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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is a New York City-based organization that provides services and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. Sage CyberCenters.

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

ASU Lodestar Center

Anjali Deshmukh , Associate Director. Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. “In homeless family; it is more proactive and cost-effective to focus on.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lessons Learned About Resilient Networks from Super Storm Sandy by Pat Brandes, Executive Director, the Barr Foundation. First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City. The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. Pat Brandes is executive director at the Barr Foundation.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

EP: Well, Mayor Newsom has already given Michael the green hat, from San Francisco Green, because he works with the project Homeless Connect people. And if you can think of other new ideas, we'd love to hear from you. EP: We were both in publishing in New York City. Britt: How are you making the event green?

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

In the early 1920s, Dorothy Arzner was one of a handful of working female directors as the industry transitioned from silent films. When she wasn't busy mentoring Francis Ford Coppola, pioneering the invention of the boom mic, or accepting her star on the Walk of Fame , Arzner was also the first woman to join the Director's Guild of America.

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