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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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A co-founder of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center in 1958, Shneidman is considered a pioneer in suicide prevention. Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. It was updated in 2012, and the Office of the U.S.

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Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. At the Durfee Foundation, we bring together nonprofit leaders from different fields to work on intractable problems in the Los Angeles region.

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What Happens at GEO Doesn’t Stay at GEO (and that’s a good thing)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Carrie Avery is president of the Durfee Foundation , a family foundation in Los Angeles, California. What would it look like if we mapped this web?

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How to Responsibly Handle an Open Bar at Nonprofit Events

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Adult beverages are often part of the routine checklist when hosting nonprofit events. If your organization is a large entity and you regularly host events that serve alcohol, it is likely that liquor liability is included with your nonprofit's insurance. Kylah earned her BA in Linguistics from the University of Maryland in 2012.

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How to Responsibly Handle an Open Bar at Non-Profit Events

ASU Lodestar Center

Adult beverages are often part of the routine checklist when hosting non-profit events. If your organization is a large entity and you regularly host events that serve alcohol, it is likely that liquor liability is included with your non-profit's insurance. Kylah earned her BA in Linguistics from the University of Maryland in 2012.

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Crucial Policy Issues for Nonprofits: Attend California Nonprofit Convention Sept. 13

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Benefit corporations : A forum hosted by Todd Johnson, a lawyer who helped craft California's B corporation legislation, which addresses when it's the right time to form one or create a subsidiary corporation. Date and Time : Thursday, September 13, 2012. Los Angeles, CA 90012 ( map ). More Information.

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Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector

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In celebration of the name change, New Pathways for Youth hosted a block party for the community where local phoenix public figures spoke in support of the new branding. They have been known as Phoenix Youth at Risk for 24 years, so the name change could have potentially altered the way they are perceived by their community and clients.