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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

NetWits

Claire Díaz Ortiz – Twitter – Claire Díaz Ortiz (nee Williams) leads social innovation and philanthropy at Twitter. She holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford Universities and was a Skoll Foundation Scholar. Ramya blogs regularly at www.citizentube.com. Find him on twitter – @jakethefurst.

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Giving circles can strengthen collective action. Here’s how. 

Candid

From my vantage point at Philanthropy Together , a global initiative to scale and strengthen practices of collective giving, its clear more than ever, that we must unite and evolve our collective giving efforts. Philanthropy Togethers In Abundance: An analysis of the thriving landscape of collective giving in the U.S.

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Supporting nonpartisan voter engagement to build a more inclusive democracy 

Candid

The Philanthropy for Voter Engagement initiative , developed by Nonprofit VOTE in partnership with United Philanthropy Forum, the Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector, highlights how foundations can effectively support such efforts. How can philanthropy better support nonprofits’ voter engagement efforts?

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. This means look first at foundations that are located in your city and state before searching across the country. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation. The Shubert Foundation.

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Help Hurricane Harvey Victims: Where To Donate #HoustonStrong

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I watched the news reports from Texas and was horrified at the scale of this disaster. PortLight “Inclusive Disaster Relief” SPCA of Texas. Texas Diaper Bank. Greater Houston Community Foundation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. My heart goes out to the victims and I want to help. Bayou Animal Services.

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It’s Giving Days Season! No It’s A Giving Days Movement!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Foundation produced these results as documented by Edelman. Today marks the beginning of the “Giving Days” season, as I write this North Texas Giving Day is well underway. To celebrating its 5th year, North Texas Giving Day hopes to exceed last year’s fundraising results of 37,800 donations totaling $14.4

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Harnessing Philanthropy to Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Nonprofit Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

This reality is contrasted against the statistics of the philanthropic community and the nonprofit sector in general which remains mostly white: as 79 percent of the foundation workforce and 91percent of the CEOs and Presidents identify as white (see figure below) (D5, 2015). People of color represented within nonprofit sector (Brown, 2015).