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AmFund’s Best and Worst Dates for Special Event Fundraising

DipJar

It means that there is a lot of local competition that you need to be aware of at all times when you are picking out your event dates. Just be aware that you may need to postpone your event if one of these giant storms hits your area during the week of your event. And don’t forget about hurricane season! Avoid National Holidays.

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Storymakers 2016 Winners

Tech Soup

We received more than 600 submissions from 35+ countries, including mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for the first time. There, we see hearts, bodies, and minds coming to life through improvisation and the creative arts. Imagine children around the United States learning mindfulness. This is a powerful idea.

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SAP Gives Back

Tech Soup

With this in mind, SAP donates their products and services through TechSoup but also connects their employees with organizations to provide them with volunteer help in devising technology solutions. You can, according to Wired , “compare the population across Europe and North America with the growing bubble in China. 'We’re

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Campaigning #4Change Recap

Amy Sample Ward

ChristinasWorld : building a network of awareness is different from campaigning: 1) campaigning is about mobilizing action toward specific objectives . Good campaigns move away from awareness 2 spur action. Good campaigns move away from awareness 2 spur action. network building (awareness, trust) and campaigning (action).

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5 Questions for Jay Frost

sgEngage

To my mind, social networking is the most important development in fundraising since the advent of direct mail campaigns and phonathons and holds the promise of transforming organizations by making them more responsive to the needs and interests of the community. The results are clear.

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Interview with Temra Costa, Author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Have Fun - Do Good

They all represent either a farmer, educator, activist, or chef, but they still share the connection that they're aware of global issues. They become more aware of global economies, of how our global economy impacts other countries, the opening of how we become more aware of our actions and how they impact others. They traveled.

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Interview with Carol Baroudi, Author of Green IT For Dummies

Tech Soup

Also, I think folks out of their minds if they think they can move everything to the cloud. The demand for electronics in emerging markets will put a higher demand on rare earth minerals, which are currently mined mostly in China. It’s a technology that requires significant sophistication and technology support.

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