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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

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Silvia Cooper from Prostate Cancer Research Institute The Combination of Passion, Skill, and Follow-Through We look at the intersection of passion and skill. Susan Dibble from Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program Caring Comes First, Everything Else Can Be Taught Our board members must care about our mission.

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How the ACCO Used Crowdfunding to Help Kids with Cancer

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We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc. Altogether, their supporters ordered nearly 900 shirts, helping the ACCO raise about $7,000 for the children and their families.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Right now in Pakistan, that's one of the only ways to get food — so thousands of children are going hungry." "On There's just one problem. Fund for UNICEF.

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Nonprofit Cloud Dreamforce Keynote: Deliver Unique Experiences to Drive Impact

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Dreamforce welcomed trailblazers of all sizes in the nonprofit sector, including International Justice Mission , UNICEF Australia , Canadian Cancer Society , Autism Plus , and more to share their stories and speak at the event’s global mainstage and in breakout sessions — all of which are available to watch with a free Salesforce+ account.

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Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch: Meet the biotech startups pitching at IndieBio’s Demo Day

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While Gupta remains an adviser, Po Bronson took the role as the new managing director. Currently, Microbubbles is working to solve two types of cancers: neuroblastoma and pancreatic cancer. In July, the founder and head of IndieBio, Arvind Gupta, left his position to pursue a role at Mayfield.

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The Champion Healthcare Fundraisers are Overlooking

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Most likely the manager or director of community benefit. Community benefit can help you pinpoint the specific issues that your organization will tackle, be it improving access to nutritious food or creating more safe spaces for children to play. This individual?

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Unique Tips for Fundraising Professionals, Live From the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions

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Jen Shang , co-founder and co-director of the Philanthropy Institute and the world’s first PhD in Philanthropy; Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research & International Programs at the Lilly School of Philanthropy; and Erin Gore , the VP of Development at World Central Kitchen, shared their predictions on the future of the sector. .

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