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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

After my high school graduation, I recall sitting on a neighborhood “stoop” one hot summer evening with a group of childhood friends; all of us were on our way to various colleges. Not only did I have the good fortune to receive a world-class education, but my learning was steeped in the history and lived experience of Black people.

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Class 12 Allies Begin Journey With CORE Retreat

ASU Lodestar Center

After months of recruiting for our 2017-2018 cohort, the Public Allies Arizona team has found 46 wonderful individuals that we are proud to call our Class 12 Allies. At the beginning of September, they started CORE Training, the first step on a life-changing journey.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. Each pair of socks is uniquely designed, ethically manufactured and partnered with a first-class nonprofit to fund impact for the world’s t o-do list: the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. ” That work starts with Charlamagne’s newest endeavor, the Mental Wealth Alliance (MWA).

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Creativity in Education (and Life) Can Change the World

Have Fun - Do Good

Some of my best childhood memories are from going to public grade school. Writing and illustrating stories about my gerbils, Floppsey and Moppsey, and reading them to the class. Making friends was hard, but learning was fun. Reading a chapter of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase dramatically (OK, overly dramatically) into a tape recorder.

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How St. Jude Connected with the Next Generation of Donors for a Record Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude’s status as the global leaders in understanding, treating, and defeating childhood cancer, and its commitment to ensuring no family ever receives a bill, it’s not hard to see why effective fundraising is critical to St. Salesforce.org focuses on delivering world-class technology to nonprofits and higher education customers.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

Qgiv

Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why. Track successes and failures to inform future strategy. “Be Be intimate with your data.