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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

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I've been writing grants for more than two decades, teaching grant writing since 2003, and I have an M.Ed. Both types of certifications signify a standardized level of expertise and often follow the completion of specialized training and exams. I'm Allison Jones, the CEO and Founder of Spark the Fire Grant Writing Classes.

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Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits 102

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Since 2003, the Google Ad Grants Program has given over $9 billion in FREE advertising to over 115,000 approved nonprofits in more than 50 countries. Dedicate time to training. Google provides hours of training videos that walk step by step through ways to launch and optimize a successful Ad Grants Campaign.

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Trends in Volunteering

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volunteers since 2003. well-trained and experienced nonprofit managers plays the most vital. In 2009, 63.4 million Americans volunteered to help their. communities. This is an additional 1.6 million volunteers compared to. 2008, making 2009 the largest single-year increase in the number of. Volunteers also provided 8.1

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

Since 2003, the nonprofit has saved more than 6,000 animals, and the project is growing fast. Veterans Organic Garden is a visionary job training and rehabilitation program for disabled veterans developed by Lovay Wallace-Singleton. Here are the ones we especially liked from the past year! HART for Animals.

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How Online Work Can Save America

Tech Soup

Microwork requires little training, and is paid per task. Another company in this space is oDesk , which she descrbes as "an online marketplace for small projects, which has paid out over $240M to hundreds of thousands of freelancers since 2003." Some of these cloud microworkers are located in refugee camps.

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Newsletter: Macy’s ‘Believe’ Campaign is a Masterclass in Cause Marketing; Legal Considerations When Working with Influencers ?? ; Robert Reich Thinks CSR is B t

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They don't need more training. Multiple offerings is one reason why Macy's has raised $137 million for MAW since 2003. Director of Corporate Partnerships, Smile Train , NYC ($81k - $118k) 4. I didn't do much coaching before the pandemic, but it's been a great offering since March 2020. I've learned something too.

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Facing the Flames: How to Prepare for Wildfire Season

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In addition, the average burn time of individual fires has grown from 6 days between 1973 and 1982, to 52 days between 2003 and 2012. Funding will be for training, technology, and equipment. Since the 1980s, the annual number of large fires and area burned has significantly increased.