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How To Fix The 12 Most Common Presentation Mistakes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today brings a must-read book for anyone who makes presentations at work, a club, a non-profit, or to any group of individuals the reader wants to persuade to take action. The book is, Presentation Ready , by Terri L. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. That’s okay.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . First Book. The Lisa Libraries donates new children’s books and small libraries to organizations that work with children in low-income or underserved areas.

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The Science Behind Going Viral

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the participants is Jonah Berger, Best Selling author of the book, Contagious. Blender company Blendtec’s sales shot up more than 700% a few years ago after videos of the CEO blending things like iPhones spread like wildfire. New York City is a tough place to open a bar. But what makes something go viral?

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Non-Profit Leaders as Personal Brands

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a long time reader of Beth’s blog, I am very excited by the release of Beth’s new book, Measuring the Networked Non-Profit. In truth, however, your ability to effectively blend the two turns on how you frame your role within your non-profit organization.

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Nonprofit as Shibboleth

ASU Lodestar Center

As told in the 12th chapter of the “Book of Judges” in the Christian bible, the Ephramites tried to blend in with the locals as they were fleeing the country. Depp’s Brasco is an undercover FBI agent deeply embedded in the New York mafia in the 1970s. How do you sort out the bad guys?

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What Cross-Platform Gaming is Doing for Books. and Can Do for Museums

Museum 2.0

A few weeks ago, I learned about Scholastic Books' new series, The 39 Clues , which ties together a ten-book mystery with an online gaming environment. They have paid for ten books written by ten different authors, and the books are being released every few months over the next two years. Each book unlocks a clue.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I believe that social networking can do better by thinking about network structures, understanding roles of people, making organizations more sociable and blending social media. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet. ” Simon Mainwaring also has an insightful post on this topic.

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