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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

My mother was from the area, but my father was from Missouri. I don't know how much you know about Missouri, but I bet you know this: Missouri is the Show Me State. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. I grew up on a farm in Minnesota.

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How Do Fundraiser Bonds Protect Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Thousands of individual surety bond types exist, each providing a specific type of financial protection that depends on the bond's purpose and its contractual language. In summary, if you work with a nonprofit organization that has decided to use a professional fundraiser, be sure the individual or company is licensed according to state laws.

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Humans@Work: How to Successfully Tackle HR Challenges

Top Nonprofits

Harassment, in the legal sense, is “a word that people throw around a bit too easily” says Jennifer Rodriquez, a labor and employment attorney with the Dallas based law firm Culhane Meadows. The law safeguards people from harassment based on race, age, and gender. Some jurisdictions have laws protecting employees’ political expression.