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Getting from “no” to “yes” for climate justice

Candid

The pandemic, and then the racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd, has illustrated all too well the connective tissue between inequality and negative outcomes for the most vulnerable. Our new guide provides helpful and instructive case studies to illustrate how other funders have taken such steps. .

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Delivering a Better Volunteer Experience: 5 Tips for Nonprofits

Volunteer Hub

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, a research center of the Urban Institute, approximately two-thirds of nonprofit organizations in the United States utilize volunteers. Volunteers should have clear instructions on how to reach someone from the organization quickly and efficiently. Transparency.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

federal law supports braille instruction. With Bookshare , Benetech’s online library for people with print disabilities, our ebook-based approach to the accessibility challenge has already delivered on the promise of ending the famine of accessible books in the United States. Accordingly, U.S.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (Again)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The biggest issue I'm still working on is one I mentioned two years ago: getting access to the textbooks in the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC). There are more than 8,000 textbooks and other instructional materials in the repository, but very few of these have reached students.

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Emotions vs. Numbers| Developing the Right Strategy for Your Next Fundraising Appeal

Connection Cafe

We believe that you should give us your time/money/energy because that will directly help our organization achieve tangible outcomes to advance our cause.” The focus here is on empirically proven outcomes that you, as an organization, believe that donations will lead to. Put simply, this frames the ask as an equation: a + b = c.

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Lean Impact Series: 10 Changemakers Using Lean Startup Methods For Greater Social Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their organization is focused on creating sustainable grow-at-home products and bringing them into households across the United States. We hoped that users would be more likely to convert if they could see just how close they would be sitting to the President of the United States during dinner.

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[VIDEO] The Science of Philanthropic Psychology

Bloomerang

When Paul runs his mailing package, his instructions for his teams is, “If you’re going to change a word in my mailing pack, I want to see the evidence that you use to change that word. thanks for laughing, to speak the language that they connect with in their own words. ” I was like, “Oh, my goodness, gracious.

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