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End-of-Year Giving Campaign: 13 Successful (Yet Underutilized) Strategies

CauseVox

Mentor of the Year Awards hosts an annual fundraising gala. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in September 2017 and was updated for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness in December 202 4.

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Why You Need a Nonprofit Ally in 2017

Selfish Giving

And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. And in fact, the research shows that people who are mentored get more job promotions and earn more than people who aren’t.

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Ep174: Boston Brewery Helps Entrepreneurs Brew American Dream

Selfish Giving

Second, access to mentors. What is Boston Beer planning for the program in 2017? An overview of the halo-award winning Brewing the American Dream. The initial goal was to add value to the community beyond just writing a check. The three legs of the program. First, access to capital. Third, access to new customers and markets.

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Recap: #CMF2016 Was Awesome!

Selfish Giving

If you haven't attended the conference, or if it's been a few years since you attended, please make plans to attend the conference in 2017. David Hessekiel - Mentor, friend, Yoda.Oh, and founder of CMF! The conference is that one time of year I get to see everyone in the cause marketing world. I'm definitely recharged!

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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

Further, the study found that union members were more likely to volunteer for charity and to be more engaged in the community in less formal ways (such as going to meetings, tutoring, and mentoring). 4 (August 2017): 835–864. Accessed July 19, 2021. 4] Booth, Jonathan E., Daniela Lup, and Mark Williams. ILR Review 70, no.

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Inclusion of senior investigators on junior investigator grant proposals

Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops

Similarly, if a senior investigator on the team is the early career investigator’s previous graduate or postdoctoral mentor, such a partnership is likely to be viewed negatively by reviewers due to concerns about the young investigator’s ability to establish their research independence while still being closely associated with their past mentor.

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Face-to-Face Communications with Zoom Help NGOs Around the Planet

Tech Soup

As CEO Richard Aston of New Zealand's Big Buddy Mentoring Trust put it in a thank-you note to TechSoup, "Without solid advice and knowledge, technology can be a curse rather than a gift." We hope to have this exciting new offering available to you in fall 2017. However, the magic isn't in the wand. Zoom Rooms.

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