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The National Juvenile Justice Network’s Youth Justice Leadership Institute is seeking professionals to participate in their dynamic year-long fellowship program. Each year, the NJJN chooses a class of ten fellows to learn about leadership within the juvenile...
Annual reports are a good thing and an opportunity for organizations to communicate important information to stakeholders. The challenge is making annual reports compelling enough for your donors and stakeholders to read, so that they see the value of their...
There is an increasing demand for skilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in the United States. However, we have insufficient skilled workers and students pursuing degrees in this field. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 5%...
The answer is simple – everyone! The Executive Director, the Board of Directors, the staff, and even the volunteers all play a critical role in generating revenue (aka, fundraising) for the nonprofit organization. Often, the above stakeholders involved in...
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that we have made history in America with a new graduation rate of 80%. While it is a time to celebrate that four out of five American students complete high school, we still have a long way to go to help all...
Last month, the White House announced the first five Promise Zones: San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Fifteen more Promise Zones will be designated nationwide in the next three years. Based on...
The National Summer Learning Association, in partnership with the New York Life Foundation, is awarding a $10,000 prize to three high-quality summer learning programs that are making a difference. The New York Life Excellence in Summer Learning Award recognizes...
In response to the White House and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) call for evidence-based reforms across the federal government, the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy is launching a competition for low-cost randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This...
This is the last of a three-part series on nonprofit storytelling. In the first blog article, we discussed why organizations should visualize their data and how those visualizations can be used to tell a compelling story about outcomes. In the second part, we...
