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Move DEI Beyond Words

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Articulate the Vision Writing the diversity statement can be a co-creative activity. It’s an exercise that will provide the opportunity to explore lessons learned in training and reflect on how they impact real-life situations. Your committee should reflect the diversity that they are assigned to propagate.

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Social Media and Governance: Reflections from BoardSource

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With almost 100 people in the room, I started the session asking folks to shout out the first two words that came to mind when they thought about social media. As expected, I heard two themes – words that describe the power and benefits of social media and those that articulate very real concerns.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? I look for patterns.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

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They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. Your volunteers should be able to clearly articulate what your organization stands for and what makes it worth volunteering for. Students make great volunteers! However, some people do.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.

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Penguin Day Reflections: OS as FairTrade, OS Feminism, and OS - the Next Generation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A group dialogue followed allowing people to articulate why they felt one way or other. At the end of the day, I met Adam Thompson who teaches at UofC Santa Cruz and I discovered that he distributes some of my blog content to his 25-40 students each semester. Everyone in the room found a place on the line relative to their opinion.

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

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I don't think she is saying SL is a fad that will go away as other people without her depth of knowledge have articulated. These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. D) is to going. whenever i???