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The Good Exchange Celebrates Disbursing £11.5m to Good Causes As It Reaches Third Anniversary

The platform has seen a 116% increase in new user registrations, while the number of projects achieving full funding via the platform has jumped by 70% in the last yearNewbury, 18th September 2019 – Not-for-profit, charity owned online charitable giving platform The Good Exchange has revealed significant growth figures as it celebrates its third anniversary today. In its third year of operations, the platform disbursed over 1,200 grants (with a 74% increase in total grant…

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Change.org Scales to Support Petitions in 29 Languages with Unbabel

With more than 375 million users spanning 196 countries, Change.org is the world’s largest platform for social change. As such, the start-up services a massive multilingual user base. The customer service team, which is comprised of just 15 people, deploys Unbabel’s AI-powered, human-refined translation solution to meet these growing demands. San Francisco, 5th March 2019: Change.org’s stated mission is to “empower people everywhere to create the change they want to see,” and over the past…

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Getronics partners with UK’s Social Business Trust

Aims to develop staff while helping to transform livesLondon, UK – 22nd January 2019 – Global ICT services provider Getronics has partnered with UK charity Social Business Trust (SBT) in an initiative intended to promote Getronics’ staff development and engagement while addressing the growing need for technology support and digital transformation in social enterprises. According to Chairman and Group CEO of Getronics, Nana Baffour, “Our aim of making Getronics the world’s preferred partner for business…

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The Good Exchange Reveals Significant Growth As It Celebrates Second Anniversary

The online matching platform for the charitable sector has now dispersed a total of £8.5m to good causesNewbury, 18 September 2018 – Not-for-profit, charity-owned online charitable giving platform The Good Exchange has today announced significant growth figures as it celebrates its second anniversary. In the second year of operations, the platform has experienced 76 percent year-on-year growth in grants and a 26 percent rise in donations made via its platform. New applicants are also up…

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Rich Clerkin to Lead Institute for Nonprofits

Richard M. Clerkin, Ph.D., has been named executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement at NC State University. He will lead the institute’s research, teaching and engagement, and work with North Carolina nonprofit partners to extend NC State research to serve the state.
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Replogle Inspires Students to Find Their Purpose

Seventh Generation CEO John Replogle energized an audience of students, faculty and community leaders at the inaugural Dinners With Purpose on October 29th at NC State University. His talk, Leading With Purpose: 21st Century Business Leadership, illustrated the need for innovative and creative thinking in both the public and private sectors to address the challenges we face as a society.
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Philanthropy Journal goes on hiatus, seeks input

As North Carolina State University’s fall semester winds down, so will our routine publication of the Philanthropy Journal Newsletter and update of our website. We will take this time to review our business model to better articulate our value proposition; what is it that sets PJ apart from other philanthropy news outlets and resource providers? If you would like to share your ideas, please take this short survey.read more

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12.18.13 N.C. Nonprofit News

Wake Technical Community College raises more than $17.5 million in first major gifts campaign, Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina appoints new board members, an anonymous donor helps 1,600 Salvation Army Angels, Carolina Diesel Trucks Christmas Convoy delivers Toys for Tots, and more. read more

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Trend Spotter: Using social media

Many nonprofit organizations use their websites and social media to raise awareness about the work that they do. Even relatively small nonprofit organizations in North Carolina are using these tools to cultivate volunteers and appeal to donors, as well as the broader community. While most nonprofit organizations are focused mainly on using Facebook and their websites, some organizations are using Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to reach out to their volunteers, donors and the broader community. Although nonprofits like that social media helps them publicize their events and activities and reach out to new audiences, many do not have the time, staff or capacity to effectively use and manage social media. Some wonder about the return on investment. The good news is that there are number of resources available to nonprofits who are interested in investing in the use of social mediaread more

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Assessing accountability measures governing nonprofit grant funding at the county level in North Carolina

As nonprofits deliver more services once provided by local governments that face tight fiscal times, four objective accountability measures can help smooth the relationship between nonprofits and government, Nick Byrne, a UNC J.D. candidate, explains in his research.read more

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12.12.13: U.S. Nonprofit News

Hasbro employees celebrate the holidays with children on Global Day of Joy, UJA-Federation raises record $26 million at Wall Street dinner, new Madeira Global Foundation focuses on for-profit social enterprises, new Community Resilience Fund helps nonprofits in hard times, and more. read more

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12.11.13 N.C. Nonprofit News

Discovery Place in Charlotte selects a new CEO, GSK IMPACT Awards recognize nine Triangle nonprofits, Open Door Ministries of High Point plans dinner to honor homeless, Urban Ministry Center of Charlotte plans a concert with the Blind Boys of Alabama, and more. read more

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The patient is waiting, impatiently: A philanthropic model for accelerating adoption of medical technology

Nonprofits can make real, game-changing progress in medical innovation, and the need for private philanthropy to close a critical gap that industry and government cannot fulfill has never been greater, says Neal F. Kassell, MD, founder and chairman of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.read more

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12.05.13: U.S. Nonprofit News

The Children’s Medical Center in Dallas receives $18.9 million to create center for foster care children, Heather Nesle is selected as the new president of the New York Life Foundation, crowdsourcing campaign Give Miami Day raises $3.26 million for 400 nonprofits, relief efforts of tornadoes and typhoons gain steam, and more. read more

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12.04.13 N.C. Nonprofit News

John Rex Endowment gives $2 million to Project Enlightenment for a parenting project, Benevolence Farm receives $5,000 to help women released from prison, McKinney and Urban Ministries of Durham offer naming rights to items that fight homelessness, Be Santa to a Senior brings holiday visits and gifts to seniors, and more. read more

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Creating effective mission and vision statements starts with asking questions

Mission and vision statements are pretty standard for nonprofit organizations. But their creation and revision over time can challenge even the most effective nonprofit managers. SHOESTRING: the nonprofit’s agency shows that answering a few questions and sticking to a simple formula should make the process easier. read more

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11.21.13: U.S. Nonprofit News

Blackbaud selects a new CEO, Eli and Edythe Broad gave $100 million more to the Broad Institute for biomedical research, AdoptAClassroom.org and JCPenny donated $1 million to help 7,000 teachers purchase classroom supplies, the new Team Type 1 Foundation targets diabetes in the U.S. and developing countries, nonprofits and businesses drive a massive relief efforts in the Philippines, and more. read more

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