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Overcoming the Government-Nonprofit Dependency

ASU Lodestar Center

Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them. government funding accounts for approximately one-third of the annual revenue received by nonprofit organizations, primarily through grants and contracts.

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New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. Rob has a deep understanding of what makes nonprofits successful.

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Interview with Bryan Stevenson: On Juneteenth and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Stevenson is a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School and started EJI to dedicate his life to fighting the unequal treatment of marginalized communities. When we teach history in the United States, we often skip the parts that are not so wonderful. We tell a wonderful story about our evolution. So learning is the first thing.

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Happy Giving Tuesday: How Board Members Participate

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We were introduced to the crowd of over 2,000 nonprofit professionals gathered at the conference to network, learn, teach, and well, party too. The governance committee has done exceptional work and gone much deeper than the typical tasks of by-law wordsmithing or brainstorming lists of potential board members.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Where will we turn to for financial support?

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

In Nonprofit Quarterly, Jennifer Amanda Jones said, “Organizations that can regularly access training, can improve governance, program outcomes, fundraising and community engagement. Peer-to-peer learning is a valuable way to teach and learn new skills without costing the organization much more than an employee’s normal salary.

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Amnesty International at 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In 2001, its 40th anniversary year, AI expanded its mandate considerably to incorporate economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the body of international law governing armed conflict, thus committing itself to advance all human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.