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Building Community Through Soccer: Maigan T. Bridgette’s Story at Sporting Kansas City

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

With a passion for political science and social justice, she initially envisioned a career in law but found herself drawn to the nonprofit sector. Bridgette , a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) whose career journey began with a simple desire – to make a difference.

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Rising To The Top: Founder, CEO on Supporting All WOC To Succeed

Fundraising Leadership

Read more in Take the Lead on DEI initiatives A graduate of Chicago Public Schools, Whyte says, “My first plane ride was going to University of Miami.” After two years she transferred to the University of Florida, graduating in 1999 with degrees in political science and business, and the intention of going to law school.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise.

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Get to Know Our New Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Sherry Rout!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Sherry has been a presenter at national and state conferences on a wide range of government relations topics, a guest lecturer on effective advocacy at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and spent many years as a guest lecturer on animal law and lobbying at the University of Tennessee’s Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville, TN.

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Bloomerang

Cody holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Rhetoric from Wabash College. He also holds a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in Health Law from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. He's been a valued member of Bloomerang since the doors opened in 2012.

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Get to Know Our New Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Sherry Rout!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Sherry has been a presenter at national and state conferences on a wide range of government relations topics, a guest lecturer on effective advocacy at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and spent many years as a guest lecturer on animal law and lobbying at the University of Tennessee’s Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville, TN.

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Webinar: 10 Ways to Supercharge Your Online Fundraising Campaigns

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She holds an LLM in Human Rights Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and a BA in International Affairs and Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Elise Ledsinger -- Online Outreach Coordinator, Humane Society International.