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What the Lost Children Knew: A Story from Colombia’s Amazon Rainforest

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Photo by Los Muertos Crew on pexels.com On May 1, 2023, a Cessna plane took off from the tiny Amazonian town of Araracuara in Colombia, carrying seven passengers: the pilot, four children, their mother, and another adult. But the four children—Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (4), and Cristin (1)—survived.

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Veritus Client Corner: Former Optometrist Now Helps Donors See How They Can Make a Difference for Children

Veritus Group

The post Veritus Client Corner: Former Optometrist Now Helps Donors See How They Can Make a Difference for Children appeared first on Veritus Group. In this interview, Gina Hedberg, Donor Relations Director for Holt International, shares how she found a career in fundraising.

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Ep224: How Children's Miracle Network Raises 70% of its Revenues from Retailers

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Clark Sweat , Chief Revenue Officer at Children's Miracle Network (CMN), about CMN's incredible success with checkout charity. On the show, Megan, Clark and I discuss: Clark Sweat, Children's Miracle Network. CMN's continued success with checkout charity.

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Ep185: The Story Behind Big Lots' $50 Million Gift to Nationwide Children's Hospital

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Last fall, Big Lots mobilized its nearly 1,500 stores and raised $2.2

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CauseTalk Radio Ep60: Investment in Employees Pays Dividends for Children Cancer Nonprofits

Selfish Giving

On today’s episode of CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to John Kordsmeier , President of the Northwest Mutual Foundation , about the first year results of their fundraising efforts for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Starlight Children’s Foundation.

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Arkansas Children's Northwest Receives $25 Million for Endowment and Expansion

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Also, the T. Boone Pickens Foundation has given $20 million to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Wilmer Eye Institute, and the NBA Foundation awarded $13.5 million to 40 organizations to advance equity in historically marginalized communities.

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Why Do They Give? Donors Speak About What Moves Them and How They Plan End-of-Year Donations

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Among their motivations: a serious illness of a friend or loved on and a lesson for their children in how to improve their communities and beyond. Phillip/AP Monica Fulton, of Houston, sees her giving and volunteering as a way to make a difference, something she has tried to pass on to her children, who are now 18 and 20 years old.

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