While this is not what many consider to be a “major” election year, important local elections are taking place across the state Tuesday, November 3, and there is also a special election for a state senate seat. Use the links below to find out which elections are taking place in your county on Tuesday, then [...]
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“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” -Robert McAfee Brown
With the holidays just around the corner, media are searching their communities for the best nonprofit story to tell. Are you ready to tell a compelling story if they call your office tomorrow?
Here are some quick story telling tips [...]
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This week Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) has mobilized the entertainment community and is putting the spotlight on volunteerism and community service. iParticipate is a multi-year campaign that puts the volunteerism movement as the guest star for many of your favorite programs. Starting today through October 24 (which is conveniently Make a [...]
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Story developed for the Michigan Nonprofit Storybank.
Since 2006, the number of uninsured patients of Muskegon Family Care, a Community Health Center located in West Michigan, has increased by 59 percent. This Community Health Center (CHC) is one in a network of 32 public and nonprofit organizations, who provide quality, comprehensive, community-oriented primary health care [...]
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Voices for National Service and AmeriCorps Alums are spearheading a joint letter in support of H.R. 1596, the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act, which would exclude the award from consideration as gross income, ensuring recipients can use the its full value to support their educational pursuits. The joint letter – which [...]
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The state’s nonprofit sector is wide and diverse and the current debate regarding health care reform could affect all nonprofits. Nowhere is that more evident than with the nonprofit providers of health care. Michigan’s 144 community hospitals care for all patients who walk through their doors, regardless of their ability to pay. While [...]
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The United Nations has chosen the first Monday in October to be World Habitat Day – a day to stand up and let it be known that affordable, adequate housing should be a priority everywhere. I was excited to learn of this new day of advocacy as the work of Habitat for Humanity and [...]
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