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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. government agencies ii. Before this time, government grants collection had been limited to a few agencies like the National Science Foundation and Department of Education.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

Gianoni sees individuals within the philanthropic sector, businesses and government officials as benefitting from reading the report. The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “ Even our presidential race this year, nobody talks about it.” Even [within] our presidential race this year, nobody talks about it,” he said.

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Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program ? Competitive Funding

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Eligibility State governments Only the Lead State Agency (or Agencies), as determined by the Governor of each Highlands State, may apply for funding under the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program. New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Study: 2002 Updateâ?? Description The Highlands Conservation Act (H.R. 1964, 2004; 16 U.S.C.

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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

Tech Soup

Department of Commerce (NTIA) stimulus grants in 2008 and 2009 and so it has had no government funding and has been struggling to successfully get off the ground. Though the "digital divide" has been declared to be cured from time-to-time, perhaps most famously in a 2002 U.S. How the Project Got Going.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. It has been developing since 2002. The not so great thing is that each of the 27 countries of the European Union has it's own version of that strategy.

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Types of Nonprofits: A Comprehensive Guide

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An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. Nonprofits usually hold tax-exemption status with the IRS, which means they don’t need to pay income tax on the money they receive or generate for their cause.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. In 2002, AbilityFirst was recognized as a visionary organization through a 30-minute documentary. Here’s a unique model of nonprofit board governance based in consensus. ︎ After five years, we finally balanced the budget.