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Best Fundraising Tips Ever: Experts Share Ideas That Work

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JoAnn Strommen, South Dakota Mines Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement Don’t Ask for Donations at Every Alumni Event “Holding alumni events where we are not soliciting money has helped with engagement as well as our alumni donation participation rates.”— They can be such a great asset to an organization.”—

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

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The program currently will support organizations in Native communities that are growing or expanding programs that support sustainable economic opportunities and preserve native grasslands in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Areas served: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

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However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. 1989: South Dakota becomes the first state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ day. The day celebrates and honors the cultures and contributions of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples.

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[VIDEO] Power Of Community In Strategic Planning

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Julie Ha Truong is joining us from beautiful California by way of South Dakota in her background. There’s a group that I worked with that are all different types of government and higher education stakeholders and they have very different big, bold agendas that they’d had worked hard on. Julie, how’s it going?

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Leading the Resistance: 28 Organizations You Can (and Should) Support Today

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Lambda Legal does not charge clients for legal representation or advocacy, and receives no government funding - it depends on contributions from supporters around the country. Donate | Take Action | Volunteer | Twitter | Facebook. Tyler Clementi Foundation. Donate | Stay Informed | Twitter | Facebook. Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice.

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Research Friday: Strengthening the Economy through Civic Engagement

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These tools include skill development through volunteering, a sense of personal confidence, finding employment through social networks, information gained through participation, a trust in and willingness to help others, stronger government, and importantly, community attachment.