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Aspiration helps nonprofits and foundations use software tools more effectively and sustainably. We serve as ally, coach, strategist, mentor and facilitator to those trying to make more impactful use of information technology in their social change efforts.

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Funders on Fundraising: A New Podcast on How Fundraising Really Works

Most fundraising is misunderstood. It’s treated as performance—polished and polite, built around the idea that merit rises and money follows.

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Calaveras Child Care Council Retreat

We had a fabulous time at Murphys in Calaveras County on June 8, 2012 from 9am-3pm with the Calaveras Child Care Council. We talked social media and nonprofit communications for a day filled with lots of local stories, introductions to Twitter, and fun activities ;).

Below are the materials from the day. Please use and share as you like!

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E-Newsletters for Nonprofits Materials

Thank you for attending the May 24, 2012 training, Email Newsletters for Nonprofits.

We hope you found the training useful and now have a better understanding of how to incorporate best practices into a current email newsletter.

The following are the materials used during the training. These materials are distributed under a Creative Commons license, and we encourage re-use, modification, and re-distribution in any situation where they may be useful.

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June 2012 Webinars with Gunner

Gunner will be leading two webinars in June around nonprofit operations, security and privacy. Join us for the following webinars:

Taking Control of Your Online Identity

June 26th, 2012
11am - 12pm Pacific Time
Free

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Sitting Down with BHC South Sac-town

Who doesn’t like waking up at 6am to travel to beautiful and exotic Sacramento to start off their week? That’s just what Matt, Misty and Jessica did on Monday, May 14, 2012 and we enjoyed every moment of the visit together to meet with the South Sacramento BHC Hub and our partners, Zero Divide.

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