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Breaking the cycle: Supporting veterans and military families’ basic needs in local communities 

Candid

Due to a shortage of resources or lack of knowledge for how to navigate the medical system, their pain worsens, which impacts their ability to work,” she said. Cross-sector partnerships and collaborations could also be actively pursued to leverage collective expertise and resources, she suggested. “By

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From Novice To Champion: Empowering Board Members

Bloomerang

Your best board members are like a treasure trove of expertise—guiding decision-making, fueling innovation, and opening doors to resources and networks that would otherwise remain out of reach. Empower them by giving them the training, tools, and inspiration to lead effectively. 10 places to recruit board members Your volunteer pool.

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LGBTQIA+ Philanthropy: Giving with Pride and Purpose

Greater Giving

These systemic issues can lead to higher rates of mental health struggles, homelessness, and isolation within the LGBTQIA+ community. Supporting campaigns, attending pride events, and engaging with local communities are powerful ways to promote inclusivity and equality.

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How Tech is Enabling Thousands of In-Home Vaccinations for Massachusetts’ Most Vulnerable

Saleforce Nonprofit

Since the beginning of the pandemic, our team has worked closely with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to care for these individuals, including COVID-19-positive homeless and marginally housed residents of Massachusetts at the Isolation and Recovery sites. To address transportation needs, we expanded our transportation reimbursement program.

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Train volunteers. Train volunteers. Craft a mission statement.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? Eric Munoz. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To honor her memory, I’m rais ing money for NTEN to offer diversity, local, and general scholarships for the 19NTC in Portland. She was a generous and compassionate person and often helped people with fewer resources. Let me connect some dots.