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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

As part of their democracy portfolios, they’re funding not only newsroom operations and training but also research and collaborations to bring diverse voices to the fore. Other funding initiatives to combat misinformation include the Global Fact Check Fund at the Poynter Institute. Knight, John D. and Catherine T.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant. Declining trust and polarization is affecting national organizations’ ability to partner with their chapters.

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“A Wish Begins With Hope.”

DipJar

While a global nonprofit today, the founding chapter was in Arizona. . Today, there are 59 chapters across the United States and 30 more around the world. All the funds needed to grant wishes come through the generosity of donors. The first wish , in 1980, was that of a young boy with leukemia.

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Nonprofits & Gaming: Playing Your Way to More Funds, More Volunteers, and Solving the World's Problems

NTEN

may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: Find your inner animal. Taking It Global: Millennium Development Goals match game. Why are games important? When we play, we. Purpose: Education.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Clayton Aldern leads data journalism at Grist. A Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow and a research affiliate of the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, his writing and data visualization have appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, The Guardian, Vox, and many other publications.

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Catching the Wave: Social Media and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The title of the presentation was inspired by the title of a 1995 Harvard Business School Journal piece called "Catching the Wave" by Clay Christensen who coined the term "disruptive technologies." peterdeitz Social media is helping nonprofits - and those who fund them - be more open and responsive in how they get things done #packfound.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Global delegates. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.)