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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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By this year, the program projects reaching more than 14 million adolescent girls across 12 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia with direct services. As a new entrepreneur, I urged her to take advantage of the opportunity to meet people who might become customers. People enjoy talking about themselves and their work.

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

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Organization Mission: The California State Parks Foundation delivers innovative solutions for an excellent park system by facilitating park improvements, inspiring stewardship, supporting partners, advocating for sound policies, and connecting people to 280 state parks to enjoy now and for generations to come. Podcast: Broken Ground.

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Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers

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Now we’re going to look at the next step, and what some people might consider why any volunteer is really there: getting the volunteer up to speed on their specific role, and duties within that role. If it’s possible to introduce people from these areas, all the better. There are a couple of ways of addressing this.

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

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I was seeking a way to combine my interest in technology and helping people. For example, with email, I think many people check it reflexively because of their device notifications, boredom, or having the false notion that busyness (e.g. So I tell people that you can do it all and you can have it all. Is it doing anything well?

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

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I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. Welcome to the Big Vision Podcast, where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change.

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What Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions?

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Some of her resolutions were to reconnect with her city council members, get more involved with youth outreach through the arts, and "stop saying 'Africa.' Africa is not a country. Power is on my Big Vision Podcast dream interview wish list, if anyone knows her and can provide me with an introduction. It is a continent."

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Foko Madagascar: It Takes A Village To Raise An Idea

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Africa the next Chapter??? The eastern forest of Madagascar is populated by not only lemurs and other wildlife creatures, but also by the Malagasy people whose survival has for centuries depended on the forest. The project will also include training these rural women to create podcasts, videos, and blog posts.