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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

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The Team from Tunisia identified Sawty as an example of a networked nonprofit in Tunisia, while the Lebanon Team pointed to Nasawiya. The participants were intrigued by the concept of Free Agents and the teams from Jordan and Lebanon discussed Free Agents in their countries. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

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Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free. The game-changing part of Nayla’s platform? It doesn’t require internet access.

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The #1 Skill Nonprofit Professionals Should Focus on in 2021

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Let’s take another example: you want to start an initiative to ask people of means to support your mission with charitable donations — in other words, launch a major gifts program. . The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research. In major gift work, it’s really the person’s interest that counts the most.

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Training Nonprofit Staff & Volunteers Effectively in 5 Steps

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Now that you’ve seen the results of the training put into place, offer a perk—like a day off, a gift card, tickets to an event, branded mer ch , or whatever you find your people will value in the context of your organization. It’s important to be obvious.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

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Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present. Giselle has been using Razoo to help raise funds for her to make the trip and she still has a way to go before reaching her goal. (I made a small donation and hope you might consider a small gift too).

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Debunking 7 Common Myths For New Nonprofit Professionals

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It is, in effect, a gift to the community you’re serving. Over his 30-year career, Hugg has held positions at the Boy Scouts of America, Lebanon Valley College, the University of Cincinnati, Ursinus College, and the University of the Arts. All nonprofits are charities.

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#mygivingstory: Resources and Best Practices for @GivingTuesday Nonprofit Storytelling

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Refugee Girls in Lebanon. Winners receive gift cards that they can use to donate to a project of their choice on GlobalGiving , the first and largest global crowdfunding platform for nonprofits. What are some examples of powerful storytelling you’ve seen in the social good community? Global Giving: Syrian Refugee Crisis.