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Optimistic about Marrakesh Treaty!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The hope is to be able to celebrate the milestone globally on December 10, 2015, Human Rights Day. While the meeting was going on, we heard that Spain’s government had forwarded the treaty to their parliament for ratification. In North America, Canada was rated as “probable” and the USA as a “possible.”

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Why Nonprofit Workplaces Are Stressful and What To Do About It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Creating more opportunities where staff can socialize together – share a meal or celebrate birthdays, program launches, and other milestones and testing initiatives like Google’s “ Dublin Goes Dark ” and other ways to encourage work/life balance. Governments should address toxic workplaces in policies.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

They're aware of human issues, both here and abroad, and that somehow drove them all into the position that food was a place where they would be advocating for change through their passion, their life work, and through wanting to celebrate not only communities, but also by becoming activists for changing the way we eat. I went to France.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

In celebration of Women's History Month, we wanted to share some of these sheroic tales and introduce you to young women who are carrying the torch forward today. She's celebrated for "making films by women and about women," which featured females stars of the era, including Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, and Clara Bow. Dorothy Arzner.

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Taking Your Professional Development Global!

ASU Lodestar Center

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers). It was wonderful to again be immersed in French culture and language.

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Taking Your Professional Development Global!

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Maureen O''Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers).