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The Power of Giving: Supporting AAPI Nonprofits That Align with Your Values

Neon CRM

If you’ve ever watched a video on YouTube, used a USB device, had a bone marrow transplant, gone surfing, or enjoyed any number of movies, musicians, or artists, you’ve experienced one of the countless contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

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Activating the Generation of Do-Gooders: MCON 2016

Connection Cafe

As a unique political backdrop that has long informed and shaped our social movements and culture, DC inspires us to create our own future. This two-hour bipartisan forum is where your voice will be heard as panelists address the main issues facing Millennial voters and what steps can be taken to address those issues. The content.

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How I Got Here

Museum 2.0

I had a healthy second life as a slam poet, and I loved the world of artists and performance. In DC, I worked half-time for NASA as an electrical engineer and half-time for the Capital Children's Museum (now defunct) as a science educator. There is lots of room for new voices online. So I packed up and moved down the East Coast.

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6 Ways Nonprofits Learn from Affordable Losses or Little Bets To Improve Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lifting my arms and voices to say “I FAILED, NOW LETS MOVE ON.”Led Fail Faire DC 2012 is a celebration of failure as a mark of innovation and risk-taking hosted by the World Bank. Best moment of #MIForum ?Lifting ”Led by @ kanter. Wendy Hanamura (@WHanamura) January 25, 2013. Global Giving’s Honest Loser Award.

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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story

NTEN

Interactive artist, Jonathan Harris is an amazing story teller. " What would it mean to look at galaxies of stories across time and distance, zoom into individual shining stars of stories, or encounter black holes where a natural disaster abruptly muted thousands of voices in a single horrific event. What kind of story would that tell?

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One Web. For All.

NTEN

We are working with the Media and Democracy Coalition and other policy wonk allies to call on everyone to voice their boldest ideas for closing the digital divide. In San Diego, they're throwing a dance party and featuring a VJ/video performance artist who will mash up the OneWebDay logo with compelling imagery.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

18 In this world of management by algorithm, many workers feel that they have lost dignity and voice. For instance, Stocksy United, a platform cooperative for photographers, videographers, and artists generally, has a fair wage distribution system for members. 9</sup). 4 (November 1995): 487–523. George Akerlof and Robert J.

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