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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

From the Malala Fund to the University of Maryland to LEGO, the momentum for climate-related change is just beginning — led by insights from children, women and girls, engineers, and investors. University of Maryland. We are seeing a changing tide of those who care and are, as a result, getting involved. World Wildlife Fund.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

Exponent Philanthropy members are demonstrating ways to partner light to amplify their impact. . Funder coalitions working at the city or state level can pool their resources to support data and research that backs policy change. The potential for creativity and impact is unlimited. . 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy .

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The Kars4Kids Small Grant Program is dedicated to supporting educational initiatives around the country, helping to impact more children. For over thirty years, they’ve been finding, fueling, and creating the most impactful and scalable solutions to lift families out of poverty in New York City. Areas served: Baltimore/Maryland.

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New on SSIR: Effects of Joining the Conversation

Amy Sample Ward

The Hatcher Group , a Maryland-based public affairs and communications firm, released a great report this past Fall called New Media & Social Change: How Nonprofits are Using Web-based Technologies to Reach Their Goals (PDF). Joining the conversation is incredibly important if these organizations expect to change policy and change minds.

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How to Effectively Engage Lawmakers at Town Hall Meetings

Connection Cafe

Why cover an event where an elected official and constituents have a calm conversation on public policy?) As a press secretary to a suburban Maryland congressman in the 1980s and 1990s, I worked the legislative issues by day and went to more than 100 town hall meetings at night. Tell a Personal Story.

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Two Crucial Themes from the GDPR Featuring in US-Privacy Legislation

Connection Cafe

It should come as no surprise that its impact is being felt here in the US. Some of them may not apply to your organization, but it’s a good place to begin evaluating how robust your policy is. Finally, read your policy for clarity and tone. GDPR is the legislative equivalent of an Instagram influencer.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Benefit corporations, created in Maryland in 2010, differ from L3Cs in that they are required to operate under specific standards set forth by B Lab, itself a nonprofit organization (Powell et al.,

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