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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

They were too busy working and keeping a roof over our head to have time to deal with their mental and emotional issues,” he said in episode five of the Force Multiplier podcast. Benjamin Perks, UNICEF’s head of campaigns and advocacy, has seen firsthand how mental illness comes from adverse childhood experiences. “I

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

Qgiv

By 1981, the celebration had spread far and wide, enough that President Jimmy Carter officially made the week of March 8th, 1980 National Women’s History Week. Every year, the National Women’s History Alliance selects a yearly theme to focus on for the month. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.”

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Record Your Grandma's Stories: StoryCorps' National Day of Listening is Nov. 27

Have Fun - Do Good

Why not record their story in honor of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening the day after Thanksgiving (November 27th). What was your childhood like? For inspiration, check out: The StoryCorps podcast, Listen The StoryCorps Facilitator blog The StoryCorps book, Listening is an Act of Love Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Year-End Giving Prep: 21 FAQs Answered by Fundraising Experts

Connection Cafe

I’m a big believer in having conversations across the industry ( check out my podcast, if you haven’t already) to share honest advice about what’s working and what’s not—I feel that it’s one of the best ways for us learn and lift the fundraising profession together. Coordinating and scheduling end of year plans.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

Have Fun - Do Good

I told the conference co-founders, a husband and wife literary agent team, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen , that I'd help to spread the word about the conference so I interviewed Elizabeth for the Big Vision Podcast. We're tired of hearing people overcoming their horrible childhood, because it's too much. We've heard it too much.