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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

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Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. National Park Trust.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

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In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. ” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. California is finalizing a law that will mandate a ‘kill switch’ be included on all new smartphones. How can you have a revolution if no one shows up?

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California. Los Angeles, California: Storymakers 2017 with TechSoup and Adobe Spark. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Thursday, September 7, 2017.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

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Growing Pains Founded in 1926, AbilityFirst (formerly known as the Crippled Children’s Society of Southern California or CCS) was created to help children with polio and other physical disabilities, and I was hired in 1998 to turn around this disability service organization. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

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About Women’s History Month The origins of Women’s History Month date back to 1978 when the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women created a “Women’s History Week” celebration. Every year, the National Women’s History Alliance selects a yearly theme to focus on for the month.

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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The pink ribbon that has become the most widely recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness came about when a 68-year-old California woman named Charlotte Haley, whose sister, daughter, and granddaughter had breast cancer, created peach-colored ribbons to call attention to inadequate funding for breast cancer research. Final thoughts.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 5 Extraordinary Organizations

Tech Soup

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is an organization dedicated to "creating a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. Get inspired to bring attention to your organization's cause. Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.: " STAND!