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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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There are many groups working to make positive changes in the world, whether it’s for anti-racism equality work or supporting Black youth. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. Donate to support their mission here.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love the chapter on “The Symptoms of Information Obesity” where he shares a persona based on his wife, Rosalyn Lemieux , that illustrates how too much information can warp our sense of time and other ways it can be toxic to our lives. There is also a social change role. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email. 10-11 pm: Book Reading.

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What is the Funder’s Role in Supporting Good Measurement?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. As I go around and give presentations on the ideas of “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ,” with co-author KD Paine, I’m hearing a few repeated themes.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2019 Creating Change Conference convenes in Detroit, Michigan January 23-27, 2019. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. Brian Solis’s The End of Business As Usual and Brian Reich’s Shift and Reset. Schoemaker. There are countless books that tell you how to avoid mistakes.

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Riffing on David Armano's Listen, Learn, and Adapt: Need Your Organization's Adaption Stories!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But now, the process of listening has changed concerns into strong interest about what people have to say." The first project was to listen to what was being said on blogs about the Red Cross. The examples would show how engaging with people changed them from complainers to fans. First, it felt like we were going to do battle.

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REALLY Hot Women

Have Fun - Do Good

Rachel is a mechanic, former union organizer, belly dancer, and was one of the co-founders of the Chapel Hill chapter of Food Not Bombs. Yas defines her role in Sisters Empowering Sisters (SES) as adult ally to the dozen Sisters (ages 14-18) who’ve joined the program to make feminist social change, as grantmakers and as youth leaders.

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