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How 25 Awesome Twentysomethings Nailed It

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Went on to do what put them in the history books. The stories offer some perspective on what young people are experience now. Dilenschneider : We had well over 100 people on the original list. The idea is to inspire young people and help them recognize that they can make a difference.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Why LGBTQ+ advocacy is always-on from here on It’s more important than ever for LGBTQ+ organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades.

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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

There is a long history of nonprofit organizations partnering with the government, usually at the state level, through contracts to help provide for and respond to community needs. Still, changing terms mid-contract does little to help establish trust for a positive nonprofit/government relationship. sector and the government.

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Two years later: how our fundraising strategy changed overnight 

Candid

Would the government help us? LOHR rehabilitates horses and connects them to people in the community who benefit from equine assisted therapy, including people on probation, victims of domestic violence, first responders, foster children, veterans, and others. How would our donors respond? This all happened within March 2020.

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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Qgiv

This is a month dedicated to celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and their many contributions and achievements throughout history. After the country’s bicentennial celebrations, Jew approached Representative Frank Horton of New York with the idea to create a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans.

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How History’s Awesome Twentysomethings Got It Together

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Went on to do what put them in the history books. The stories offer some perspective on what young people are experience now. Dilenschneider Today, Dilenschneider shares these added insights with us: Question: How many of the 25 people you profiled in your book were on your original list of landmark figures you planned to profile?

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Interview with Bryan Stevenson: On Juneteenth and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Bryan Stevenson (BS): It’s important that we have a new consciousness about the problems created by our history. Enslaved people were so disrespected that those who enslaved them didn’t even tell them that they were free for months after the South had surrendered. In many ways, Juneteenth was a tragedy.

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