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[Case Study] First-Time Golf Tournament Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Habitat for Humanity of Chicago

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On the local level, affiliate organizations work with trusted partners and residents to improve communities and build strong neighborhoods. In Chicago, Habitat’s commitment is to local families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through housing and development projects. Second-to-None Support & Resources.

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Based on that, funders may assume that AANHPI populations are universally well off. Change InSight’s latest data shows, for example, that 36% of Bangladeshi respondents in New York experience high stress, while 31% of Chicago-area Pakistani respondents lack adequate transportation.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

For a steady and reliable collaboration among nonprofit relationships, Geofunders suggests that, “Staff and Board should study local ecosystems to see who is doing what and where there are opportunities for aligned actions.”. Karyn is a Chicago native but has called Los Angeles home since hair bands ruled The Sunset Strip.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. I was fascinated by the project’s innovative approach to collecting, sharing, and connecting people through locally-produced media. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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

Twenty Hats

Over the past year, our research team at Arizona State University has conducted the Technology Evolution in Volunteer Management, or “TEVA” project. One was an airline company, so I assumed it would be their local employees signing up. It was their employees in Chicago and Atlanta. It wasn’t!

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Fundraising on the Blockchain: What Nonprofits Need to Know

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Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. She has a BA from Brandeis University and MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs.