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Philanthropy Delivers New Promise of Quality Education for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Getting more girls to attend secondary school should be a priority for societies around the world, he explained, yet participation rates are extremely low, especially for the economically marginalized. As a grant-seeker, I am always excited to see a group of donors gathering together around a common objective—and a common application!

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This represents a 10x growth over the past 6 years, and a 20% and 25% growth, respectively, over less than a year: growth rates associated more with successful commercial services, and unheard of in our field.

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Counting on Success? Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics

Connection Cafe

Traders brought Hindu-Arabic numerals from India and the Arabian Peninsula into Europe more than a thousand years ago. Industry benchmark reports identify how events similar to yours perform in the key performance categories. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event? Start by using benchmark reports as a guide.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana. These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. I sought out sessions that focused on setting industry standards for social measurement. Lagging indicators -.

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Resilient Fundraising: Show Donors the Love

Connection Cafe

With an industry average of 28% retention in the peer-to-peer space, we proved that the environments we were creating with our events were not terribly fulfilling. That same son spent four months training in India when he was fresh out of college. There’s no alternative if we want our organizations to thrive. Trey wasn’t in the room.

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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

In the mid-19th Century, the East India Company needed a physical space to store their piles and piles of ledgers, forms and other important artifacts that managed their transactions all over the world. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.”

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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.” No product is perfect.

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