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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

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But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Start at the recruitment stage.

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The Story in the Numbers

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our financial story begins with Benetech’s forward thinking funders: our users, individuals, foundations, corporations, partners, and government agencies. Over 80% of our revenues are structured as “pay-as-you-go” contracts, rather than grants. This means that crucial information, including revenue, doesn’t appear on the balance sheet.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B. She won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1988. Marie Curie. Mae Jemison.

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

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The goal, from IMLS’s standpoint, is for NAS to create a report that can address the fundamental issues facing museums and libraries in the 21st century, with an intended audience of industry professionals, trustees, funding sources, and government representatives. Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report.

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