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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

Although these positive developments are possible, the Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and the National Council of Nonprofits are well aware that there are many challenges and problems that have wormed their way into the system. Often, the agency has little choice in the matter due to budget or funding cuts.

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

President , Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation. This usually elicits some looks of shock and surprise until I elaborate further and explain that I’m not proposing that they cease to engage the community in their work through volunteerism but, rather, that they modify how they think about volunteers in their organization.

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What can we learn from movement builders who built movements before there was Facebook?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Quentin Young describes an early movement he was involved in: In 1937-39, I was a member of the American Student Union – a national organization of high school youth protesting    fascism, racism. We worked for 20 years on the issue of giving medically underserved women in Illinois access to choice in childbirth. 

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

Kindful

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.

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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

Get Fully Funded

Sometimes that one phone call can give you a leg up when it comes time for the funder to review grant proposals. Each Friday, you’ll receive information about a few upcoming deadlines and new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) posted within the week. GrantStation Insider is delivered to you every Thursday.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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Commentary: Closing the Wealth Gap, Close to Home

The NonProfit Times

The idea rose to wide national consciousness a decade ago, with Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “ The Case for Reparations.” 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.