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10 Tips for Managing Crisis Volunteers in Natural Disasters

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Geographic preference for service Phase of emergency (response, recovery, mitigation?) Consider how and where you might set up a Volunteer Reception Center if needed, particularly in the response phase when most spontaneous volunteers show up en masse. Resources the volunteer can provide (boat, truck, chainsaw, etc.)

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I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

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In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MacArthur Foundation named 13 organizations as recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 million, depending on the size of its budget. and Catherine T.

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Achieve Client Wins Award for Custom Website

Achieve

was awarded fourth place in the 2016 Best of the Web Awards. The annual Best of the Web Awards recognizes city, county and state governments for their work to increase engagement among citizens while also providing them with cutting-edge web services. Achieve client, City of Tampa, Fla.,

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The FCC and Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although the Clearinghouse and Awards programs could be helpful to the cause of greater access for people with disabilities, I don’t think they truly take on the biggest opportunity for change. Specific comments on the proposed Chairman’s Awards. The bigger question is about how to structure the second phase.

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Bloomerang Named A Leader In The G2 Summer 2022 Grid® Report For Nonprofit CRM Software

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These awards are named in the midst of an exciting phase of growth for the company. Bloomerang earned an overall satisfaction rating of 93% in the Grid® Report for Nonprofit CRM, with a 96% satisfaction rating in the quality of support and 94% of reviewers satisfied with ease of use.

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Masten Space Systems to develop a GPS-like network for the Moon

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Masten’s prototype is being developed as part of a contract awarded through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program. The company already concluded Phase I of the project, which involved completing the concept design for the PNT beacons. The aim is to complete the second phase in 2023. “By

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