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Wonder What the Value of Volunteer Time Is?
Volunteers are an important part of the nonprofit social compact. Giving one’s time or talent to support the vital work of charities delivers tremendous value.…
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Featured Tools & Research: Tools to Scale Pro Bono
Looking for research and other resources relating to social responsibility, employee engagement, nonprofits, and volunteerism? There are multitudes of helpful resources on the Internet. We’ve…
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Why You Should Recruit Millennials to Boost Your NPO
By Lincoln Arneal Last week, we wrote about how torecruit life-time volunteers for your nonprofit instead of relying on one-time helpers. Today, we are going…
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Wealthy D.C. couple shifts their philanthropy, donates $100,000 to provide beds to poor
By Vanessa Small The Washington power couple Donald and Ann Brown have long been known for their generosity, giving away millions of dollars to a…
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Tips for Getting More Out of Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Followers
For many nonprofits, sharing messages on Facebook is part their marketing strategy. But this has become more of a challenge in recent months as Facebook’s…
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What Social Media Platforms Charities Should Use
At our recent Membership Assembly, citing all the algorithm updates and changes in post reach, a member asked if they should even bother using Facebook…
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‘Waggin’ train-ing’ a life-changing experience for locals
by Sue Ann Rybak For the last two and half years, Michael Dzuba and his wife Linda, of Mt. Airy, have been helping to transform…
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Points of Light, Bloomberg Search for the 50 Most Community-minded Companies
Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, announced last week the launch of its annual survey,The Civic 50,which names and honors the most community-minded…
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Save the Date! Thurgood Marshall College Fund 26th Annual Awards Gala is November 12, 2014
The 26th Annual Awards Gala, themed “Developing Minds … Delivering Dreams” will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Washington Hilton in Washington,…
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Bid on Ceremonial First Pitch for New York Mets vs. Oakland Athletics Game on June 24
To place a bid on the Ceremonial First Pitch please call Christina at212-354-2878 or email Christina@Starlightnyc.org. >> Learn More & Bid Now >> Support Starlight…
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Investigation finds Alabama prison system violates federal law, fails to provide adequate medical care
An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) has concluded that Alabama’s overcrowded prison system is breaking federal…
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How Donor Support Helped Turn Valerie’s Life Around
Valerie’s life was not going as planned. She lost her mother to Alzheimer’s, found herself in an unhealthy relationship and was unemployed. Looking to propel…
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