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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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Suicide is a leading cause of death for individuals around the world, and September is an important time to have conversations to break down the stigma around mental illness and treatment for mental health. Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award.

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Have Online Social Networks Become Boring?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.” This was one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author Alison Fine back in 2008-09. I noticed a big change in 2010, the year the book was published. One of my all time favorite Clay Shirky quotes: “When the technology gets boring, it becomes socially interesting.”

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Shrinking government budgets and greater competition for ever-fewer dollars are reducing the scale and effectiveness of nonprofits in meeting the nation’s growing challenges and intractable problems.

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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

Tech Soup

Back in May 2012 we got the first announcements of a huge U.S. We thought it'd be a good time check in with the new CEO of the project, Brian Vahaly, to see how it's going. The Relevancy of the Internet Problem. nationwide digital inclusion project called Connect2Compete. What Is Connect2Compete ?

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Social Impact Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). At the same time, nonprofits should be aware of the challenges and limitations to this emergent form of funding. 2012, June 21). Sources: Ategeka, C. Flandez, R.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Installation Problems: This was our first test installation, so we had more problems than with the others. Over time we refined our instructions.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

For instance La Conner has been using thin clients since 2008, and recently installed an open-source integrated library system. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Installation Problems: This was our first test installation, so we had more problems than with the others. Over time we refined our instructions.

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