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Connecting with Black History Through Community and Nature

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 2009, Rue Mapp started a blog to share her experience participating in outdoor recreation activities as a Black woman in America. That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These sorts of echo chambers are common inside the Twitterverse – it’s the same with most celebrities and musicians who also tend to only follow each other, but in the case of nonprofits and politicians who are working on many of the same issues, not following the nonprofits listed below is a lost opportunity.

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8 books about Pride Month and the history of the gay rights movement 

Candid

As a co-leader of the Queer Diversity Resource Group at Candid, I hope you’ll take the time to peruse the list and learn more about the history of Pride Month and the struggle for LGBTQ rights. Our celebrations are rooted in the memory of resistance and struggle: We have fought to be who we are, both as a society and as individuals.

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8 Changebloggers: Nonprofits and Individuals Creating Change with Blogs

Have Fun - Do Good

Angela Yu, Changed by Design Celebration and exposure of designers' ideas for solving the world's problems. Eric Martin, Native American Public Telecommunications Blog NAPT shares Native stories with the world, and advances Native media that represents the values, experiences, histories, and cultures of Tribal Nations, communities and people.

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Meditations on Relevance Part 5: Relevance is a Bridge

Museum 2.0

One is about the Grateful Dead ( Dear Jerry ), the other about the dawn of surfing in the Americas ( Princes of Surf ). Princes of Surf is about the young Hawaiian princes who brought surfing to the Americas 130 years ago--relevant because they did it in Santa Cruz, with boards shaped from local wood, on waves I bike by every week.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? Gabriela Mistral.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. Collaborate with peers from across North America who understand your challenges.