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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

This strategy, known as “bargaining for the common good,” was a central part of the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) approach during their 2012 strike. 1] Source: Based on 501(c)(5) organizations appearing on the April 2021 Business Master File. 2] Source: Based on the most recent IRS filing available, i.e., 2016 or later.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We have neighborhood newspapers, internationally-renowned magazines of political commentary, and three View-Master reels of Chicago hot dog stands, neon signs, and motor inns, respectively.

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University Presses Cooperate with Bookshare

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We recently announced partnerships with The University of Chicago Press, the University of California Press and New York University Press, where they will be sending digital files of their books to Bookshare to be made available to people with print disabilities.

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Chicago Symphony Social Media Strategy: What happens when people outside your organization set up a presence on Facebook?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I found the Chicago Symphony's Fan Page and the Charlie Vernon Fan Club group. I started my job at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra nearly three years ago, after an internship at a non-profit and a temporary stint at a PR agency dedicated to the arts. When I was very young, I started programming BAT files and then moved on to ???programming

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Using The Power of Persuasion to Ignite Change

Achieve

Kluwe filed the petition believing that his support for LGBT rights cost him his job. Request an invitation for Cause for Design, a one-day summit on Friday, June 26 in Chicago. —. One noteworthy campaign he was involved in was former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s.

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Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration

Tech Soup

For example, for every short-haul round trip on an airplane (for example, New York to Chicago or Frankfurt to London) you don't take, you'll save the environment around one half of a metric ton of CO2. Why Is Online Collaboration Green? The environmental impact of working collaboratively online is to reduce travel.

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. If you want more control over the content before it's published, you'll need to record and edit the audio file before it's uploaded.

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