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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. The first grants are to be awarded later this year.

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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

There is a breadth and depth of the work done by Black-led organizations; however, funders have made decisions about what causes are “important” to fund. My goal was for students at one middle school in Atlanta to believe that it was possible for them to pursue STEM careers through culturally relevant STEM programming.

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

.orgSource

These funds are designated for experimentation. But the typical association model challenges agility. I’ve often thought that the model could work effectively in an association environment.” We changed our entire model. requires the courage to never stop being a pioneer, a student, and a risk-taker.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. What is Fund Accounting? Many receive a combination of both.

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

sgEngage

As birth rates decline and populations age, the effects on enrollment numbers, funding, and institutional sustainability become increasingly pronounced. The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions.

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Ending the Cycle of Poverty With Access to Quality Education

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Kate Ginn, Senior Communications Editor, Cambodian Children’s Fund. The Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) is changing this and giving these children hope — of an education and a better life. More children followed, because Scott gave up his Hollywood life and moved to Cambodia to set up the Cambodian Children’s Fund.

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Benetech’s New Image Description Tool Improves Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. Books with image descriptions will go back into the Bookshare library for students with print disabilities to use in their coursework.

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