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Enhancing Student Success Across Campus with Western Michigan University + Salesforce

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Western Michigan University (WMU) is a large, public research-intensive university that has been helping students reach their potential through a pursuit of purpose since 1903. Around 20K students find that purpose each year across a range of undergraduate and graduate programs at WMU. Solidifying Student Success.

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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing

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I realized that many (granted, not all) associations are facing a membership cliff in the coming years. Low student-to-professional conversion : Many associations struggle to transition discounted or student members to full membership. I could go on and on. And this cliff is not just a distant concern its here.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

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Then — as a first-generation college student — she received her undergraduate and graduate degrees. A High Achiever in Pursuit of Education The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation opens doors for low-income, high-achieving students to access a quality education. Grantees are eligible for a mid-cycle capacity-building grant of up to $750.

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StudyFree, an international student scholarships and grants platform, raises $3M seed

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StudyFree — which connects students with international educational opportunities via a community-driven B2C SaaS model — has raised a $3 million seed investment round led by I2BF Global Ventures, TMT Investments and Techstars. It claims that international students using its platform have now received scholarships and grants worth $10.3

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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

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As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University.

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Students are taking gap years to avoid online class, and startups are scooping them up

The Verge

Rather than spend a year staring at Zoom, some students are considering taking the semester off. Startups see this as an opportunity to recruit these students into virtual fall internships, Bloomberg reports. Startups are hoping to compete for top students. Others are extending the terms of their summer cohorts.

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From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship

TechCrunch

universities joined forces to launch a one-stop shop where corporations and startups can discover and license patents. The UTLP arrives as more higher education institutions are beefing up their investment in the entrepreneurial pipeline to help more students launch startups after graduation. Earlier this year, 15 top U.S.