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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

2-1-1 Background 2-1-1 is available to over 240 million Americans – approximately 80% of the United States population –covering all or parts of 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “2-1-1” 211 seeks to authorize federal funding through the U.S. The Calling for 2-1-1 Act, S 211 and H.R.

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A Jargon-Free Guide to Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3C)

NonProfit Hub

As of December 2015 , L3Cs are only recognized in 10 states, three tribes and the territory of Puerto Rico, so if you are building your organization in one of the following places, yes you can! The federal jurisdictions of the Crow Indian Nation of Montana, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Navajo Indian Nation and Puerto Rico.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. Melvin (Mel) hails from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Meet the Impact Lab Community Fellow Cohort on U.S. Food Insecurity. Melvin Acosta.

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Addressing Maternity Care Deserts: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Cherot

Non Profit Quarterly

Dr. Elizabeth Cherot: The March of Dimes does funding along with research. We’re one of the nation’s oldest nonprofits really looking at health data and program data, trying to get to the current state of the maternal and child health crisis in this country. And we know that nations are healthiest if their families are.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. We’re the Safe America Foundation.

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4 Keys to Engaging Employees in Your Company’s Matching Gifts Program

Connection Cafe

The company invests financially but puts the decision about where the funds go in the hands of employees. Later, I learned that the national median for participation that year was 7% , meaning we were starting ahead of the game! But one of my favorite programs is what I’d call a building block of any give-back program – matching gifts.