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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

Prior to the Civil War, the education of Black Americans was prohibited in most states and discouraged in others, leaving many Black communities without access to the educational resources to build quality lives, much less wealth. Over 185 years later, HBCUs continue to be the backbone of Black America. We were so excited!

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. The cohort of Community Fellows posed provocations like: How might we leverage each other’s innovations to make accessing food more streamlined?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

She was an example for me throughout my childhood, bringing me along as she volunteered at soup kitchens, with the LDS cannery, and in the Scouts. I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009. As a child I remember sneaking into her bureau to pin her Army medals on my chest and parade around like a soldier.

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An Interview with Jessica Rauch about The Generation Project: Passionate about Teaching Young People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network of HASTAC, announced its second annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. A few days ago, the John D. and Catherine T.

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Helping Children Heal With Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

Now, through Salesforce, this process is completely automated, granting every person in the organization access to real-time data illustrating the health of all Foundation operations. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research.

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PostSecret: Lessons in Meaningful User-Generated Content

Museum 2.0

Frank Warren has been called “the most trusted stranger in America.” Each secret can be a regret, hope, funny experience, unseen kindness, fantasy, belief, fear, betrayal, erotic desire, feeling, confession, or childhood humiliation. PostSecret feels personal and immediate, as well as universal. PostSecret has a great medium.

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[Guide for Nonprofits]: How to Engage Social Media Influencers to Extend Your Reach and Drive Action

Connection Cafe

Motivated by passion of a cause, everyday influencers are the largest and most accessible of the three groups to cultivate. 25% of Influencers Emailed Joined Twitter Storm: The Communication Worker of America wanted to back up striking workers for the #VerizonStrike campaign on Twitter. Everyday Influencer.