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Hold a BLOCKBUSTER Virtual Event Like The Dougy Center

Greater Giving

As a result, The Dougy Center—a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon that helps children dealing with grief and loss—raised enough money to support their programs for another year, and saw participation from donors around the US, North America, and across the globe.

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Interview with NTEN's Community Program Coordinator

NTEN

I got involved with Oregon’s 501 Tech Club/Net2 Local Group PDXTech4Good shortly after I moved to Portland. Of course I cared about nptech, but I was new to town and wanted a way to find my place in the local community. Be gracious and have fun! What are some of the lessons you''ve learned as a 501 Tech Club organizer?

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NTEN and National Volunteer Week

NTEN

Inspired by National Volunteer Week, NTEN took a few hours of work time to volunteer in our local communities. The sale raised over $200,000 for San Francisco libraries, and the leftover boxes of books made a new home at a local thrift shop in a rural area of Eugene, Oregon, that has limited access to library and book services.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

and discover how to reach your audiences more directly through social and digital media, while still landing placements through the national press or your local newspapers and broadcast stations. This fun, informative conference will spark ideas and recharge your engine to keep doing good every day. Raise 2016. Raise 2016.

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Creating a Community Supported Kitchen: Interview with Jessica Prentice of Three Stone Hearth

Have Fun - Do Good

Jessica Prentice is a co-owner of Three Stone Hearth , a community supported kitchen in Berkeley, CA that uses local, sustainable ingredients to prepare nutrient-dense, traditional foods on a community scale. She is also co-creator of the Local Foods Wheel , and coined the word "locavore." For a lot of people, that really matters.