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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Curtis was Joyce’s local library when she moved to Maine, and she has been in her position for the past ten years. . The land and funding came from William Curtis, the son of a local ship captain, who turned down money from Carnegie to build his community’s library himself. Joyce was responsible for coming up with ideas.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

For example, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) undertook a six-year lobbying campaign in New York to pass better protections for domestic workers. New York is the epicenter ii of funding for workers’ rights nonprofits. Source: Foundation 1000. The post Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Depending on the organization’s size and locality, there may be specific local issues or pieces of legislation that are most important for them to make supporters aware of. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts after completing a study in partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York City charity that buys and cancels medical debt.

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Court Rules That Cars Can Be For Kids

The NonProfit Times

Kars4Kids, a Lakewood, New Jersey charity, first deployed its earworm 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS jingle in commercials that began airing locally in the New York-New Jersey region in 1999. However, only one of them is happy with the result.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of July 15, 2013

Tech Soup

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. New York, NY: Tumblr: The Marketing Powerhouse Your Nonprofit May Be Overlooking. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? We’d love to help you start a new meetup. Change-agenting is exhausting (and rewarding!)

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The Power of Giving: Supporting AAPI Nonprofits That Align with Your Values

Neon CRM

Whether you’re looking to contact your congressional representatives or donate to a local nonprofit, here are four groups you’ll love (plus a resource for finding tons more). You can connect with a local chapter— take a look at their chapter directory to find the one nearest you. Photo by Jeong Park.

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