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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. He is an effective leader who understands the needs of veterans and has experience delivering.

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Is The Generosity Decline Real? What To Do!

Bloomerang

households now donate to charitable causes, a sharp decline from 65% in 2008. The news is not all bad though, especially if you consider the power of philanthropy to not only solve shared problems, but to also give those engaged in giving and volunteering connectedness, purpose and joy. In fact, fewer than half of U.S.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

Tech Soup

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. However, with Internet use also come problems such as cybercrime, lack of data privacy, and data security. We also have to engage with other CSOs and other stakeholders on these issues.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2014 - The Green Issue

Tech Soup

It provides some insight on why our discarded electronic devices are a problem everywhere. The problem requires pretty much all of us to change our passwords on Google (including Gmail and YouTube), Tumblr, Yahoo, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Intuit, Dropbox, Netflix and Flickr. Heartbleed: What Everyone Needs To Know.

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How Can Nonprofit Leaders Create Effective Community Change?

ASU Lodestar Center

Each community brings diverse challenges for the government, nonprofit, and private sectors to address; and these complex social issues are rarely solved by single organizations. Aid programs may be necessary to benefit the individuals currently in poverty, but it does not provide a lasting solution (Dees, 2008). Scharmer, C.

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Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook"

Forum One

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. Here are some insights I picked up: Open Government Directive: Coming soon? Impressive. NIH Clinical Center.

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Research Friday: Battling Domestic Violence with Data

ASU Lodestar Center

This week, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month , I’ll examine the impact of these issues on a specific subsector: Domestic violence service providers in California. Between 2000 and 2008, this revenue mix provided stability and the opportunity to grow, due to gradual increases in overall government funding.