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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

Over 185 years later, HBCUs continue to be the backbone of Black America. After my high school graduation, I recall sitting on a neighborhood “stoop” one hot summer evening with a group of childhood friends; all of us were on our way to various colleges. This blog includes a reprinted version of the foreword from the report.

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I don''t usually review movies on my blog, but here''s a second in a row. If you strip away the cinematography, magical realism, and amazing acting, what''s left is a grim, grimy, sad, traumatic catastrophe of a childhood, twisted by the filmmaker into somehow a noble experience. Blog Category: America Tweet'

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009.

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I don't usually review movies on my blog, but here's a second in a row. If you strip away the cinematography, magical realism, and amazing acting, what's left is a grim, grimy, sad, traumatic catastrophe of a childhood, twisted by the filmmaker into somehow a noble experience. Blog Category: America.

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I'll Text for Food

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these hard times. Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog ,part of its innovative giving series. Or write a blog post like Chris Brogan and start retweeting it!

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. How many beaches does America have? I look forward to seeing how this start up transforms early childhood education in India. At the Sujaya School, I visited a second grade art class. Stay tuned.

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Share Our Strength Day of Service: Painting Murals in the School Cafeteria

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  I also talked to the volunteers about why they were so passionate about the issue of ending childhood hunger. Michael is a founding director and President of End Childhood Hunger. .   I met both of the artists and did live stream interviews with them.     I interviewed him about his work on qik.