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How We Learn – Capitalize On Knowing

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Before I start, it is best to issue a few disclaimers: I am not a neuroscientist; this blog post is not written with appropriate scientific method. Teachers used my IQ to recommend me for advanced courses, and such avenues awarded me the ability to attempt learning more difficult topics. Use language that relates to the user.

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What Lessons Will Pepsi Learn About Crowdsourcing for Social Good from Chase Bank Contest Fail?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to a post in GigaOm , The Pepsi Refresh Project will award $5,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $250,000 to individuals and organizations that turn good ideas into projects that make a difference. Pepsi will invite "applicants" to submit big ideas to change the world and then ask a crowd of Pepsi Fans to vote on them. Arts & Culture.

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Make a Statement: Defining Your Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements 

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When done well, these statements breathe the essence of your organization into language that can reach diverse audiences. Well-crafted statements give them the language and the confidence to make the important asks! Writing nonprofit mission and vision statements can be an exciting (and often anxiety-causing) exercise!

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Training Board Members As Brand Champions on Social and Beyond

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some of the passions written were arts, education, animals, domestic violence, dance, family, health and wellness, abused children, boy scouts, environment and many others. Student-led grant committee program with University of Central Florida. Some of the responses included: Community Impact versus singular impact.

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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

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Utne Reader named Favianna one of their 2008, 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World , and she recently received a Sisters of Fire Award from the Women of Color Resource Center. I ended up going to college, trying to be an architect, because, again, I was one of those honor-roll students. We said, "OK. And I was like, "Wow."

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The Big Chill: Why Nonprofits Should Care about Affirmative Action

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1] These suits were brought by the (ironically named) Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, and they capitalized on a line of prior cases that had already begun to erode the practice. Development 1: Funders and philanthropists commit to standing with DEI.

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