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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

but did not like reading books. As we celebrate Black History Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters will shine a spotlight on the contributions of African-Americans. But now, as the Director of Marketing for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, I have the privilege of telling stories of empowerment and resilience. Fashion designer? —

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How Leaders Can Meaningfully Promote Inclusion And Diversity

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In her book, Tulshyan includes an entire chapter on the topic of how to develop empathy as an inclusive leader – including definitions and explanations of: Affective empathy (how easily can you feel another person’s emotions). Another critical chapter int the book is the one devoted to a leader’s role in creating inclusive hiring practices.

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Women of Color Leading Essential, Activist Work in Cultural Institutions

Museum 2.0

Over the past few months, I've been doing research for a forthcoming book on relevance. One of the best parts of developing a book is learning new stories. For me, the early stage of writing a book is a treasure hunt--an excuse to seek out new examples and ideas that strengthen the story. It held no meaning for anyone else.

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Research Friday: The Role of Ethnic Identity in Positive Youth Development

ASU Lodestar Center

My parents realized that my cultural heritage would mostly be a footnote in history text books throughout my formal education, would be under-represented or poorly represented in the media, and would generally be misunderstood by many.

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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Often a breakthrough is accelerated by a good book – for Food: The Omnivore’s Dilemma. History reminds us that paradigm shifts of this nature are not accepted by simply telling the facts. The story has to be told from a personal POV by someone I can personally relate to who uses an authentic voice. Then comes isolated action.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Gabriela Mistral. Do you love ladies in literature? Rosalind Franklin. Ava DuVernay.

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