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Center for the Study of Poverty & Inequality at Stanford University NEWS FLASH! The Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality (inequalty.com) at Stanford University has won a $4 million National Poverty Research Center grant from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.… Continue Reading

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Put on Your Own Campus Poverty Awareness Event and Concert for Hope

Put on Your Own Campus Poverty Awareness Event and Concert for Hope A Step-by-Step Guide and Free Tools To Make Your Event a Success Your educational institution may be thinking about how it can influence change in domestic poverty and help lessen the impacts of inequality. How about starting by putting on a poverty awareness… Continue Reading

Grant Writing Tips

A Dozen Rules of Thumb For Obtaining Grants for Your NGO Everyone who has ventured to start up and run a non-profit, non-government organization knows first and foremost that cash flow is critical to success. It allows you to focus on your purpose for starting the NGO and gives you the bandwidth to hire help,… Continue Reading

Media Relations: The Press Kit

An effective press kit is not crammed with any and all information you deem important about your company. Instead, keep the information concise and limited, offering only the most vital information that well positions and describes your company while offering only newsworthy stories. Ideally, create a ‘core’ press kit with information that does not change… Continue Reading

Fundraising and Donor Development

Is it Okay to Fundraise? Your organization may realize that more people would donate if they knew of your good work. You may have dedicated in-house Public Information and development staff working to raise your profile as best they can. But no matter what organization you belong to, Public Information efforts will exist within tight… Continue Reading

Enhancing your Web Presence

What’s In A Name? Choosing Your URL The right URL will drive traffic to your site and define you to the world. That is why Stanford University’s Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, chose inequality.com. If your center has a large and difficult name, consider a shorter URL; fidcap.org, for example, is easier… Continue Reading

Enhancing your Mission Message

Frame The Debate to Your Advantage Most of you are already familiar with the work of the brilliant linguist George Lakoff and already own the book “Don’t Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate–The Essential Guide for Progressives” (if not, stop reading this page and get it at Amazon!). But what… Continue Reading

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