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NPO Leaders Mourn Passing Of President Jimmy Carter

The NonProfit Times

Carter, 100, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. President and Mrs. Carter began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity near their home in southwest Georgia more than 40 years ago and soon brought worldwide attention to the need for decent and affordable housing. followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia.

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Knight Foundation Launches The Giving Day Play Book

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That’s something we have heard more and more over the last year, as foundations and nonprofits look for ways to tap into the growing online giving market with these daylong campaigns raising funds for local causes. You can learn more about the Giving Day Play Book from this press release or upcoming Webinar. So you want to start a Giving Day.

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The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership 

Candid

Black CEOs are more prevalent in the South but still underrepresented In Georgia, 34% of nonprofits are led by Black CEOs, followed by Louisiana and Mississippi, at 30% each. However, these figures fall short of the Black adult population in these states.

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9 Lessons Learned from Hosting Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, watch the 2020 Raise the Region Gala from the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia: ?. For example, 21st Century Leaders on Twitter : REMINDER: Our Georgia Youth Leadership Awards Auction is open on Wed., 4) Live chat with your viewers. Have one or two of your team log into the available live chat and moderate it.

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How To Help After Hurricane Helene

Bloomerang

Entire communities have been destroyed, and millions are without power across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, and more than 100 lives have been lost in the wake of this dangerous Category 4 hurricane. If you’re interested in donating to support relief efforts, you can make a gift here.

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Inside Georgia’s data-driven push for equitable vaccine access

Tableau

According to CDC data, during the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, Georgia ranked last in the US in administering the vaccine to eligible citizens in early March. Those figures illustrated that slightly less than 30,000 of every 100,000 Georgia adults had received a vaccine.

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Normalizing seeking support for mental health takes collective action

Candid

Reprinted from The Atlanta Women’s Foundation. According to the same Kaiser Family Foundation report, forty-seven percent of women have reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder compared to 38 percent of men in December 2020. Here are the top 10 grantmakers in Georgia who funded mental health between 2014 and 2021.

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