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The Aggravating Sustainability Question

Grant Professionals Association

Whether the funder is a private foundation or a government agency, their funding is an investment in your organization. Diverse Funding Streams Grants and Donations: We will actively pursue grants from government agencies, private foundations, and corporate sponsors. I am sure many grant writers will agree with me.

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How Nonprofits Can Positively Impact Climate Change on Blog Action Day 2009

Tech Soup

The Energy Information Administration , the US government's official source for energy statistics, reported that in 2006, electricity generation alone was responsible for 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the US. Lower the amount of electricity we consume.

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Hurricanes Helene and Milton reveal a major issue for nonprofits in disaster areas

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

This hurricane season, Republicans are leading the criticism, while during Hurricane Katrina in 2006 the Democrats were lobbing accusations. Still, this post does not rehash political battles but considers the ramifications on nonprofit human services providers both inside and outside of disaster areas.

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

Tech Soup

Federal Communications Commission in 2011 and is now its own nonprofit organization. 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. One thing hobbling the project has been that it took place well after the flurry of U.S.

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Nonprofits, Libraries, and the California Teleconnect Fund

Tech Soup

If you work for a nonprofit or library in California, your organization might be eligible to reduce your. creates an amazing opportunity for eligible nonprofits. Also, CBOs or a nonprofit CBO providing 2-1-1 information and referral services. (A This is a guest blog post from Salem Kimble, the manager of social.

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Turning Waste into Beautiful Art

Tech Soup

In the United States, we generated over 251 million tons of trash in 2006, the most recent year recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Waste management is also incredibly costly, and is causing crises for governments all over the world. She requested donations of both Microsoft Office and QuickBooks for nonprofits.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. It motivates and engages citizens across central and eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Turkey.