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West Virginia VOAD Receives the Governor’s Service Award

VisionLink

VisionLink would like to congratulate the Member Agencies of the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) on receiving the Governor’s Service Award. The award honors WV VOAD’s dedication to service and acknowledges their commitment to volunteerism throughout West Virginia.

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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

Candid

Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to increase awareness about the gender wage gap. West Virginia. Specifically, this day marks how far into the year a woman must work to receive the same wage that a man received the previous year. This year, U.S. 216,744.50. 160,250.00. 121,761.00.

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Computer Centers in West Virginia's Volunteer Fire Stations | PCWorld

AFP Blog

Computer Centers in West Virginia's Volunteer Fire Stations | PCWorld : "West Virginia is leading the nation in technology innovation. Other states have set up public-use computers at public libraries, but that's not always feasible when the only public library in town is small and understaffed.

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Father’s Day Fundraising: 9 Ideas That Will Get People Donating

Whole Whale

It is believed that the origin of Father’s Day can be traced back to a Sunday School teacher in Fairmont, West Virginia. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge declared Father’s Day a national holiday Father’s Day | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica. Wait, where did Father’s Day come from?

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2010, SAF’s “Drill Down for Safety” project mobilized nearly 800,000 people with national texting drills! Underwritten by Motorola, UPS Foundation along with support from Verizon. Women’s Center of Tarrant County , Susan Fine. Women’s Center of Tarrant County , Susan Fine.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

In rural Boone County, West Virginia, Jennifer Massey bathes her children in contaminated water. Telling a story doesn't have to take pages and pages of text. It can be something as simple as an opening like this (this is fiction, by the way!): It's either that or not bathe them at all. Our state reports 24.5

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Case Study: Community-Based Fundraising

NTEN

million members in Pennsylvania and West Virginia through the company's health care benefits business and is one of the largest Blue plans in the nation. Highmark Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, serving 4.8