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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. Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). ROC, WCRJ, and other workers’ centers represent a new front in the labor movement. Financial data.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority.

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Member Round Up: Summer Learning!

NTEN

Speaking of resources, Microsoft recently offered the licensing to their Local Impact Map , free of cost, to nonprofits. If you're in the New York City area, Lunametrics is offering an in-person Seminar for Success on Google Analytics & Google AdWords July 23-27th.

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Member Round Up: We're Up To All Good!

NTEN

Featured in this week’s round up are discounted conference registrations and new fundraising tools. Oh, and let’s not forget using GIS technology to better connect localities with programs and services. Have more news to share? They recently received a 2012 Computerworld Honor for their affective GIS implementation.

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Fundraising with #GivingTuesday: Time to Plan

Tech Soup

In 2012, New York's 92nd Street Y , in tandem with the UN Foundation , started #GivingTuesday as an event to be observed on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Some of the ways she mentioned are: Cities and counties raising funds for several local charities. What is #GivingTuesday? Innovation and Creativity Wanted.

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Cool App Roundup: Election Edition

Tech Soup

Mashable recently called 2012 the " year of the mobile election." " Apps and mobile technology are providing new ways to engage, inform, and connect with supporters this election season. your local elections and help support voting rights? on some congressional and local races too. Want to monitor.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, a New York Times story called “ The Internet Gets Physical ” reviewed ways that companies and inventors were trying to “put digital ‘smarts’ into everything.” The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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