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8 Organizations to Support this Black History Month

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

February is Black History Month and while there are countless ways to honor and celebrate black history throughout the year, we’re giving you a place to start by highlighting eight nonprofits that are making major waves in their communities. Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” Black Teacher Project.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. This gave them greater voice in the government. entered the Progressive Era.

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Nonprofit Donor Engagement Strategies: Breaking Through the Noise

Neon CRM

It’s easy to feel like you’re the voice of your organization, and it’s tempting to try to talk like you are that organization. When posting on social media, skip the formalities and embrace your unique voice and tone. Teaching them something. Try teaching people a fun fact or statistic related to your work.

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Few were available, and he had trouble with the ones that were: they’d often be in a format that didn’t work well with his voice recognition software. It became a burden to his family and caregivers to constantly drop what they were doing to turn a page, so he began seeking out ebooks.

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11 Powerful Quotes about New Power at the 2019 Social Good Summit

Connection Cafe

This was on full display at the Social Good Summit, where a number of speakers hit the nail on the head on the importance of engaging youth, indigenous and underserved people, and ultimately all voices in solving problems.

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Need Answers: LinkedIn Has Them

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Much of the “good” done throughout history has been financed by what one could call “repentant sinners,” such as Carnegie with his libraries, funded by the exploitation of labor in the days of the robber barons. Our choices and our voices matter. as well as being able to show who you are by voicing your own opinion.

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Diversity in Design: Inclusion Won’t Fix a Broken System

Media Cause

We’re not going to change or redefine what the system looks like, we want to TEACH YOU what it is and how you can be part of it. As we look to hire BIPOC designers and amplify their voices, we also have to examine our industry definition of what “good” design is and start building a completely new system—by everyone, for everyone. .

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