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How WSU Tech Reignited a Culture of Giving with Their 2024 Employee Donor Campaign

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At WSU Tech in Wichita, Kansas, our employees are more than educators and staffthey are champions of student success. Since its inception, the WSU Tech Foundation has primarily been supported by corporate partners that recognize the value of technical education and invest in our students by hiring them into high-demand careers.

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The best cancer charities driving real change and impact

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In 1936, the Women’s Field Army was created to raise funds and educate the community. Why donate LLS is the leading source of free information, support, and education about blood cancer. The organization was founded in 1985 and has four clear focus areas: research, education, outreach, and advocacy.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

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Department of Education, echoed similar thoughts in stating that for a time, it was assumed that education spending would go up every year, but that is no longer true, and now we have to do more with less resources. James Shelton , Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement in the U.S.

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2011 Online Giving Trends and 5 Tactics Your Nonprofit Must Implement Today

Tech Soup

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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What is the Current State of Grantseeking? Education

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Educational Institutions vs. Education-Focused. So the overall pursuit of grants by education organizations did not change dramatically this past year. Private Grantmakers Grow Support for Education-Focused Organizations. public education system has thwarted attempted reforms for decades. Read her posts.

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TechSoup Announces 2nd Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global, the leading technology place for nonprofits, just announced it will kick off their annual Online Digital Storytelling Challenge January 13, 2011. Last year, over 100 organizations participated, with top submissions earning prizes from Flip Video, Adobe, Flickr, and GoldMail. Every organization has a story to tell.

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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

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2011 ), that Black scientists are only half as likely as White scientists to win NIH R01 research grants, one of the agency’s most common research project grants. PRO Tip: Get educated about the agency and its grants. There is evidence that government grants are not distributed equitably. 2019 , Ginther et al., 2016 , Ginther et al.,