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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

Most of our nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were started by philanthropists and free Blacks as a way to offer the best, and often only, higher education experience for Black people. Over 185 years later, HBCUs continue to be the backbone of Black America. Susan, you won’t be able to say that.”

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. . I’m Steven.

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How To Harness Your Experiential Intelligence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Digging deeper: Mindsets : Your attitudes and beliefs about yourself, other people and the world. Many organizations haven’t fully tapped into the mindsets, abilities, and know-how that inherently exists across their people and teams. Developing XQ helps people become better leaders. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills.

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How To Conduct A Stay Interview To Keep Your Best And Brightest Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Disengagement remains a fact of work for more than half of America's workers, according to the experts at Gallup. So, there's no better time then now for the new book, The Stay Interview, A Manager's Guide to Keeping the Best and the Brightest. They are aimed instead at making employee's work lives more rewarding and comfortable.

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Leadership Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map. The belief that other people must hold the same opinions as you do. And he shares his techniques for: Turning a healthy fear of failure to your advantage.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media is powerful because it leverages social influence – people trust information from those within their networks. They are more likely to donate to a cause, attend a virtual event, or volunteer when they are invited by people they know and trust. One of these ways is live streaming events on social media.

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We Are Visible: Empowering Homeless People Through Social Media

Tech Soup

At NTC this year, I interviewed Mark Horvath , creator of InvisiblePeople.tv. Mark's expertise in video production, his personal experience with homelessness, and his huge heart uniquely position him to help homeless people share their stories. Many of the interviews on InvisiblePeople.tv off the ground. read more.