Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. Have a goal in mind. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge declared Father’s Day a national holiday Father’s Day | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Behind an unassuming Woolworth’s storefront in Greensboro, NC, Civil Rights history was made on a February day in 1960. Four freshmen from the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical College — known to history as the NC A&T Four — sat down at the whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter. Admissions were also a pain point.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Whether it’s local in California, or at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, there is a regular chance I will have my mind expanded. The first was the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations. She saw this incredible combination as a watershed moment in global history.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has a “free rice” game in which players answer questions related to vocabulary, history, and other categories, earning 10 grains of rice per correct answer. Impact tracking: Add fun visuals or animations that depict the impact each donation has.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2021

When you think about nature, what comes to mind? At The Nature Conservancy , one of the world’s largest environmental nonprofits, we have examined a huge range of nature’s benefits throughout our 70-year history. By: Andrew Tingley, Director of Communications at The Nature Conservancy. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

runner in history, had the audience riveted in their chairs as she shared her story as a pregnant athlete leading a movement to protect female athletes from being penalized or having their contracts interrupted by their sponsors for pregnancy. Bernard Ross, MA is one of the greatest minds in nonprofit fundraising. More Digital Donors.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

History of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you have a family history of breast cancer, the BRCA gene test can help you determine what your risk of breast cancer is and help you develop a plan for preventative care. Make healthy lifestyle choices.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 28, 2021

It’s important that we pay respects to the black (and queer) communities as they have been on the front lines of the equality movement throughout history, we wouldn’t be where we are today without them!! Humans come in so many different sizes, colors and interests, but at the heart of it all we’re all the same. GAY RIGHTS!!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Another great topic is the history of your organization. Mind blank of ideas? A nonprofit’s volunteers are a great source for this type of collaboration. Most nonprofits have volunteers with interesting experiences to share and they are typically happy to share their stories. That’s totally natural.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In contrast is the middle third, who are typically helpful and service-minded—but with a caveat. To do this, I need to trace both the history of the organization as well as the transformational changes it underwent in order to illustrate the lessons I learned throughout this process. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz! We live in an amazing moment in history where change is powered by the bottom up. GEO’s 2012 National [.]

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2021

I was struck today while reading an interview with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch at how the notion of a grandson of a southern sharecropper founding a museum on the National Mall dedicated to the story of African-Americans would be absolutely anathema to every inveterate racist that has ever lived or continues to draw breath.

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JULY 4, 2011

Three hundred million of us, each with our own story; the story of who we are and who we hope to be: our family background, our history, our culture, along with our hopes, our dreams, our aspirations and our prayers for our children and for the world. July 4, 1776. The founders didn''t mean all men the way we mean it today. Many owned slaves.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. Fundraising & Grants.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. We are excited to host our national movement gathering in the Capital. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network National Conference.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Instead of just knowing your donors’ names, contact information, and the date of their last donation, you can learn about their engagement histories and communication preferences. For instance, an AI chatbot created by the National Eating Disorders Association had to be taken down after giving harmful advice.

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MARCH 3, 2009

"we20 meetings will create people plans, policy plans, business plans and other plans on local, national and global issues. The recession is focusing minds. " Coup d’Etat on Twitter | Blog | design mind - Great example of the real-time and collaborative aspects of Twitter. "We’ll Members of we20.org

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

I visited the One World Shop and learned about the history of the fair trade movement. The opening ceremony had a mind-boggling location: Edinburgh Castle. The introductory speechs highlighted the Scottish national government's commitment to social enterprise, which is a noteworthy aspect of the sector here in Scotland and in the UK.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. The GAHC had been using Excel to manage campaigns but didn’t have a way to view each donor’s giving history and other crucial donor information.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

My mind was a sponge. CA: As an “accidental” fundraiser originally focused on securing an advanced degree in art history, I can say without hesitation that you do not. Keep in mind there are many nonprofit organizations asking for funding. This mind and skillset are a good fit for a future career in grant writing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . Personal networks – These networks include yours, your staff’s, your board’s, and your stakeholders’—including social media.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history – from religious ceremonies to common rituals like saying hello or shaking hands. Rituals To Build Mindfulness. The Power of Workplace Rituals To Nurture Resilience. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 1, 2009

Most often we told people he was a history professor as that was the easiest way to explain it. I can still picture the beauty of the area around the “bloody pond” at Shiloh and how my 10-year old mind pictured what it must have been like during the Civil War.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you work to maintain a National Park, for example, you may want to develop resources about how to get around or prepare for a visit. Or maybe you work with women and want to amplify your programs or efforts during Women’s History Month. What are your content goals? Start writing.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

with a BA in history and a minor in nonprofit management. GivingTuesday is a national day of giving following Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. By focusing on the impact, you’ll be able to connect with donors’ hearts and minds. She has worked in social services, as well as with a rare disorder nonprofit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

I’ll keep this simple, as many of us have a lot on our minds as we experience the world grappling with a public health crisis. from the University of Arizona in Anthropology & Latin American History. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Seth Cothrun, Class 9, American Express Leadership Academy at the ASU Lodestar Center.

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AUGUST 5, 2016

Merely, that at this particular time in history, people are highly motivated to think introspectively. With so much focus on National pride and reaching collective success as a team, another manner you could reach your team is by using this time to becoming more team focused.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Big History. Education: A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste® — UNCF -The United Negro College Fund. International, Foreign Affairs & National Security: Send a Net. Open minds. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. Arts & Culture: Big Sky. Montana Historical Society. It’s definitive, with a powerful economy of words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. But her mind is keen and she is making sure she gets estimates in advance.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

50CAN is an organization that drives the creation of stronger, more equitable schools in every state and community within its national network. As a national organization, it has just over 4,700 local clubs in nearly every community across the country. In terms of how these organizations are communicating with their stakeholders (e.g.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In any case, when I was a kid, growing up on Long Island, the newly opened Hall of Gems and Minerals at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) was like a mysterious dark cave for my sister and I to explore, ever on a hunt for gems. That, and not knowing what the game will be like until it’s published.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If we post on Facebook to remind our supporters it’s National Pancake Day, then it seems insensitive (for example) to not remember Hanukkah. By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population. Las Posadas.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

But even when the stories we love aren’t rooted in fact or based on history, we connect to them on a real, human level. These are the questions you should keep in the back of your mind when crafting your story from scratch—especially if it’s an original, untold story. How did the characters change? How did the world change?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 3, 2018

You have to keep in mind that your donors are busy individuals, and donating to your organization is like taking a portion of their valued time. Your donors should already know the history, mission, and leadership of your nonprofit. Also, limit the number of required fields on the donation page to enjoy higher conversion rates.

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Everyaction

MAY 21, 2018

One great example of this tactic is the National Education Association Foundation. At the beginning of the conversation about Planned Giving, it is important to give donors enough information to answer the biggest questions on their minds, without overwhelming them with complicated legal matters.

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