Beyond the Moment: How Nonprofits Can Leverage Civic Engagement
Nonprofits face mounting pressures to retreat, stay quiet, or to narrow their scope.
The answer may lie in civic engagement but before we act, it is helpful to understand what civic engagement means.
Nonprofits can build deeper, longer-lasting relationships with their communities by developing engagement strategies that are active throughout the calendar year.
The Points of Light Civic Circle program has identified a total of nine distinct pathways for civic engagement.
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Sisters Health Foundation Awards Grants 
Eighteen organizations that provide direct services, such as food and emergency assistance, received a total of $51,850 from the Basic Needs/Direct Service Grants Program.Twenty-seven organizations...more
Eighteen organizations that provide direct services, such as food and emergency assistance, received a total of $51,850 from the Basic Needs/Direct Service Grants Program.Twenty-seven organizations...more
'Safety, Compassion, Innovation': Beaufort Memorial Honors Top Staff At Bemmy Awards 
'Safety, compassion, innovation': Beaufort Memorial honors top staff at Bemmy Awards.The Quality Services department took home the award for Department of the Year at BeaufortMemorial Hospital's...more
'Safety, compassion, innovation': Beaufort Memorial honors top staff at Bemmy Awards.The Quality Services department took home the award for Department of the Year at BeaufortMemorial Hospital's...more
Cleveland Clinic Children's Ranks No. 2 in America For Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery by ... 
This ranking recognizes the leading children's hospitals in the U.S., featuring the top 50 hospitals.Cleveland Clinic Children's placed in all eight pediatric subspecialities: Cardiology and Cardiac...more
This ranking recognizes the leading children's hospitals in the U.S., featuring the top 50 hospitals.Cleveland Clinic Children's placed in all eight pediatric subspecialities: Cardiology and Cardiac...more
Investing in Tech to Help Children and Communities Thrive 
Investing in tech to help children and communities thrive | Takeda Stories.How our Global CSR Program helped empower diverse entrepreneurs to innovate health solutions.29 Digital public goods...more
Investing in tech to help children and communities thrive | Takeda Stories.How our Global CSR Program helped empower diverse entrepreneurs to innovate health solutions.29 Digital public goods...more
Recruitment Begins For Innovative Job Training Program For Individuals With Disabilities 
The Delivering Innovative Vocational Education through Virtual Reality Technology new workforce training program aimed at preparing individuals with disabilities for the program.DIVE-VRT delivers...more
The Delivering Innovative Vocational Education through Virtual Reality Technology new workforce training program aimed at preparing individuals with disabilities for the program.DIVE-VRT delivers...more
Life Skills Program For Local Youth to Begin Classes September 2025 
Life skills program for local youth to begin classes September 2025.E3=Empowerment Program (Life Skills 101 & 102) was created and developed by Director and Founder Donna Crain Drury (2022-2025).This...more
Life skills program for local youth to begin classes September 2025.E3=Empowerment Program (Life Skills 101 & 102) was created and developed by Director and Founder Donna Crain Drury (2022-2025).This...more
Clio Health Recognizes Vml With 36 Awards Across Multiple Categories 
Gold in Health Awareness & Advocacy: Audio, Creative Effectiveness, Public Relations, and Public Relations.Gold in Health Institutions & Services: Design, Innovation, Digital / Mobile, Digital &...more
Gold in Health Awareness & Advocacy: Audio, Creative Effectiveness, Public Relations, and Public Relations.Gold in Health Institutions & Services: Design, Innovation, Digital / Mobile, Digital &...more
Stevens Point Educator Earns Global Award For Nonprofit Leadership 
Stevens Point educator earns global award for nonprofit leadership.Lind, a longtime academic and current Stevens Point resident, was named a recipient of the 2025 Global Recognition Award.She has...more
Stevens Point educator earns global award for nonprofit leadership.Lind, a longtime academic and current Stevens Point resident, was named a recipient of the 2025 Global Recognition Award.She has...more
Philanthropy Wants to Build Gen Z's Confidence in Institutions 
Around 1 in 10 adults under 30 had "a great deal of confidence" in the people running the Supreme Court in an AP-NORC poll from June 2024.Younger adults were also more likely than older adults to say...more
Around 1 in 10 adults under 30 had "a great deal of confidence" in the people running the Supreme Court in an AP-NORC poll from June 2024.Younger adults were also more likely than older adults to say...more
Philanthropy Wants to Build Gen Z's Confidence in Institutions. Will Youth Empowerment Foster Trust? 
1 in 10 adults under 30 had "a great deal of confidence" in the Supreme Court in an AP-NORC poll.Youth250 is passing the microphone to young people as the country reflects on its past and looks ahead...more
1 in 10 adults under 30 had "a great deal of confidence" in the Supreme Court in an AP-NORC poll.Youth250 is passing the microphone to young people as the country reflects on its past and looks ahead...more
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Social Entrepreneurship
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When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
