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A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many years ago before the digital cameras and children, my husband used to spend many hours combining two past times: birding and photography. It gave me some reflection time away from the daily fast-paced, always moving forward world of social media. It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

Care and protection of children account for 26% of grant dollars. Children. The care and protection of children account for 30% of grants and 26% of dollar value. We have identified 540 grants worth $667,728,963 and 122 pledges worth $653,512,350 as of April 1. Women and girls account for 3% of grant dollars. Population.

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them. The Pennsylvania and Delaware Chapter released a strategic plan for 2022-2024 that illustrates how the chapter will take local actions to support the overarching mission.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

As with the end of the year, the end of life is often a time for reflection. 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. Meet Dewey: Part 1. A promise kept.

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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. His methods make use of some of the online software that helps you keep track of time.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

ASU Lodestar Center

While it has been adjusted for inflation, it has never accurately reflected household costs, nor does it take into account childcare costs or other family variables. For families with young children, the cost of housing and child care combined typically make up about 50% of the family’s budget. Like this article? Get another!

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The Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Digital Transformation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The chapter includes some tips on how to set up personal dashboards using various tools. The chapter includes some great reflection questions: What stories can you share to advance your top goals? She also talks about listening in layers and scanning environment.

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