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Big Lots store closures update: Other retailers are swooping in to take over locations in several states

Fast Company Tech

Zallie confirmed the proposed lease transfer with Fast Company last week. Goodwill Industries of Dallas, a local offshoot of the used-good seller, likewise confirmed that it will open two stores in former Big Lots locations in Texas. Fast Company reached out to Gordon Brothers for additional comment about the latest proposed transfers.

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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

Through this powerful partnership, local services have improved, such as: enhanced human services, increased community development, greater economic development, and superior environmental protection. Register for the 3-course, 100% online Grant Proposal Certificate from the Nonprofit Management Institute. In fact, very few.

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How to Apply for Grants: A Guide for Parks and Rec Orgs

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Similar to how you would request funds from a corporate sponsor , your parks and recreation organization needs to submit a proposal and wait for approval from the grantmaking organization. Write a grant proposal. Therefore, it’s better to focus on a few grants and create extremely thorough applications and proposals for them.

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Commentary: Closing the Wealth Gap, Close to Home

The NonProfit Times

A 2023 proposal in Congress called for the redistribution of $14 trillion. On a smaller scale, the city of Evanston, Illinois has promised $10 million to the descendants of city residents subjected to housing discrimination. The idea rose to wide national consciousness a decade ago, with Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “ The Case for Reparations.”

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Alabama warehouse workers prepare to face down Amazon in union vote

The Verge

Beth Gutelius, who studies the logistics industry at the University of Illinois Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development, sees the Bessemer union push and other Amazon protests as a symptom of tensions that have long existed in e-commerce but have been heightened by the pandemic.

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SHIFT relies on token-level features to de-bias Bias in Bios probes

The AI Alignment Forum

Alison is the mother of two and stays active as a board member for the local youth hockey association and keeping up with her boys. To Contact Alison, please: *protected email* Dr. Bigelow graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana in May 2004 with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.

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

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GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. Louis area(Missouri, Illinois).