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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

We’re in the midst of two major crises in America: mental health and race relations. Craig Foster, a former Australia National Football Team captain who played 29 times for Australia, led an international campaign to free a young Bahraini footballer and refugee, Hakeem al-Araibi, from a Thai prison. Grow Sustainably with Jo Fairley.

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Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges

Have Fun - Do Good

I've been hearing a lot about the Social Innovation Fund lately, an element of the Serve America Act. To learn more about the Fund, I attended a panel called Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

Here are some key highlights from The Changing Demographics of America by Smithsonian. Most of America's net population growth will be among its minorities, as well as in a growing mixed-race population. Nearly all (92 percent) of national organizations are led by white executive directors."

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Extra-organizational Activists & Nonprofits Using the Social Web for Their Cause

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As I mentioned last week, I am talking with a marketing class at New College's Green MBA program on Sunday about how nonprofits can use social media for marketing. Green LA Girl and City Hippy raise awareness about Fair Trade coffee by launching the Starbucks Challenge in October 2005. Other tools used: * Starbuckschallenge del.icio.us

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

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He is currently a Fellow in the Food and Society Policy Fellows Program, which is a national project of the W.K. It was very simple, nutrient-dense, leafy greens, root vegetables, and fresh fruit from the trees in their front yards, and nuts from the trees in their yard and the neighbors' yards. Kellogg Foundation. Grub Project.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

sgEngage

This quote, taken from the TIME article “ Behind the Anti-War Protests that Swept America in 1968 ”, is a good example of that. . “ This decade also saw the Black Power Movement, American Indian Movement, a further push for women’s rights , rights of farmworkers, and the Green Power Movement. Billion. . .

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Interview with My Dad, Tom Aageson, Co-Founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship

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He went around the world collecting traditional contemporary folk music, assembled those into themes on CDs, and began national distribution. For example, organic and fair trade yogurt, or coffee, which helps the coffee growers in Latin America. Or you take somebody like Dan Storper, who started Putumayo.

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