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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education.

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A Blueprint to Building a New Model of Community Care

Saleforce Nonprofit

Yet, we have found the strength of our team sits beyond our domain expertise of community feeding, and into our ability to serve as a facilitator and mediator between diverse stakeholders in San Francisco. Our organization grew at a rapid pace, providing over 50,000 meals weekly. Supporting Small Businesses And Workforce Development.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

sgEngage

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Networking and Collaboration: Foundations can serve as connectors, facilitating collaborations among their grantees and other community organizations.

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Why some school districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds

Fast Company Tech

What I see as a major difference is the childrens self-regulation, but also their confidence, said the schools principal, Kim Hammer, now in her 16th year leading an early childhood center. Here it’s more teacher facilitated, so you see more of the children taking more initiative, she added.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first cohort of Community Fellows came together last week to dig into the topic, specifically investigating: How might we support food banks and food suppliers in anticipating people’s needs locally to provide nutritious meals with dignity? “ Jennifer Thall. Emilio Tavarez.

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Want to Co-Create an Exhibition on a Hot Issue? Introducing the Community Issue Exhibition Toolkit

Museum 2.0

The facilitation was as chaotic and fragile as a spiderweb. The lessons I learned from Lost Childhoods are at the heart of the OF/BY/FOR ALL project we're building now. Through Lost Childhoods , we saw youth step into their power. There were trust issues. Complex power dynamics. We'd love to see this model evolve and grow.

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31 Unique Ideas for Small Church Fundraisers

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Team up with local businesses. Teaming up with local businesses and franchises is a fantastic way to do that. Reach out to local businesses and see if you can arrange a similar fundraiser, then make sure your congregants know where to eat or shop! What about a themed cook-off that emphasizes local agriculture?

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