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At AFP Lead in Houston, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students prepare for leadership liftoff

ASU Lodestar Center

Gabriella Billett President, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Student Association at ASU. On Wednesday, October 19, a group of 12 students from Arizona State University traveled to Houston, Texas, to attend AFP Lead 2022. I was one of the lucky students who was able to travel and learn so much from the professionals at the conference.

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The Sit-Ins: A Story of Creative and Strategic Struggle

DipJar

They are a DipJar customer whose cause and work deserve to be highlighted. recognized these sit-ins as an “electrifying movement of Negro students [that] shattered the placid surface of campuses and communities across the South.” . Museum programming, which included films and lectures, was also moved online.

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New on SSIR: Slacktivism, the gateway to change?

Amy Sample Ward

I recently did a guest lecture at The New School on the topic, I’ve had countless conversations with colleagues and friends, and I’ve been capturing ideas and questions to myself on scraps of paper everywhere. My guest lecture notes cover the first point, and today I want to share a few ideas about slacktivism as a gateway to change.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. For example, you’ll need far fewer volunteers at a small lecture event than you will at a community-wide dance-a-thon. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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Meet A Social Butterfly Who Cares About Nonprofits Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Currently, my day job is a graduate student at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism where I will graduate this month. Is it CNN broadcasting live, yahoo news feeds, a blog, your next door neighbor, or a guest lecturer? Next, do a social media scan of your non-profit and/or cause using Technorati or a Google blog search.

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Is FB Causes interaction design is a one-night stand. no flirting, no romance, no love notes, no coffee?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" The slide show shares the results of a pattern analysis of the 100 most popular Facebook applications (video of lecture here ). " In the comments, Weiksner clarified that Facebook Causes fits the "self-expression" model of interaction and incorporates competition to enhance engagement. " Great metaphor!

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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Yet there seemed no concern for the dire condition of a dangerous bench, threatening to injure a student at any time. Yet there are nine students on a broken bench; and for my money, that’s a paradigm issue. Executive Director.