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Marguerite Casey calls for funding police and criminal justice reform

Candid

The Marguerite Casey Foundation has announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening philanthropy's commitment to ending police violence and mass incarceration in the United States. In order to upend oppressive systems, we must put our trust in the leadership of the people most impacted by those systems and invest in them."

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Funding Services AND Advocacy: The Smart Choice for Grantmakers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place recently in Seattle. Funding Services AND Advocacy: The Smart Choice for Grantmakers – guest post by Aaron Dorfman, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

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Can you have your cake and eat it too?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. David focuses on using evidence to improve philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Photo by Sea Turtle. Well…can you have your cake and eat it too? When does it work?

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Doing More by Doing Less

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Given the massive cuts we are seeing across the sector, there is no way that private philanthropy can respond on a dollar for dollar basis. Less restrictive funding.

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A 2-Day Plan for Launching a Library Giving Day Campaign

Connection Cafe

Developed in 2019 and envisioned by the Seattle Public Library Foundation, Library Giving Day was created to support libraries nationwide. This one-day giving event was formed to encourage patrons to support their individual library systems and this year will be held on April 23. Update on raised funds for Library Giving Day.

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference: What have you learned, Dorothy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. These typically translate into leadership, passion and culture, and analytical capacity and systems. It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Are you funding programs or operations or both?

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