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Oregon Foundation looking for a Million Dollar Idea

Amy Sample Ward

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate.

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30 Hour Day: Livestreaming for Fundraising

Amy Sample Ward

Livestream for 30 hours straight in an effort to raise money for charities like Free Geek, Oregon Food Bank, and Toys for Tots. Yes these are Portlanders, hoping to fundraise to support local organizations in Oregon (USA), but they are hoping it helps you fundraise wherever you are, too! The concept?

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Amy Potthast, Idealist.org: How I Have Fun and Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Amy is the Director of Service and Graduate Education Programs at Idealist.org , and lives in Oregon with her husband and two sons. Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. Tags: interview havefundogood guest.

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For my mom on Ada Lovelace Day

Amy Sample Ward

She was the one that took me to the overnight events at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) where I had my first go at building robots. Tags: events networking adalovelaceday technology women womenwhotech. What do you think? What is your Ada Lovelace story?

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

The Current Nonprofit Landscape: "We are all in this together" - Are you a nonprofit or foundation in Portland/Oregon? "It Tags: roundup bookmarks. Well, #CharityTuesday was started as a way of creating visibility for orgs using Twitter, get them talking to each other instead of just broadcasting information, and more.

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How to Write for SEO and Rank on Google

NonProfit Hub

If I live in Nebraska, I’m not going to fly to Oregon to adopt a dog. To start, let’s talk about your main headline on a page, or the <h1> tag. Use only one <h1> tag per page. . Think about what words your potential donors, volunteers or supporters might use to search for the services your organization provides.

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Shawn Michael on Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

This is a guest post by Shawn Michael, who is the director of NPower Oregon. Tags: GreenTech. She is an expert in nonprofit databases and the primary contact for the eleven NPower affiliates , who are experts in implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM for nonprofits.

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