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4 Ways Pro Bono Service Impacts Volunteers, Companies, Nonprofits & Schools

Saleforce Nonprofit

Empowerment is the greatest form of impact. It’s one of the most effective ways for companies to achieve social impact goals. Here are some highlights from the past year that show the impact of pro bono volunteering on its many stakeholders. Vice President, Tech for Social Impact, Salesforce.org. About the Author.

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Marguerite Casey calls for funding police and criminal justice reform

Candid

The Marguerite Casey Foundation has announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening philanthropy's commitment to ending police violence and mass incarceration in the United States. This say/do gap in philanthropy has undermined the movement for Black lives, rather than truly supporting it.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. This support consists of four sources: U.S. government aid, capital investment, philanthropy and remittances. Private Philanthropy. As part of a.

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A Huge Thanks To Guest Bloggers from the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results.

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4 bbcon 2019 Takeaways to Help You Maximize Your Foundation’s Impact in 2020

Connection Cafe

If you were unable to join us last month, we hope that you’ll join us next year at bbcon 2020 in Seattle. In this post, I’ll highlight four of the key takeaways identified by our attendees as being the most critical to positioning their foundations for greater impact in 2020. What is impact, and why does it matter?

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Funding Services AND Advocacy: The Smart Choice for Grantmakers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place recently in Seattle. But two sessions at the GEO conference clearly showed how smart funders are combining the two for maximum impact. Are we turning a corner in philanthropy? I sure hope so.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. The IMPACT Conference. The IMPACT Conference. Jan 23 -27.

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