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How financially stable people have been making life difficult for their lower-income colleagues in nonprofit

Nonprofit AF

This one by Memphis Music Initiative that. Hi everyone. Before we get started, here are a couple of awesome videos.

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Social Media for Social Good Book Tour Raises $17,130 for Partner Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

C ompleted Trainings: 3/15 :: Memphis, TN. Thanks very much to those that attended, the nonprofit partners (listed below), and the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Sponsors that helped make it happen. Proceeds benefited Amazon CARES. 1/19 :: Washington, DC. Proceeds benefited the International Lifeline Fund. 11/30 :: Miami, OK.

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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

3/15 :: Memphis, TN. View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. 2/9 :: Tampa, FL. Proceeds benefit Buddy Cruise. View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. Proceeds benefit Amazon CARES. View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. Related Links: Book Tour Sponsors.

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You Gotta Believe: the Finest #UNselfie Posts of #GivingTuesday 2016

EveryAction

givingtuesday #unselfie #pinkpalace #memphis #gritgrindgive pic.twitter.com/Tr45HUIs4n — Pink Palace Museum (@memphismuseums). Share your #UnSelfie for #GivingTuesday and help champion women in the arts! LMpwkdPEd3 pic.twitter.com/quaLGATioY — NatlMuseumWomenArts (@WomenInTheArts). November 29, 2016. November 29, 2016.

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Key Leadership Takeaways From The Book, Against The Grain

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his book, Against The Grain. And, about the hard-won lessons on discipline, success, teamwork, and triumph over adversity.

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Social Media for Social Good e-Book Version Now Available for Download!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

3/15 :: Memphis, TN. View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. 2/9 :: Tampa, FL. Proceeds benefit Buddy Cruise. View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. Proceeds benefit Amazon CARES. View: Event details, training agenda, and registration information. Related Links: Book Tour Sponsors.

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Advice for a Record-Breaking Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is an example of reaching new audiences. Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve had to distance ourselves from many of the traditional ways we have conducted face-to-face, in-person fundraising events and intentionally step into the realm of digital fundraising. Our annual St.

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How St. Jude Connected with the Next Generation of Donors for a Record Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude campus in Memphis, where families never receive a bill from St. We raised $3 million over the course of a 10-hour livestream in our first virtual event, and another $2 million in our second one. In total, we raised more money in 2020 than we had in previous years by bringing patient families and stories to the forefront in a new way.

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Furthering Your Nonprofit Career: 3 Tips for Development

Bloomerang

She received her master’s in public administration from the University of Memphis and is a Certified Nonprofit Professional. Currently, Schmidt is the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance president, an organization that develops talent for the nonprofit workforce. They live in Leawood, Kansas.

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Craft the Perfect Tagline for Your Organization

NonProfit Hub

Those answers are the first steps toward tags like, “Because the Earth needs a good lawyer,” from Earth Justice and “ Helping victims become children again,” which illustrates the impact of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. What benefit does your organization provide?

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Coach Bill Courtney Tells Powerful Stories And Shares Insightful Leadership Lessons

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN. Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his new book, Against The Grain. And, about the hard-won lessons on discipline, success, teamwork, and triumph over adversity.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Girls Inc.

Everyaction

of Memphis has taken on a three year project to prevent the building of a landfill right next to their affiliate and their local elementary school. I think one of the greatest strengths of Girls Inc. is that all 83 affiliates are all their own individual nonprofits so they're able to meet the needs of their local communities.

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Why you want your nonprofit to fail

ASU Lodestar Center

Prior to attending ASU, she worked for Teach For America * Memphis. Chloe Silva is a graduate of the Social Justice and Human Rights Master of Arts program at Arizona State University (ASU), where she studied critical theory and Indigenous self-determination.

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Meaningful Thank Yous, Hooking Readers, and Asking For It.

Connection Cafe

There’s no place like home, and no amount of heel-clicking can take me back to Memphis, TN on the days I miss it most. They’re a reminder of what I’m missing as I’m venturing out on my own. So, I treasure these moments with family and I carry them with me. Drama and all.

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Pinterest Marketing, Compelling Bios, and 3 Guesses

Connection Cafe

I flew to Memphis Thursday morning with a suitcase filled with sweaters and boots. Ended up in 45 minutes worth of traffic. I chose wrong. I went to the store strictly to buy paper towels twice this week. Came home with anything but paper towels. It’s 80 degrees here.

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#GMN2016 Annual Conference| Observations from Day 1

Connection Cafe

I had the pleasure attending the opening plenary session, delivered by Dr. Jan Young, Executive Director of the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. I’m learning a lot and sharing a laugh or two.

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How Small Businesses Inspire Big Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on.

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The Lessons Learned From Small Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on.

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2013 NTC Round-Up: Your Takeaways

NTEN

NTEN Honors Memphis Startup Founder Tal Frankfurt , Nibletz 2.0. #npfail Reflections and Call to Action from NTC Plenary on Failure , Beth Kanter. NTC 2013 , Simren Deogun. Highlights of 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , SocialBrite. Four Best Charity Videos Recognised by DoGooder Video Awards 2013 , UK Fundraising.

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6 Road Trips Reveal Critical Lessons For Business Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You’ll read those dozens of stories captured by three information-hungry economist/b-school professor buddies who traveled Memphis, TN to Omaha, NE; Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL to Cincinnati, OH, and so on.

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Now What? The Post-Election Non-Profit Advocacy Landscape

Allegiance Group

They’ve also posted a video clip of Obama talking about an historic AFSCME strike - the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) used its blog to celebrate and break down their contribution to the election person-by-person and dollar-by-dollar.

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#bbcon Just Took Over Austin, TX| Day 1 Recap

Connection Cafe

This story was really about Mrs. Grady, the librarian at his school, who not only knew he was sneaking out books and let it slide but would drive to Memphis, some miles away, and buy more books, with her own money, by the same author in the hope that this young, troubled boy would continue to go down this new and alternate path.

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2013 NTC Round-Up: Your Takeaways

NTEN

NTEN Honors Memphis Startup Founder Tal Frankfurt , Nibletz 2.0. #npfail Reflections and Call to Action from NTC Plenary on Failure , Beth Kanter. NTC 2013 , Simren Deogun. Highlights of 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , SocialBrite. Four Best Charity Videos Recognised by DoGooder Video Awards 2013 , UK Fundraising.

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The Most Generous Online Giving Cities in the U.S.

Connection Cafe

384,445.00. 1,965,198.92. 181,631.00. 924,912.61. 156,637.00. 790,994.00. 652,050.00. 3,207,504.65. Sterling Heights. 129,880.00. 618,507.53. 121,435.00. 577,532.38. 4,755.90.

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

Have Fun - Do Good

I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and both sets of my grandparents came from rural Mississippi. If one wants to add some meat, or dairy, or milk to any of the recipes, I invite people to be creative and re-mix, and rework the recipes so that they work for the person cooking them. What was the inspiration for the cookbook?

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Making Meaningful Connections: Inspiring New Report from Irvine and Helicon

Museum 2.0

If you are reading this report in Manchester or Malaysia or Memphis, you will find meaningful and useful content. This report could come from--and go--anywhere. I assume that''s intentional, and for the most part, it''s a good thing. The report is brief, clear, and open.

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Martin Luther King Day - Let Freedom Ring

VisionLink

Three and a half years before we adopted Jonathan, Cathy and I had sat together, tears streaming down our faces, when we heard the news that Martin Luther King had been shot in Memphis.

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