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Fighting for a cause

ASU Lodestar Center

For the next few days I became familiar with runaway and homeless youth issues. state and the city to find out what we needed to do to become licensed. Read Dianna Schwartz''s " Research Friday: The gift.". My first day on the job was to familiarize myself with the organization by learning about their history and development.

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How HART for Animals Built a Modern Pet Rescue Center

Tech Soup

Not only does HART rescue dogs and cats that would otherwise be euthanized in Garrett County, but it also has a full-service veterinary clinic, the "Bed n Bark Inn" for traveling pets, a grooming salon, and a gift shop for pets and people that support its rescue operations. There was no budget for that kind of spending!

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

billion from retail sales, $666 million from industrial and service contract work, $104 million from government grants, $33 million from corporate and foundation grants, $48 million from individual gifts/endowments/fees for services, and $393 million from government support for its mission services (Goodwill Industries International, 2015).

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