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Meet Chicago’s Keenen Stevenson: Advocate for Social Change and Youth Empowerment

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

His Certified Nonprofit Professional ( CNP ) credential, earned in 2012, and the recent achievement of the ACNP in 2024, have been crucial steps in driving his personal mission of transforming his community through policy change, youth empowerment, and education. foster system, he became passionate about child welfare and education.

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Education Transformation Against All Odds

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In particular, a devastating economic and institutional meltdown that began in 2019 has taken a huge toll on schools and on education in the country. Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance.

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Early Childhood Education Teacher

Anedot

Essential Functions: To supervise and enrich children from diverse background in an ECE childcare setting. Support development and implementation of daily activities/curricula. Support childrens development in an inclusive, nurturing, kind manner with emphasis on positive behavior guidance as needed. Other duties assigned.

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Camp Management Software | How to Run a Successful Camp

Affnetz

This will help you tailor the curriculum, activities, and overall experience to meet the needs and interests of your target audience. Develop a curriculum that aligns with your chosen theme and incorporates hands-on activities, interactive workshops, and engaging presentations. Will the curriculum be flexible?

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How Sara Frost, CNP Found Purpose Through AmeriCorps NCCC

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

With a bachelor’s degree in theater, she hadn’t envisioned herself pursuing education further or even working in the nonprofit sector. “I AmeriCorps was a really nice bridging point that actually launched the rest of my educational career.” I never really envisioned myself going for additional education,” she admitted.

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

The money can be used for key wealth-building activities like education, homeownership, or starting a business. For instance, the GI Bill benefited nearly half of all veterans with education support in the five years after World War II, as well as low-interest home loans. This series will explore that central question.

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Newsletter: Selfish Giving + You: 2025 is Our Year! ; Retail Winners and Losers of 2024 ; How Jimmy Carter Made Habitat a Nonprofit Giant

Selfish Giving

Big Lots Big Lots conducts annual in-store fundraising campaigns to support On Our Sleeves , a movement focused on children's mental health. Customers can donate at checkout, with 100% of the funds going toward providing free mental health educational resources. How Gillette Children's Hospital in St. Cool Jobs in Cause 1.

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