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Weekly update from PND

Candid

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital receives $50 million gift. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has announced a $50 million gift from Grant Verstandig and the Verstandig Family Foundation in support of the Medical/Surgical Pavilion currently under construction. Read more. . November 4, 2021.

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Not Cause Washing: Facebook and Google Donate To Charities In Lieu of Parties and Gifts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Joey (I think) coined a new term, " cause washing." Joey pointed out that Facebook's donation to Donors Choose in lieu of holiday party and Google's $20 million donation to selected charities in lieu of holiday gifts to Adsense and Adwords products is not cause washing.

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Why Ongoing Professional Development Is Essential For The Nonprofit Community

Bloomerang

Amy Eisenstein, CEO and co-founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit, and Adrian Sargeant, co-director at the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, conducted a study titled “ Major Gift Fundraising: Unlocking the Potential for Your Nonprofit *.” . AfriKids , a U.K. The total at the end of the campaign was $1.4 Leaders need to learn too. .

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How Investing In Ongoing Nonprofit Professional Development Keeps Fundraisers On The Ball And Ahead Of The Game

Kindful

The money went to improving education for children across Northern Ghana through teacher training and increasing awareness among citizens of the importance of education. Mercedes Brown, the manager of individual giving at Dallas Theater Center in Texas, was anxious to start a recurring gift program at the organization.

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The Many Ways to Say I Love You With A Donation To A Charity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause? Join the Red Campaign.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Changing the Present has launched a Facebook application adding to the virtual gift community. Gayle Roberts suggests that you check out Dr. A Few Self-Financed Learning Journeys Sam Mayfield has launched a new blog called Sam Land to raise money for and document his trip to Ghana in November.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

My favorite scene from the movie is these women, all ages, all sizes, going to surround the peace talks in Ghana, which were essentially going nowhere.

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