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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobsen Blog

from 2007 to 2011. You’ll find personal anecdotes from my own journey, and the experiences of friends and those throughout history who have successfully used education to change their own life and to enrich the lives of others,” shares Keyes. This environment will reward competency and the open sharing of best practices.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

“Wildfires are becoming more intense and more frequent,” according to the UN Environment Programme , exacerbated by climate change and land-use changes. Since 2011, more than 13 million Syrians have been displaced. Philanthropy responded to one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history with $1.4 Syrian refugee crisis.

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June Cause Awareness: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Qgiv

” Then, in 2011, President Barack Obama expanded the officially recognized Pride Month to include the whole of the LGBT community. The purpose of Pride Month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history.

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Hosting Harkin at the Hub

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

history, but the work ensuring equality of opportunity is far from over. In his April 2011 keynote address at the U.S. Recently, I had the pleasure to host Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) for exactly such a meeting of minds with ten fellow social entrepreneurs. million to 6 million by 2015.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

sgEngage

The whitepaper will include the following history of ESG, components of ESG programming, an overview of measurement and management, perspectives from CSR leaders, resources to learn more and stay up to date with trends , and more. . Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . . Happy reading! . _ .

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is a truly unique moment in Martus’ history. When we planned the meeting in fall 2011, we hoped that the gathering would catalyze the development of the Martus community – that is, initiate connections between users so that they can serve as resources for one another.

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Click to see larger version. Sometimes easier said than done!).