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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). The simple call to action also lends itself to participation by many, including government officials.

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The Craig Newmark Beneblog Interview

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I was influenced back in 1976, when I was considering a job with IBM, by reading a quote from TJ Watson (Sr or Jr) about how if you took care of the customer, the business takes care of itself. I'm not going to quit my day job in customer service. Our government's public servants have been released to their jobs better.

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[VIDEO] Raise More Money And Improve Donors Relationships Through Personal Branding

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That means that 70% of almost all the money given in this country other than government money is coming from people sitting down and asking face-to-face, or on Zoom calls in some kind of face-to-face setting. did they do a good job? And 80% of that money comes from face-to-face giving. So that means it’s personal.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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She also goes through a vocational skills and business skills training track, where it ends up giving her tangible skills, so she can get a job. At the end of the year, upon their graduation, the goal becomes, how can we help them get a job? It's a one-year program. That's the story of Women for Women.

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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They enrolled in special job skills classes designed to meet the market needs of their community. Survivors can also participate in rights awareness and leadership education training, job skills training, and business development support. In small groups, the women learned basic business and marketing skills.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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I love listening to Barack Obama's podcasts because he gives me hope that there is at least one person in the US government who is reasonable, sane, intelligent and truly cares about people as humans, not just as voters who can keep him in or out of office. With the Shiites increasingly in control of the government, the U.S.

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