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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

The charitable sector fills many roles in American life. It has more than 125,000 volunteers, has responded to disasters in 700-plus communities, and raised nearly $250 million. His unit, the 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Just a side comment on general failings of the nonprofit sector.

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Veterans Leverage Their Pro Bono Skills to Rise to the Call of Duty from Afar

Saleforce Nonprofit

When the Afghanistan government fell to the Taliban just days after the U.S. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Afghanistan. I was heartbroken by what was happening in Afghanistan. and coalition forces withdrew their troops, Afghan allies that served alongside the U.S. Veterans Called to Duty Digitally. Government.

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A Day Trip the Hague, Netherlands: International City of Peace and Justice

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Often women will not leave their pets behind or the abuser uses the pet for blackmail, so IFAW homes the pets until the woman is secure in a new home and her new life free from abuse. . Office already closed, but a poster in the window at @OxfamNovib. HagueDayTrip.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Jake Wood , author of, Take Command , weaves together hard-learned lessons in leadership and teamwork from his experiences in college football , as a former Marine sniper and as cofounder and CEO of Team Rubicon -- a disaster relief organization that unites military veterans with first responders deployed to areas hit by natural disasters.

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Social Media for Good and Evil, Strong and Weak Ties, Online/Offline,and Orgs and Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is using the web to bring back together their band of brothers and sisters. A lot of research shows that if you record ordinary people’s conversations with their close friends and family and you will find that this is exactly what they do – talk about the mundane rhythms of life.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Because life begins after high school and it really does get better. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Americans for the Arts.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Because life begins after high school and it really does get better. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Americans for the Arts.