the Progressive Era.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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Favorite Have Fun Do Good Books of 2010

Have Fun - Do Good

Below is my 6th annual list of favorite have fun, do good books that I read this year. You can listen to my interview with her about Diet for a Hot Planet on the Big Vision Podcast via iTunes, or read it on Have Fun, Do Good. You can listen to our chat via iTunes , or read the interview on Have Fun, Do Good.

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48 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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Pride is a Protest, Not a Parade: How Education Can Help Fight Hate Against the LGBTQ+ Community

Saleforce Nonprofit

So whilst Pride marches are fun, colourful, and celebratory in essence, these parades represent an ongoing movement for equality and human rights. Read about the history of the LGBTQ+ community and understand the challenges the community is facing today. In the U.K., Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally.

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3 BIG reasons not to build a Mobile App!

Whole Whale

This adage is commonly referred to as the Law of the Instrument , and this cognitive bias pushes our solutions towards what’s familiar. Note the version history on whatever updates are available, and note the major changes. To someone with a hammer, everything is a nail. A Data-Informed, Hypothetical Story of HappyApp.org.

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48 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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