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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

Famously, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in 1831: “I must say that I have seen Americans make a great deal of real sacrifices to the public welfare; and have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend a faithful support to one another”. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.

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17 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

Famously, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in 1831: “I must say that I have seen Americans make a great deal of real sacrifices to the public welfare; and have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend a faithful support to one another”. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. The [public] transit didn’t go there.”. What a year it’s been.