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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

As the New Year promises to bring many changes to the social sector and beyond, one thing remains unchanged and top of mind for many: the economic climate in the U.S. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. million to $35.6

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The Mother-Led Movement to Save Our Kids’ Climate

Saleforce Nonprofit

Focus on things that can have ripple effects, like influencing your work to adopt a new travel policy, helping your sport club organize carpooling, or taking part in local decision making. Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. What are “influencers?&# And I get to highlight the work of some of my favorite bloggers, too.

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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The question on my mind is: Is the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS fundraising and the people who suffer from the disease or is the first example of the power of crowd charity? I chronicled some of these back in 2008.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Lili Wang

ASU Lodestar Center

I joined ASU in Fall 2008, and it’s been 8 years. It’s not the lesson I have learned, but rather it’s generally an important point for junior scholars to keep in mind, to protect your time for research and learn to say “No”. For how long have you worked at ASU? What were you doing before this?

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Social Media and Governance: Reflections from BoardSource

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started the social culture discussion with a story describing an Twitter and board meeting experiment I did back in 2008. We thought this would be an easy part of the book to write – all we’d have to do is find examples of how boards online, opening up decision-making to outside influences.

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Six Museum-Related Blogs You Might Not Know About That Are Really Good

Museum 2.0

Diane is still getting her "blog legs" and the posts are a bit haphazard, but she's one of the most brilliant minds in arts innovation, and I can't wait to see where this blog goes. Want something a little geekier? A new blog from an experienced developer, Ed Rodley at the Boston Museum of Science. Poesy-Praxis.

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