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New Washington Monthly Project Highlights Philanthropic Success Stories - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AFP Blog

New Washington Monthly Project Highlights Philanthropic Success Stories - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "A foundation-sponsored project launched this week by The Washington Monthly magazine aims to plant philanthropies’ good works directly under the noses of influential policy makers.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. The two developed a system of fundraising that had never been seen before: setting a time limit on their campaign for constructing a new building in Washington D.C., From the late 1800s up until 1920, the U.S. entered the Progressive Era.

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Social Media for Nonprofits Launches Its Second Series of Global Conferences

Tech Soup

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Washington, DC – October TBA. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country.

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CountyHealthRankings.org Gives First County-by-County Snapshot of Health in Each State

Forum One

The site was unveiled at an event on Wednesday in Washington by its sponsors, the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The data and content were provided by policy staff at the University of Wisconsin with support from Burness Communications. ALEXANDRIA, Va.,

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards. Washington, District of Columbia: February DataJam. Seattle, Washington. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance.

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Where in the World Is the NTEN Staff?

NTEN

September 29 - 30 in Research Triangle, NC : The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits (NCCN)'s annual conference , "Nonprofits in a New Reality", will feature NTEN's We Are Media Curriculum sponsored by Convio -- and Holly will be traveling to the event. One of those session is a panel featuring NTEN's Annaliese.

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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

Since transparency is only one leg of the stool, San Francisco also sponsored an app development contest to get people involved in using the data for the public good. San Francisco and Washington DC are collaborating around API accessiblity for their 311 phone lines. If you're a Drupal wiz looking for a challenge, give us a call.