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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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How to Responsibly Handle an Open Bar at Nonprofit Events

ASU Lodestar Center

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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Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

In the article Non-profit branding: Cause and brand effect the author states “Lots of not-for-profits were set up to deal with public symptoms. 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. 2] Michel, G.,

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Free Legal Services for Charities Anyone?

Tech Soup

In 2012, 466 Cooley attorneys contributed over 33,000 hours to pro bono cases. Pro bono is a shortened form of the Latin term “pro bono publico,” or for the public good, and is also gaining traction in the professional fields of architecture, marketing, medicine, IT (for instance hackathons ), and strategy consulting.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

Consider, for example, the case of Instacart, an on-demand grocery delivery platform founded in San Francisco in 2012. Airbnb is another example of extractive platform capitalism, as the company delivers hearty profits to its private owners, who are far removed from local host communities. 11 According to a 2017 report, 57.3

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2012, location-based apps and technologies will play a central role in how campaigns are organized, managed, and ultimately won. Or, if you want to avoid automobiles altogether, Google Maps makes it easy to use public transportation and take a bike. We saw the power of social media in Obama’s 2008 landslide victory.

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