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Newly Released With “Look Inside!” Functionality! Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is now fully released to the public in both print and digital format. That said, the book tour fundraiser and training has now raised $7,060 for partner nonprofits! View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. 11/10 :: Los Angeles, CA.

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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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A co-founder of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center in 1958, Shneidman is considered a pioneer in suicide prevention. Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. Suicide is a serious public health problem.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

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The Jean Griswold Foundation is a public, non-profit foundation whose primary goal is to support caregivers and better their lives. Within these areas, RRF will continue to award grants involving advocacy, direct service, professional education and training, research, and organizational capacity building. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Find an Awesome Nonprofit Tech Training Near You

Tech Soup

The weather's getting cooler (except for our friends in Los Angeles!), Los Angeles, California: Can We Measure Social Impact? Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Nonprofits Collaborating to Build Capacity, Public Presence, and Business. Los Angeles, California: Tech4Good Event.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. Founded by educators, their mission is to work in partnership with others to promote the absolute best in public education.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

Each year, the Center awards panel-adjudicated project grants in two areas—exhibitions and public interpretation, and performance—as well as 12 fellowships for individual artists. The Ahmanson Foundation serves Los Angeles County by funding cultural projects in the arts and humanities. Areas served: Los Angeles/California.

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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

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The terms advocacy and lobbying are generally used interchangeably to describe how nonprofits influence legislation and public policy. To use volunteers effectively in advocacy, nonprofits should implement training programs such as a micro-advocacy program, according to Talbert. However, volunteers can also be advocates.