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Getting from “no” to “yes” for climate justice

Candid

The reality that vulnerable communities who are often most impacted by the effects of climate change are also the communities least responsible for causing it makes the unfairness of this lack of support particularly glaring. . In essence it’s a tiny slice of a tiny slice. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Not reinventing the wheel.

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Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

Candid

To make the process transparent and participatory, we also asked other values-aligned organizations for feedback on our initial framework before putting it into action. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout Workshop. This means there is little down time for reflection and thinking. Teams worked on their zines until the end of the camp.

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Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events

The Modern Nonprofit

Cultural events during AAPI Heritage Month serve dual purposes – celebrating the rich diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures while also raising awareness and support for important community causes. The theme should clearly reflect the purpose of honoring and highlighting AAPI cultures.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To get beyond it, I think we need – each of us individually and in our networks and professional work – to experience and reflect and get better at the ways living in the digital age is the same as, and different from, the analog age.” ” Simon Mainwaring also has an insightful post on this topic.

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Participatory Campaigns: The Hold A Sign Meme

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I personally really like any activism that includes individual expression like this (like www.sorryeverybody.com ) If someone gets out the crayons and makes a sign, they are definitely engaged in your cause. This is a fun meme for user=generated content -- Take a photo of yourself with sign or message related to our campaign or cause.

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What Issues Do Millennials Care About?

Achieve

in 2009 to understand how and why millennials do what they do with causes, there was one question advisors, practitioners and it seemed like everyone wanted to know –. Given this, it’s not surprising that every cause marketer or corporate social responsibility professional is scratching their head as they try to reach this important group.

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