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Eulogy for my father

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He inspired us, he inspired each one of his children, by his example, by the people and pursuits he loved, to keep our impact on other people in mind. Second, he inspired us with his love of music. Dad always kept Cardinal Newman’s enjoinder in mind – he was always thinking about other people. That was my dad!

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Throw in beer and pizza and music and it can be fun. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising.

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What's Your Vision?

Museum 2.0

Last week, I attended a workshop on Creating a Vision of Greatness at ZingTrain , the training arm of Zingerman's Deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. You'll warm up your hand and get yourself in a positive frame of mind. Something tells me this is not the business visioning workshop I anticipated. If you get stuck, write nonsense words.

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49 Simple & Successful Fundraising Ideas for Kids

Qgiv

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Looking for a fun activity to take your kids’ minds off the insufferable summer heat or bitter winter cold? Water balloon or “snowball” fight. Mini-golf-a-thon.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2019 Creating Change Conference convenes in Detroit, Michigan January 23-27, 2019. Social Capital 2019 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Creating Change Conference.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Get ready to learn from some of the best analytics minds out there. It will bring together the practitioners, scientists and creative minds of behavior change to discuss the science and technology of change. Fundraising. 2016 Analytics with Purpose Conference. 2016 Analytics with Purpose Conference. Agents of Change Summit.

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