The 2016 AFP International Fundraising Conference App - About AFP - AFP

The 2016 AFP International Fundraising Conference App - About AFP - AFP: "It's Here! AFP 2016 - The Free AFP International Fundraising Conference App for the 2016 Boston Conference!

No need to worry about wi-fi connections while you are roaming deep into the nooks and crannies of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center! When ready, just download the free AFP International Fundraising Conference app - AFP 2016 (Sponsored by Abilaˆ) for your iPhone, iPad, Android or BlackBerry, enter your email and set up your profile, and you are set for conference! Have all the sessions, speakers, exhibitors, and more at your fingertips, and create your own personalized conference experience.

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Arbella Foundation Gave $1.8M to Hundreds of Mass. Nonprofits

massnonprofit news ::: "Arbella Foundation Gave $1.8M to Hundreds of Mass. Nonprofits

March 7, 2016 — The Arbella Insurance Foundation recently announced that it donated $1,860,837 to more than 470 Massachusetts nonprofits last year, about two-thirds of the total amount of charitable support it provided to New England charities in 2015."



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Five Boston nonprofits recently were awarded $180,000 by the city to undertake a range of projects

massnonprofit news ::: "March 3, 2016 — Five Boston nonprofits recently were awarded $180,000 by the city to undertake a range of projects—to install murals, restore woodland, complete a sculpture, and other improvements—that will help enhance the Fenway neighborhood.

The funds, from the Boston Redevelopment Authority, stem from the Fenway Park Demonstration Project, an agreement made with the Boston Red Sox in September 2013 for certain game and event day easements on Yawkey Way."



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Boston’s struggle with income segregation - The Boston Globe

Boston’s struggle with income segregation - The Boston Globe: "n one of the weekend’s final exercises, they gathered in a wooden lodge overlooking the lake and fielded a series of difficult questions about whether they’d ever been through a divorce in the family, or felt abandoned, or heard gunshots outside their homes.

To answer “yes,” the teens were told, they had to walk across a line on the floor. In some cases, a mix of kids from all three towns crossed over. But in others, it was mostly Lawrence kids who stepped over the line and turned to face their peers. The new friends, looking at each other across the divide, were shaken.

There were hugs afterward, said Kiah Vette, 15, of Lawrence, but there was not a lot of conversation. “Nobody wanted to see anyone cry again,” she said. “We didn’t want to relive that moment.”

Sydney Pensavalli, 14, of North Andover, was still affected months later. “Nothing unfortunate has really happened in my life,” she said. “I didn’t really think that kids my age, kids in my grade, kids that like the same things as me, could go through that — just 2 miles away from my house.”"



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Blackbaud’s Good Takeover Challenge to Boost Fundraising Efforts for AFP Foundations - AFP Foundations for Philanthropy - AFP

Blackbaud’s Good Takeover Challenge to Boost Fundraising Efforts for AFP Foundations - AFP Foundations for Philanthropy - AFP: "Members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) can further support AFP Foundations for Philanthropy by participating in Blackbaud’s Good Takeover fundraising challenge during the 53rd AFP International Fundraising Conference in Boston, Mass., March 20 – 22.

Blackbaud, the leading provider of software and services for the global philanthropic community and presenting sponsor of the conference, will donate $10 for every donor – up to 500 donors or $5,000 – who makes a gift to the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy, the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada or the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Mexico. AFP members who are not able to attend the conference can still join Blackbaud’s Good Takeover fundraising challenge as all gifts donated to any of the three AFP foundations made during March 20 – 22 are eligible."



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Red Sox visit charity, encounter young Yankees fan

Red Sox visit charity, encounter young Yankees fan: "A handful of Boston Red Sox players and about that many staffers volunteered and spent a couple of hours interacting with a group of 13 Lee County children going through grief on Thursday afternoon, a day of community service in Southwest Florida for the Red Sox."



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A Tipping Point: Shelters Face the Full-Cost Question in Massachusetts as Budget Dips | Nonprofit Quarterly

A Tipping Point: Shelters Face the Full-Cost Question in Massachusetts as Budget Dips | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Last week, in Massachusetts, the Coalition for Homeless Individuals presented lawmakers with findings from a survey, showing that the state Department of Housing and Community Development only pays 61 percent of the true costs of each of the 2,856 shelter bed for which it contracts. This means, of course, that 39 percent of the cost must be made up through fundraising. But many shelters have more beds than those for which they have contracts, and when you add in those beds, the contracts pay for 41 percent."



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