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3 Weeks Until #GivingTuesday! Is Your Organization Ready?

Connection Cafe

Leverage #GivingTuesday as a day to ask potential new supporters to engage with you in easy, low-pressure ways such as holiday email raffles or signing a pledge that aligns with your organization’s mission. Read more about NMSU’s strategy and success: “ Making #GivingTuesday Count: New Mexico State University’s Story.”

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Takeaways from the American Express Leadership Academy Alumni Summit

ASU Lodestar Center

Today I am pleased to have the occasion to fulfill my pledge to share my experience and newfound knowledge, further supporting the development of the sector’s leadership pipeline. also having lived in Mexico and multiple U.S. What is the number one skill you think 21st century leaders need for social impact? Born in Vancouver, B.C.,

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

In addition, the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Maui Fund pledged $100 million, GoFundMe raised $60 million, the People’s Fund of Maui (Oprah and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) raised $60 million, and Maui United Way raised about $25 million. However, this delay is important, too, for pledges do not always equal final payments.

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2 Weeks Until Giving Tuesday! Is Your Organization Ready?

sgEngage

Leverage Giving Tuesday as a day to ask potential new supporters to engage with you in easy, low-pressure ways such as holiday email raffles or signing a pledge that aligns with your organization’s mission. Read more about NMSU’s strategy and success: “ Making Giving Tuesday Count: New Mexico State University’s Story.”

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News Channel 7, Upstate South Carolina - National

AFP Blog

News Channel 7, Upstate South Carolina - National: "MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Billionaire Carlos Slim said he doesn't care if he is the world's richest man and promised to donate hundreds of thousands of laptop computers to Mexican children.The Mexican telecom mogul pledged Thursday to donate 250,000 low-cost laptops to children by the end of the year and (..)

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5 Ways the 2016 Oscars Were #HereForGood

NonProfit Hub

In his acceptance speech Iñárritu, from Mexico City, urged for equality for all races, not just African-Americans. “So Alejandro Iñárritu, who won his second consecutive Oscar for best director, also brought attention to the issue. However, he did it without comedic flair, opting instead for a much more serious approach.

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The Convergence of Social Activism, Donations, and Social Media: Episodic Giving In A Post Truth World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Syria to China to Mexico, mass economic and politically-driven migration and refugee crises are triggering social tension, the rebooting of nationalisms and the emboldening of old prejudices. A popular sense, shared by millions, of being shut out of the gains created by globalization. Mass migration. Future shock.