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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

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Dewey’s wife and the mother of his two children was killed in a car accident when the kids were just 11 and 12. His children visited as they could while Dewey lived at the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home. At the Home, he vowed to do whatever he could to “do good” in his final chapter. Watch below.

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Lives are Changed when #bigkidsgive and how you can rock #GivingTuesday Next Year

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Camp Kesem empowers college students across the United States to create a free, life-changing one-week summer camp experience for children affected by a parent’s cancer. Using the hashtag #bigkidsgive, they built social buzz around the fun camp experience given to children affected by a parent’s cancer.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Barbara Newhouse, The Children’s Heart Foundation

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Today’s Q&A is with Barbara Newhouse, CEO of The Children’s Heart Foundation , where she is using her experience and lessons learned to create strengths from organizational challenges and rebuild a brand that staff, board, supporters, and volunteers can trust. Q: What led you to working in the nonprofit sector?

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Postcard From Alaska

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at the Providence Cancer Center for the Alaska Chapter of PRSA. I’m doing various other trainings, book parties, etc. Today, I will be speaking at The Foraker Group Leadership Summit on September 20 at 3:30 p.m., and will be giving a free talk about themes from The Networked Nonprofit on September 20 at 5:30 p.m.

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Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

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The chapter gives examples of recognition, validation, and empathy create an attention trigger. What if our child had cancer? As Parr points out, empathy is powerful because our innate ability and need to understand and connect with others – even we don’t know them personally. It is based on reciprocity.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

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For example, an organization seeking to support those with cancer might see if local cancer care clinics are willing to post flyers advertising your program. The elementary school level: Younger children love to help out just as much as older children do. Going outside of the box.

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[VIDEO] How To Lead And Manage In Our New Nonprofit Work Reality

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First of all, these children have taught themselves. And for all of us who are parents who had privilege of teaching these children, just be glad you’re still like those little people. And then there are other children. And Rose, you had to go remote overnight. And Andrea, adding childcare provider to my job.