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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

State of AI in 2018 Report: The AI NOW Institute , which is affiliated with New York University and is home to respected AI researchers with Google and Microsoft, released a report describing the state of AI in 2018 that highlights some worrying trends. It is funded by Open Society Foundations. Will people be better off in 2030?

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal. Brown Rudnick Center for Public Interest. Mazda Foundation. The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Awesome Foundation. Areas served: US.

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8 Organizations to Support this Black History Month

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” The Southern Poverty Law center also has an intelligence project working to track and expose hate groups across the country and a Teaching Tolerance Program that produces and distributes (entirely for free) anti-bias documentary films, books, and lesson plans!

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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. There are no courses in our public school systems that teach students how to use a.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

ASU Lodestar Center

Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? If so: Is what I propose different from what any of them already do? Youll need to determine whether your proposed program fills a specific niche or if its a duplication. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love.

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

The AUP is an integral part of security policies for businesses, universities, schools, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and website. Tip: Make sure to discuss your proposed policy with a cross section of staff as. districts, from blocking and filtering to teaching children to be. A Word About Mobile Devices.

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

This usually elicits some looks of shock and surprise until I elaborate further and explain that I’m not proposing that they cease to engage the community in their work through volunteerism but, rather, that they modify how they think about volunteers in their organization. Like this article? Get another! volunteers Lisa Humenik'