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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. It is important to give your readers or listeners context so they can create a mental picture of what is happening. Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable. Step 1: Understand story structure.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. s homeless population. Their Integrated Care Center is a new model for delivering healthcare and wellness programs to low-income and homeless people.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts. Lorraine Hansberry.

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Learn to Love Your Local Data

Museum 2.0

Want to know how many kids ate fruits and vegetables, or how many teens graduated high school, or how many people are homeless? Imagine a community with 50 different organizations working to reduce childhood obesity. What happens when those 50 different organizations agree on one indicator for success in reducing childhood obesity?

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