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The Top 3 Charity Rating & Badge Programs for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

2) Candid :: candid.org Candid (formerly known as Guidestar) released the first-ever searchable database of nonprofits in 1996 and since then has built one of the most comprehensive, up-to-date databases available to donors, nonprofits, and foundations worldwide. Once you have earned your badge, add it to your nonprofit’s website.

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TuSimple is laying the groundwork for a coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network

The Verge

The company announced it will be working with UPS, Xpress Enterprises, Penske Trucking, and Berkshire Hathaway-owned grocery and food-service distributor McLane to lay the foundation for a coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network.

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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

Most of the grantmakers in Arizona are private foundations. Even though they're nonprofits, private foundations are a little bit different, legally, than other nonprofits. Arizona is home to over 1,000 private foundations, and, as most people answered correctly in the quiz, the largest is the Virginia G.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

ASU Lodestar Center

The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona (WFSA) commissioned a study to create a more comprehensive, useful measure of self-sufficiency. The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Arizona 2012 was produced for the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona by Dr. Diana Pearce at the University of Washington.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

As reported by Knowlton (2016), “…only 7 percent of nonprofits report that foundations always cover the full cost of projects they fund.”. Heron Foundation, put it, ‘In the long run, you can’t have strong programs in weak organizations.’” Anna is the Comptroller at Critical Path Institute, a nonprofit organization in Tucson, Arizona.

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Guest Post by Frank Barry: Your Network Matters: Fatcyclist Raises Over 135K in 8 Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If @ fatcyclist (pic left) raised $10K for World Bicycle Relief  (WBR) and $10K for Lance Armstrong Foundation  (LAF) @ johanbruyneel would fly @ fatcyclist. . Bruyneel offered a friendly challenge – on Twitter and on his blog. to Cycling Camp on Dec.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

Catholic Relief Services uses microfinancing to create alternatives to migration, and Solace International , headquartered in Tucson, invests in social entrepreneurship. Sources: ^ [1] Charities Aid Foundation's (CAF) World Giving Index 2011. ^ [2] "Giving USA 2011" Reports. ^ [3] Singer, Peter. New York: Random House, 2009.