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

ASU Lodestar Center

No matter what mission a nonprofit is dedicated to, be it health care, housing, conservation, etc., 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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How Online Collaboration is Changing Scholarship

Forum One

She is currently an Associate Professor of History and American Studies at William & Mary where she researches, teaches, and writes about early America. This second point reminded me of some work I did with The Nature Conservancy in their efforts to support knowledge-sharing among conservation practitioners.

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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. Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? Gabriela Mistral.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. ” You have lots of competition, you know, there’s a million charities in North America, and then the nonprofits outside of charitable giving.

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Online Storytelling & Cause Marketing: An Interview with Jonah Sachs of Free Range Studios

Have Fun - Do Good

We did John Kerry for President, before that, Howard Dean for America. We've been friends since we were seven, so we already had a very long collaborative history. Louis is a traditional artist and I was in the journalism field. We have offices in Washington DC and in Berkeley, California, and there are about 25 of us now.