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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

Candid

Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to increase awareness about the gender wage gap. Specifically, this day marks how far into the year a woman must work to receive the same wage that a man received the previous year. This year, U.S. Equal Pay Day landed on March 15, meaning that women in the U.S.

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Big Lots store closures update: Other retailers are swooping in to take over locations in several states

Fast Company Tech

Several retail companies, including some with ties to nationally recognized brands, have stepped in to take over leases on Big Lots stores in at least 12 different states, according to recent court filings. The list includes locations in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Meet Charlotte, the teen daughter of one of my colleagues, Tom Subak , who is Chief Information Officer for a national charity and knows a thing or two about engaging young people and fundraising online. Charlotte started riding horses when she was 5 years old. A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm. Well, Braeden is one of them.

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Amazon workers vote down Alabama union campaign

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that out of 3,041 potentially valid votes, 1,798 workers at the BHM1 fulfillment center had voted against joining a union, while 738 workers voted in favor. BHM1 is only the second US Amazon facility to hold a union vote, following a far smaller group of warehouse technicians in Delaware.

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Research Friday: Strengthening the Economy through Civic Engagement

ASU Lodestar Center

A recent report authored by several partner organizations, including the National Conference on Citizenship , CIRCLE , Civic Enterprises , the Saguaro Seminar , and the National Constitution Center suggests that there may be a correlation between civic engagement and the unemployment rate. Data were taken from the U.S.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

is the first national fund in the country dedicated to uplifting, resourcing, and building the capacity of Black trans social justice leaders. PFund Foundation builds community and provides resources for LGBTQ+ individuals across the upper Midwest and the First Nations therein. The Black Trans Fund?is Areas served: United States.

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The Northeast Recycling Council – A GreenTech Nonprofit Profile

Tech Soup

It is headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont and has traditionally focused its efforts in ten northeast states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont). But as the topic of e-waste has expanded so have NERC's projects.