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Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser

Candid

I have learned how to deep dive into Foundation Directory, align our grant asks with funders’ typical award amounts, and use Candid Learning’s sample letters of inquiry (LOIs). We have been able to invest in community outreach to marginalized groups in order to see a more representative reflection of Utah’s population in our data sample.

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Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser

Candid

I have learned how to deep dive into Foundation Directory, align our grant asks with funders’ typical award amounts, and use Candid Learning’s sample letters of inquiry (LOIs). We have been able to invest in community outreach to marginalized groups in order to see a more representative reflection of Utah’s population in our data sample.

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Stereotypes Aside, Millennials Are Acting for Change

Achieve

In partnership with the Case Foundation, Achieve just published findings from the most recent research phase of this project, which is our ninth annual study of millennial cause behaviors and motivations. Almost 65 percent of millennials in our sample reported voting in the 2016 presidential election. Involvement belies apathy.

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Content that was originally static when created during the design phase probably wasn’t intended to change, but it may need to be updated for one reason or another. You don’t need to go all-out creating a design system with code samples—even a living document with screenshots and a few notes on how each pattern is used would help.

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Report: Millennials Rank Education, Healthcare and Employment as Top Election Issues

Achieve

We’ve seen in past Presidential elections the power and significance of the millennial generation’s voice,” said Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation. Within the study, surveys are deployed monthly to 350 unique millennial respondents each month from March to November, with the final sample totaling 3,150. Methodology. Download the.

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Nonprofits: Keep Calm and Mobile Friendly

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Says Madeline Turner from Blackbaud, “ The Future Is Here ” Take the Test, But Don’t Freak Out If You Flunk: John Kenyon , a nonprofit technology consultant, was the voice of calm. When I queried professional colleagues for their advice on Facebook, Amy Sample Ward mentioned that NTEN’s site failed the test.

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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

People take the ideas and start to do things with the idea – this phase is crucial in a new paradigm. The story has to be told from a personal POV by someone I can personally relate to who uses an authentic voice. For the Environment: An Inconvenient Truth. I This is how all new paradigm stories start. . Then comes isolated action.

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