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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

It was updated for National Mentoring Month in January 2023. My professors took a chance on me and found a television internship that turned into a full-time reporting gig, all while juggling classes during my senior year. We’ve seen how social justice and unrest have pulled our nation apart.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. This proved to be a wonderful way to share nationally AbilityFirst’s empowerment philosophy. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. The French government extended the gift of the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876, in recognition of our first 100 years as a nation. Let me tell you about it.

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Customer Feedback in the Non-Profit Sector: Listening to Low-Income Consumers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We know that when low-income families can access other people’s consumer feedback it is both extremely useful and a source of empowerment. Communities In Schools of Pittsburgh-Allegheny County, heard from one of its students about its school day schedule. “We This exchange is empowering, and technology has made it more accessible.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock.

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Technology is dramatically changing the way we work and live our lives, and the social good community needs to account for this digital transformation that demands increased transparency and also opens new doors.

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Make a Statement: Defining Your Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements 

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supporters, and key partners in your work orbit/community. Simply put: our statements must communicate that we are in an active state and moving forward! Let’s take a short detour back to our school days, specifically English class, and the lessons on verb tense. leadership, collaboration, empowerment). What do they know?