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Conservative pranksters face $5 million proposed fine over robocalls

The Verge

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission proposed an over $5 million fine against conspiracy theorists and conservative activists John Burkman and Jacob Wohl for making hundreds of robocalls spreading 2020 election misinformation. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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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. A Limited Liability Company with ties to ABQ Crazy Liquidation, an Albuquerque-based discount chain that resells overstock and returned items, is listed as the transferee for Big Lots leases in Illinois and Colorado. Owner David G. Jefferson Ave.,

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Failed electric jet startup Zunum sues Boeing for fraud and misuse of trade secrets

The Verge

Founded by former executives from Microsoft and Google, Zunum proposed building several models of hybrid aircraft, one with a 700-mile range by 2022, and another with a 1,000-mile range by 2030. Creditors seized equipment from and changed the locks at another facility in Illinois. Zunum puts the blame on Boeing.

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

Achieve

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  The recent demonstration and sit-in over the proposed closing of the Republic Windows plant attracted attention and resulted in action, but it wasn’t attended by many people and it petered out quickly. We worked for 20 years on the issue of giving medically underserved women in Illinois access to choice in childbirth. 

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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

Register for the 3-course, 100% online Grant Proposal Certificate from the Nonprofit Management Institute. implemented contracting reform collaborative task forces successfully: Connecticut, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. Not every government agency are guilty of these.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

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. Like this article?