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MAINE COMPASS: School-based program teaches kids basics of philanthropy | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

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They also participate in Jumpstart Our Youth (JOY) -- the state's most comprehensive youth philanthropy program -- with Jobs for Maine's Graduates students statewide. It involves 4,000 Jobs for Maine's Graduates students at schools throughout the state and its two youth development centers.".

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection.

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“Tis the Season to be Stupid.”

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Shelly Banjo with the Wall Street Journal wrote an article for today’s edition with that title, to bring attention to t he financial mistakes people make when giving to charities—and how to avoid them. We often carry socks filled with water and energy bars to give to the homeless on Austin’s streets.