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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

I shared about my great-grandmother, “Lil Mama,” who was born in Louisiana 30 years after the end of slavery and lived until 108. “Voids and silences and erasures are signals for us to look behind them and pull forward what will feed us and heal us for the further work that we need to do,” she said.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 2

Connection Cafe

Historically, and initial numbers from recent disasters reflect the same trend, corporations focus on the use of intermediaries to ensure their large donations are distributed to the correct organizations. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC).

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NetSquared Celebrates Progress and Looks Forward to 2015

Tech Soup

New Orleans, Louisiana: December Meetup: Topic TBA. 9: Photo Trends and Evolution. Toronto, Ontario: Nonprofit Tech and Design Trends for 2015. . ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Naples, Florida: Google For Nonprofits. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Community and Communications.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

New Orleans, Louisiana: The Mother of All Meetups Returns to Present the Power of the Presentation. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina: Tech Trends for 2017. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Vancouver, British Columbia: Design for Nondesigners. Wednesday, February 15, 2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. It’s a longer-term trend. The mainstream IT press was alive with the topic.

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Better Together: What Collaboration Strategies are Necessary to Increase Nonprofit Effectiveness?

ASU Lodestar Center

An increased focus on creating transparency and openness with the communities served has become a trending topic among the nonprofit sector. Stella earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies from Louisiana State University. Collaboration can also assist in creating greater accountability among nonprofit organizations.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

Or there’s a second bucket that I’m really sort of anecdotally seeing a strong movement or a strong trend in the community. They just may need some support in a few segments of that campaign. . And if you think about the nonprofit industry as a whole, I mean, it makes sense, right?