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Legal Defense Fund Welcomes New Senior Policy Counsel

June 13, 2014

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. today announced that Monique L. Dixon has been appointed Senior Policy Counsel for Criminal Justice and State…

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GrantStations’ State of Grantseeking

June 12, 2014

GrantStation’s “The State of Grantseeking Survey and Report“offers insights into help nonprofits in their grantseeking. This report provides data on private foundations, corporate giving and…

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Giving Back has its Perks [Infographic]

June 12, 2014

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) released its inaugural Giving in Numbers Brief at the CECP summit through an infographic. The major theme was that…

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Wonder What the Value of Volunteer Time Is?

June 12, 2014

Volunteers are an important part of the nonprofit social compact. Giving one’s time or talent to support the vital work of charities delivers tremendous value.…

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Featured Tools & Research: Tools to Scale Pro Bono

June 12, 2014

Looking for research and other resources relating to social responsibility, employee engagement, nonprofits, and volunteerism? There are multitudes of helpful resources on the Internet. We’ve…

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Why You Should Recruit Millennials to Boost Your NPO

June 12, 2014

By Lincoln Arneal Last week, we wrote about how to recruit life-time volunteers for your nonprofit instead of relying on one-time helpers. Today, we are going…

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Wealthy D.C. couple shifts their philanthropy, donates $100,000 to provide beds to poor

June 12, 2014

By Vanessa Small The Washington power couple Donald and Ann Brown have long been known for their generosity, giving away millions of dollars to a…

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Tips for Getting More Out of Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Followers

June 12, 2014

For many nonprofits, sharing messages on Facebook is part their marketing strategy.  But this has become more of a challenge in recent months as Facebook’s…

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What Social Media Platforms Charities Should Use

June 12, 2014

At our recent Membership Assembly, citing all the algorithm updates and changes in post reach, a member asked if they should even bother using Facebook…

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‘Waggin’ train-ing’ a life-changing experience for locals

June 11, 2014

by Sue Ann Rybak For the last two and half years, Michael Dzuba and his wife Linda, of Mt. Airy, have been helping to transform…

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Points of Light, Bloomberg Search for the 50 Most Community-minded Companies

June 10, 2014

Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, announced last week the launch of its annual survey, The Civic 50, which names and honors the most community-minded…

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Save the Date! Thurgood Marshall College Fund 26th Annual Awards Gala is November 12, 2014

June 10, 2014

The 26th Annual Awards Gala, themed “Developing Minds … Delivering Dreams” will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Washington Hilton in Washington,…

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