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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Tutor students so they can reach their potential in school? Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community.

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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

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Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. The teens also have access to GoPro and Nikon.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

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New Heights also uses Citrix GoToMeeting from TechSoup to connect teachers and tutors with students. These online sessions can also be reviewed and played back later, allowing New Heights to offer suggestions for both teacher and student improvement. " Inward Bound Mindfulness Education.

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A Strong Message for Fundraising = More and Bigger Donations

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Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. . The original seven students we started with are now in the workforce. The original seven students we started with are now in the workforce.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

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Why DonorsChoose.org is a Fundraising Game Changer: Charles Best started Donorschoose.org in 2000 out of his own frustrations of being a teacher in the Bronx who didn’t have the supplies he needed to teach effectively. This includes some of the most basic student essentials. With DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation matching grants, $4.6

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[VIDEO] Get More Grants with Donor Cultivation

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will focus on donor cultivation, an essential step to getting the grant. We are here to talk about how to get more grants, specifically through donor cultivation. You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well. Her initials may be MBP, but to me, she’s the MVP of grants. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

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Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" What started with 15 students in 1997 has grown to support 200 students per year. YES students defy expectations.