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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

California and New York have the most unions in the dataset, with 3,790 and 3,777 organizations respectively. While this blog is largely focused on new developments in unions’ engagement with philanthropy, it is important to acknowledge that unions have long encouraged their members to be engaged in the community.

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From The Bench To The Boardroom

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In the new book, From the Bench to the Boardroom , Michael MacDonald shares his journey from humble beginnings in the outskirts of Philadelphia, to his college basketball career at Rutgers, to executive positions at Xerox and Medifast. He previously served as executive chairman of the board from November 2011 until December 2017.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

Her students consistently score at the top of over 120 schools in the Arusha district of Tanzania. At 19, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne used her life savings from babysitting to start Kopila Valley children’s home in Nepal, which has grown to a home for over 40 children, and a school serving over 200 students.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

Newell said that they’ll be building curricula around Portal 2 by developing custom tools that allow students to create content to match educational programs. Andrew DeVigal , Multimedia Editor at The New York Times , said: “Tell me something and I will forget. Show me something and I will remember.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. New York: Random House, 2009.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations. In Authors Guild v. copyright law).

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

The earliest Women's Day observance was held in 1909 in New York, when the Socialist Party of America commemorated a strike of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. By 2011, American women surpassed men in gaining college degrees , including advanced degrees. women became the majority of law students.