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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

Although these positive developments are possible, the Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and the National Council of Nonprofits are well aware that there are many challenges and problems that have wormed their way into the system. Often, the agency has little choice in the matter due to budget or funding cuts.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From there they traversed Long Island Sound to New London, Connecticut, and then drove to Boston. Architect Stephen Cassell, for example, proposed protecting New York’s financial district with a ring of tidal salt marshes and wetlands around lower Manhattan.

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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

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Sometimes that one phone call can give you a leg up when it comes time for the funder to review grant proposals. Each Friday, you’ll receive information about a few upcoming deadlines and new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) posted within the week. GrantStation Insider is delivered to you every Thursday.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday. 1946: The United Nations Charter is signed, without any mention of indigenous peoples. 1972: The United Nations finally recognizes the rights of indigenous people with the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.

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What to expect if the EPA revokes this key part of U.S. climate policies

Fast Company Tech

According to the National Climate Assessment released in 2023, the effects of human-caused climate change are already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States. Summer temperatures have climbed in much of the U.S. and the world as greenhouse gas emissions have risen.

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What will happen with the Equal Rights Amendment under Trump?

Fast Company Tech

When Congress proposed the ERA in 1972, they made it a conditional proposal to add language to the Constitution, if and only if, it was ratified within seven years, says Stephen E. In Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico, state ERAs were used to protect public funding for abortion. However, there are skeptics.