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🎓 #Education nonprofits are vital in filling gaps in the system and helping pave the way for schools, educators, and students to achieve lasting success. Find out how grantmakers can amplify their impact by including #SkillsBasedVolunteering and other #CapacityBuilding approaches in their strategies to strengthen education nonprofits: https://hubs.la/Q02LlH3M0. Together, we create a brighter future for the next generation! 🌟 AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation, JerseySTEM, More Than Bootstraps #philanthropy

In the nonprofit sector, we often talk about the value and necessity of involving lived experience perspectives in our work. Yet, when it comes time to walk the walk of that work, we fall short. Next Thursday, I'll have the chance to share space with some fantastic friends and colleagues that work extensively in this arena with me. This is a great chance for funders, service providers, and nonprofit leaders to come and hear how two non-profits have approached this work, and how we've succeeded, the challenges we've faced, and where we can grow. Beyond just hearing from us, you'll also have a chance to engage directly in this issue from your own agency/foundation/organizational perspective, and leave with a clearer idea of how to support community and lived experience engagement in your own work.

The Homeschool Counseling Network (HCN) is making BIG changes in the upcoming months. To help us continue our support of the homeschooling community, we are making changes to officially transition to a nonprofit. At HCN, our sincerest wish is to offer comfort, encouragement, and support by connecting homeschooling families with providers equipped to help meet their counseling, education, and therapy needs. Just like us, our mission, vision, and purpose are growing. Our heart remains committed to service. To help us better serve the homeschooling community, and the professional members who have partnered with HCN, we would like to hear from YOU! Homeschool families, what are your needs, interests, and concerns with participating in a membership-based community outside of traditional social media? Professionals, what are your needs, interests, and concerns with participating in a membership-based community outside of traditional social media? Let us know in the comments below!

If you're unfamiliar with the Community Schools Model, which puts communities at the heart of education and schooling, or the work of Communities In Schools, the organization I work with which has been a beacon, a model and an active advocate of these ideals for decades, then start with this article. Now is the best time to educate ourselves about the benefits of this educational model so that we can advocate for policies and budgets that support this model of schooling during the current GA session and beyond! Reach out if you have questions! I love to share about the work we do! https://lnkd.in/eW8ukiJt

🚨 Grant Opportunities 🚨 ▶️ AAUW Community Action Grants provide up to $10k in funding to individuals and community-based nonprofits for general operating support and projects that promote STEM programs and equity for women and girls. Applications close November 15. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewZ5xNiS ▶️ CREATE ACTION by Sony seeks to support local social justice organizations and the communities they serve. Organizations receive direct funding up to $100k, Sony Electronics products, and other opportunities for collaboration and marketing support. Applications close September 30. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gBFB_Zbb ▶️ AmeriCorps Seniors awards grants to programs that support older adults and their caregivers, reduce the number of unhoused people, or support local climate change or behavioral health initiatives. Applications close September 18. Learn more at 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGicaF7s #Grants #GrantOpportunities #Funding #NonProfitFunding

Don't miss out on this exciting episode on 🎙️#GrantTalk if you haven't caught up on the latest episode! Libby Hikind, the Queen of Grants, interviews the Director of Community Development at United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas! This episode is an absolute must-see! > Watch it now at https://lnkd.in/gUgJt5Z6 🌟 #grantwatch #grantsuccess #nonprofitsuccess #grantfunding #nonprofitinsight

I believe that Businesses and Corporations should have a significant impact on their communities, and giving back to the infrastructure of kids is a great way to make a positive difference. By donating time, services, or resources, companies can help support the development and well-being of young people, which can lead to a more prosperous and healthy community. Some ways businesses can give back include: 1. Mentorship programs: Pairing employees with young people for guidance and support. 2. Educational initiatives: Supporting schools, literacy programs, or STEM education. 3. Community outreach: Hosting events, workshops, or activities that benefit local youth. 4. Philanthropy: Donating to organizations that support children's health, education, and welfare. 5. Employee volunteer programs: Encouraging employees to volunteer their time to support local youth-focused initiatives. By giving back, businesses can demonstrate their commitment to social responsibility, enhance their reputation, and contribute to a brighter future for generations to come. Terry T. Gray

Again, I will continue to speak on inclusion & access when we talk about Community in the nonprofit industry. It's easy to say, I'm focused on community building but am I really inclusive? For example, we talk about community so much in the nonprofit industry but here's a hot take: The essence of Community is that it eventually thrives outside of commonality & locality as it is global & digital, right? But community in the nonprofit world is too closed doored. Too focused on networks of networks, too focused on relationship based bias. Now I get it, we need these networks & nonprofit is basically relationship building. But what if all of these cuts off access from people who do not meet up these biases, are we really still community building? Nonprofit leaders, executives & the entire industry really do need to talk about this & work to fix this. -----------------

There is the "What is The Nonprofit Hive?" on paper. We are a "video platform that facilitates 1-1 video "Hive Chats" for social impact professionals." But that is just the "How" of connecting our community. Our "Why" and our "Who" is SO MUCH more exciting. Because these 1-1 connections are so much more than just putting 2 changemakers in to a chat for 30 minutes. This is becoming a community that supports each other in the challenges of social impact work. That cheers each other on, that collaborates, that connects person to person worldwide and creates opportunities that would not have happened organically. In the words of one of our members "The Nonprofit Hive came along right when we needed community the most." How else would you describe what we are building Hivers?? What is The Hive to you? (Come and check out what we are all about here at The Hive - link in the comments!) #nonprofit #community #philanthropy #philanthropymatters

There is still time to register for this very powerful and informative training. Thank you Catie White, CFRE for provding us with this amazing opportunity to learn. Trauma-Informed Care is a lens in which we interact with our communities to best support their healing and needs. Tenants of trauma-informed care include safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. Applying these tenants to the fundraising space helps empower fundraisers to build a stronger communications and language that works to include donors in the work of justice and healing. Learning objectives will include how to craft narratives that center lived experience without othering or trivializing lived experience, how to practically apply trauma-informed principles to our work, and how to engage donors in the process of trauma-informed systems that lead to healthier philanthropic interactions and stronger community ties. Check out this video: https://loom.ly/Nva7fwo #AFPSanAntonio #learningobjectives #communicationandlanguage #inthework #opportunity #communities #tenant #tenants #teambonding