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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

Regardless of what work you are doing – campaigning for political change, providing services to your local community, educating others, or anything else – would it look different, would it feel different, would it operate differently if love was the central message? To Mama With Love. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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No names are changed. The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) in Princeton, New Jersey, with a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency , under the leadership of Drew Dyson offers us a textbook case of how investment in professional development pays off. The story you are about to hear is true. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

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What donors love

Candid

No names are changed. The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) in Princeton, New Jersey, with a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency , under the leadership of Drew Dyson offers us a textbook case of how investment in professional development pays off. The story you are about to hear is true. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

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Caravan Studios for the Win: ReImagine: Opportunity Winner!

Tech Soup

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. But even more important, it is enough for us learn, to collaborate, and to make change. We heard from law enforcement about the urgent need for shelter after a legal activity in a region. We couldn't.

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5 Steps to Creating Effective Community Health Initiatives

Connection Cafe

Involving a diverse set of experts early in the process allows you to get “weight” for your concept and creates a sense of excitement for building the case for change. Inspira closely examined their data and discovered that children ages 10-17 were experiencing double the rate of obesity of anywhere else in New Jersey.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A network of grandchildren was activated. We turned on CNN and watched together as scenes from New Jersey and New York flashed across the screen. Sandy exposed our vulnerability to climate change. Two weeks after Sandy hit, 300,000 people in New York and New Jersey were still without power.

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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit consultant Hildy Gottlieb has been a vocal skeptic and is deeply philosophically opposed to online contests as a method of change in the social sector. AGI is a vehicle for positive social change ideas that connect people in need with people who want to help.

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