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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

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The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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What Is a Story and Why You Need To Tell Them

The Storytelling Non-profit

Storytelling is an invaluable tool for non-profits. But so many non-profit professionals get discouraged by storytelling because they think it’s going to require the unparalleled writing skills of a Pulitzer Prize winner. What is storytelling? I want to take a minute to differentiate story from storytelling.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

As the largest gathering of Black professionals in philanthropy, there were so many powerful sessions, poignant perspectives, spaces for healing, and moments of Black joy at Harambee. Fittingly, the university hosted the session “A Report on Philanthropic Funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. While securing my two university degrees, I conducted in-depth research.

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Think You’re Not a Writer? Your Guide to Writing a Great Fundraising Appeal

The Storytelling Non-profit

In case it’s any consolation, I’ve been professionally copywriting for over a decade at this point in my career and I still have a relationship to writing that I wouldn’t always describe as smooth. I start by getting a big picture things like the send date, the universe and targeting. This will help you build one.

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Reaching Gen Z on social media: Expert advice vs. Gen Z opinion

Candid

Experts say that Gen Z: Wants to see impact through storytelling, primarily through social media videos. We received 38 total responses from university students, young professionals, high school seniors, and members of the military, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years old.

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Make #GivingTuesday 2021 Count!

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She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. Caitlyn Cawthon, Development Coordinator Caitlyn is a Certified Nonprofit Professional with 10 years of development experience. Caitlyn graduated from the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!)

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