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Learning from Millennials: #MCON14
By Jen Bokoff If you’ve been followingÌý@grantcraftÌýorÌý#MCON14Ìýon Twitter, you’ll have some idea of how driven, intelligent, and selfless the millennial speakers have been. They come…
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In Historic Vote, Presbyterian Church Passes Measure Opening Doors to Marriage Equality
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), a church with nearly two million members, made history today by affirming the marriages of same-sex…
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Trudging on: The fight for Native ¾«¶«Ó°Òµn justice, The Slants, and Stephen Guillermo’s posthumous degree
A day after the Washington football team’s trademark of the Redskins name was cancelled, activists are cheering, but the effect is the same. We are…
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The Business Of Doing Good: How Millennials Are Changing The Corporate Sector
By Jean Case The Millennials are coming… to an office near you. Over the course of the next decade we will bear witness to one…
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Impacting Youth Through STEM Initiatives, Ethics and Leadership, Character Building, and Strong Outdoor Education
National Capital Area Council (NCAC), Boy Scouts of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is the largest youth-serving organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area which includes Virginia, DC and…
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Volunteer Opportunities Help Employers Attract Talent, Report Says
By Megan O’Neil Well-articulated company policies on giving and volunteerism help employers attract and retain young talent, according toÌýa new survey. The 2014 Millennial Impact…
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4 Tips for Measuring Outcomes Instead of Activities
By Jason Saul InÌýmy last post, I wrote about why it’s important for nonprofits to measure outcomes rather than activities. I was excited to see…
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Increased social network can have big payoff for nonprofits, study shows
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Charitable fundraising once depended primarily upon a charity’s size, efficiency and longstanding reputation. That was before Razoo, Kickstarter, Facebook and Twitter came…
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A Bolder Effort by Big Tobacco on E-Cigarettes
By Matt Richtel Electronic cigarettes, promoted as a healthier alternative to tobacco, are getting powerful new backers with an unhealthy reputation: big tobacco companies. The…
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SPLC Hatewatch: Miller’s Crossing
MARIONVILLE, Mo. – The troubled Miller boys are buried side-by-side, a few yards from the two-lane blacktop that cuts through the middle of the cemetery…
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Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy graduates second class
By Ashley Hopkins The second class of fully trained Goodwill Industries assistance dogs graduated from training last week, and they are now the working companions…
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Running and Coming Out for Equality
My reason for running the Marine Corps Marathon as an Athlete for Equality to benefit the Human Rights Campaign is really more of a coming…
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