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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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Announcing… Social Media Webinars for Nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and East Asia

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, if I was to do it again, it would not be until April 2012. Just note that the webinars begin at 8pm EDT (New York), 5pm PDT (Los Angeles). This is likely a one-time webinar series. To register, simply email me at heather@diosacommunications.com.

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Two Leaders Join Benetech’s Senior Team!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Previously she was an independent consultant working with The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on the 2012 NATO Summit, Chicago Ideas Week, news platform Syria Deeply and FEM Inc., a technology and media venture based in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the Durfee Foundation, we bring together nonprofit leaders from different fields to work on intractable problems in the Los Angeles region. Carrie Avery is president of the Durfee Foundation , a family foundation in Los Angeles, California. How does this apply to funders?

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Some Reflections about Social Data in the Cloud from the Social Innovation Summit 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the inspiring stories from the conference was Caine’s Arcade as shared by filmmaker Nirvan Mullick who told this amazing story of how one child’s invention with cardboard boxes in Los Angeles, captured on a YouTube Video, not only raised money for a scholarship for this young boy, but also sparked a creativity in the schools movement (..)

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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

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Carrie Avery is president of the Durfee Foundation , a family foundation in Los Angeles, California.

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

Tech Soup

Date and Time : Thursday, September 13, 2012. Los Angeles, CA 90012 ( map ). Learn more about the speakers and sessions here. Registration is now available online. More Information. to 4:30 p.m. Location : The California Endowment. Alameda Street. Registration : $50 members. 100 non-members (limit of two per organization).