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December 2010 Community Builder’s Chat Wrap-up #CommBuild

Amy Sample Ward

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10 Awesome LGBTQ Organizations You Should Support This Pride Month

Everyaction

By training and supporting strong local leadership, they ensure that LGBTQ leaders on the ground in their states can fend off attacks and advance protections for LGBTQ people in their legislatures. Transgender Law Center. Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people.

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The Sit-Ins: A Story of Creative and Strategic Struggle

DipJar

The museum opened on February 1, 2010, the 50th anniversary of the sit-in that marked a watershed moment in the movement for justice. It sparked thousands to participate in similar protests in 14 states to challenge racist Jim Crow laws and norms. Photograph Credit :Mark Herboth, ArchDaily. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

Such was the sentiment in 2010 of tech CEOs such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, and Sun Microsystem’s Scott McNealy. In May of 2018, the European Union law called that Genera l Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. The US Constitution enshrines privacy into law.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. In 2010, the conference was held in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Using Pinterest To Raise Awareness About Violence Against Women in Nigeria

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She approached me after the training, with a leaflet in hand. The coalition then undertook a process to harmonized several laws in to a Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill (the ‘persons’ term making it less “controversial”), which is being processed by the National Assembly next week (6 July).

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A Volunteer and a Violent Stranger - A Question of Liability

ASU Lodestar Center

To prevent volunteers from abandoning volunteerism because of liability concerns, the Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) was signed into law by President Clinton in 1997. After the tutoring session, and in accordance with his training, the volunteer escorts the student back to the classroom. Lopatka, D., Oshinsky, J.,