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Tag Archives: politics
(US) Most Key Lawmakers for Nonprofits Win Re-Election
( November 8, 2012 ) Tags: politics, USSeveral Congressional candidates with key positions on committees that influence nonprofit policy won re-election Tuesday.
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(US) Obama Campaign to Start Accepting Text Message Donations
( August 27, 2012 ) Tags: fundraising, politics, text donationIn a U.S. election dominated by multimillion-dollar donations, Democratic President Barack Obama’s campaign is about to give small donors a new weapon by starting to accept text message Read full article
donations for the first time in history.
Russian Presidential Candidate, Mikhail Prokhorov, Promised To Donate His Billions To Charity If Elected Russian President
( February 12, 2012 ) Tags: philanthropy, politics, RussiaA billionaire Russian oligarch challenging Vladimir Putin for the presidency in an election next month has promised to give away the bulk of his estimated £11.5 billion fortune to charity if he wins.
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Summary of UK Third Sector Development 2011
( December 27, 2011 ) Tags: politics, UKThe Office for Civil Society’s strategic partners programme was scaled down from £12.2m last year to £4m this year and will cease in 2014. The loss of funding hit some organisations such as TimeBank and Volunteering England hard, and significant job losses ensued.
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(US) New Group Established to Endorse Politicians Who Pledge to Strengthen Nonprofits
( November 8, 2011 ) Tags: advocacy, politics, USA new organization is set to debut tomorrow with a mission that is unusual in the nonprofit world—to endorse political candidates who have solid plans for strengthening nonprofits in their communities.
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RT @pernillan: Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank http://t.co/RRBuNdRdIG
We have a chance to end #FGM in a generation. Find out our plan on our new policy page here http://t.co/ZrNGsxzVAp
1/4 of homeless youth are victims of sex trafficking, new study reveals 
BSA voted yesterday that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal http://t.co/L1Sz7OW1C8
RT @EFAReport: @APiebalgsEU Great to hear our statistics in your speech earlier: http://t.co/OBgZOD22KE
RT @jpstijns: Great news for #Africa: #EU rushes out corporate #tax transparency law http://t.co/7g7wvTWKDF @FT Recommendation of AEO 2010!
IRS Veteran to Replace Lois Lerner in IRS Nonprofit Division 
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Fascinating. "What A Week Of Groceries Looks Like Around The World" http://t.co/VjeqKZ95WV via @m_clem
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
@luvhornsnhorses Thanks for the RT!
Mass school closures in US disproportionately hurt black & low-income students.
How much? Check out this infographic http://t.co/zNKcH0chDg
Top #charity news: SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning (this + lots more) http://t.co/2BvA9K3E36
RT @unisdr: #gpdrr13 blog: Financing for Disaster Risk Management: a bleak history http://t.co/6LaQMotNpa MT @gfdrr @odi_development @dgate…
Foreign Assistance Dashboard now includes data from Treasury and Defense http://t.co/MnSlBy4RwJ via @SJStaats @willmckitterick
RT @siwhitehouse: RT @pernillan Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank...
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