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8 Organizations to Support this Black History Month

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

February is Black History Month and while there are countless ways to honor and celebrate black history throughout the year, we’re giving you a place to start by highlighting eight nonprofits that are making major waves in their communities. Southern Poverty Law Center. Black Public Media. Higher Heights.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

After graduating with a BFA in drama & music from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ellen spent ten years bringing joy to audiences nightly as one of only ten lead performers in the longest running musical revue in the world—San Francisco’s “Beach Blanket Babylon.” 25) Keith McLane Keith L.

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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

Once I hit university and then started working, I could see how technology was developing fast and going to impact so many sectors in so many ways. I confess a career in law never really lit me up like the work I do today. Both can help refresh the mind. Were you a tech person in your personal life prior to joining Microsoft?

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

In its nearly 1,400 year history the civilization of Islam has developed immense diversity. The challenge to providing help to this quarter of the world’s people is the growing body of anti-terrorism laws in the world, like the USA Patriot Act and Executive Order 13224 in the United States.

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Web Accessibility Lessons Learned from a Total Beginner

Forum One

Ayo is majoring in General Engineering – Computer Science at Texas A&M University. While technology will always have room for improvement, we are already at the point in history where no website in the world needs to have severe accessibility problems. This blog post was written by Ayomide Fatoye, Summer 2021 Forum One.

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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

Museum 2.0

New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. University law schools are hosting seminars on Ferguson. I hope you will join us with your own words and actions. Things must change.

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Intersectionality: buzzword or social sector game-changer? 

Candid

Coined by law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, the term refers to the fact that combinations—or intersections—of social identities such as race, class, and gender result in different experiences and treatment. ‘The Have we listened to those who may otherwise become invisible, whose voices may not be heard as loudly and clearly?

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