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4 Tips for Beating Bailout Election Malaise: Give, Laugh, Appreciate, and Look for the Open Door

Have Fun - Do Good

According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. Today my husband and I learned that the wife of a friend, who was diagnosed with cancer not that long ago, has just a few days to live. Brooks, "people who give money to charity are 43 percent more likely than nongivers to say they are very happy.

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Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Everything You Know About Web Design Is Wrong When: Friday, March 13th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Room A Description: Just as early filmmakers struggled to break free from the conventions of live theater, after 10+ years Web designers are still trapped in the structures of the past. Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

Humans think in narrative structures, and we remember facts and statistics far better when they're presented to us in story form. Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S. Their four central points may sound familiar: Stories are universal. Stories mirror human thought.

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[VIDEO] How To Lead And Manage In Our New Nonprofit Work Reality

Bloomerang

My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. So I might not know that grandma has colon cancer, but I know your primary care for grandma and something has gone left. How many of y’all remember the housing bubble bursting in the U.S. Oh, my gosh. Absolutely.