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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Networking is more common the higher up the social stratification you go (with clubs and industry breakfasts and lunches being commonplace) where like-minded individuals become used to making important connections. Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

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Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or with gratitude.” — G.K. Block off five minutes a day for gratitude mindfulness.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Having 5-10 good questions in mind can help you make sure you get the answers you’re looking for from the meeting. What are you most proud of in your life?”. This is another great question that invites the donor to share about something wonderful they’ve achieved in their life.

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TechSoup Honors Unsung Heroes

Tech Soup

"Habitat has enriched my life in countless ways, and offered me the opportunity to be a part of a community of people who believe in and act on creating tangible change every day. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. We have all seen huge programs with complicated processes to end homelessness.

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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? Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. If you want to help first generation college students, how do you want to help them? Feed people?

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. It demands that we remember, as individuals, that what we do on a daily basis, on the regular — planning that Halloween carnival or participating in a homeless count across the city — matters.

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Graduating Ally Finds New Direction Through Program

ASU Lodestar Center

I did not see the value in what I was doing as a student, because what was important to me was to feel useful and like I could create a positive impact in the world. To feel like I was surrounded by like-minded individuals gave me so much hope for the future. There was so much information and so many people, I loved soaking it all in.

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