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How Facebook (and Social Media in General) Shifted Fundraising Strategies

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Basing their research on 704 nonprofits that took part in a 2015 Giving Day in Omaha, Nebraska, the paper’s authors, Abhishek Bhati of Bowling Green State University and Diarmuid McDonnell of the University of Birmingham in the UK, found that digital platforms profoundly affect an organization’s fundraising. “For

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Conference Circuit: Net Results

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The American Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2015 Annual Convention began earlier this week in Omaha, Nebraska. Conference: 2015 AVCA Annual Convention. Location: Omaha, Nebraska. Rundown Attendees: 2,600. Exhibitors: 100 plus. Associations: American Volleyball Coaches Association.

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Small Towns, Big Gesture: Bar Associations Push Law Students Back to Main Street

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In an effort to bring more lawyers to communities in need, the Nebraska State Bar Association has launched a program to place law clerks in small-town practices across the state. The cost of living (in small towns) can be cheaper,” NSBA President Michael Fenner explained to the Omaha World-Herald.

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