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Better Because You Were There

Velvet Chainsaw

Work closely with your local chapter or Destination Marketing Organization to identify two or three local worthy causes that you’d like to help. This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Here are some suggestions. Choose Your Charity.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

I keynoted many conferences, including ConnectVA , American Marketing Association Nonprofit Conference , the Institute of Fundraising in London , and others. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.