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AmeriCorps Funding Available
Click here to read the full Notice of Funds Availability. The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. For more than fifteen...

The End of (one) War
As the President prepares to speak to the country tonight about the end of military action in Iraq, I haven't been able to stop thinking about those terrible days which followed the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center....

September 11th National Day of Service
A powerful coalition representing the 9/11 community, the federal government, and the nonprofit sector recently announced a comprehensive program to promote widespread participation this year on the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. Among the new resources announced...

20 Things I've Learned From Traveling Around the World for Three Years
Check out this really terrific piece ... "On March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world with nothing but a backpack, my laptop and...

International Grants & Awards
Global Development Network Awards (Deadline: September 9, October 18) The Global Development Network (GDN) is an international organization of research and policy institutes promoting the generation, sharing, and application to policy of multidisciplinary knowledge for the purpose of development. The...

U.S. Grants & Awards
Women Helping Others Grants (Deadline: September 7) The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others supports grassroots organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico that serve the overlooked needs of women and children. The Foundation will consider grant requests from $1,000...

The Effect of the Economy on the Social Profit Sector
From Guidestar ... "Public charities and private foundations continued to take a beating during the first five months of 2010. Some 40 percent of participants in GuideStar's first nonprofit economic survey for 2010 reported that contributions to their organizations dropped...

Open Positions at the Echoing Green Foundation
My good friends over at the Echoing Green Foundation are hiring. The positions range from a senior role for an experienced leader to a position that’s a great fit for a recent graduate. Check them out! And while you're at...

100 Ways to Use a Tomato
Our friends over at ENDLESSSIMMER posted this amazing collection of recipes. I'm working in Bolivia on an agriculture project this week, so the timing could not be more perfect. Except that now I'm really hungry. Oh, and click this link...



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