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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

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The theme was chosen in “recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, and more. Educating yourself about women’s history is also a great way to better understand the issues that women face today. Donate to the fund here.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

A nonprofit fundraiser since childhood, Beth has over 30 years as a professional fundraiser and consultant. He also co-hosts (with Steven Screen) a great podcast called Fundraising is Beautiful. If you’re not afraid of getting into the nitty-gritty of network building, both online and offline, this is the blog for you.

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Things We Like (November 2014)

NTEN

Planet Money has the blast-from-the-past answer in podcast form , published for Ada Lovelace Day. And don’t let your second (or third) childhood pass you by online! Here’s a blast from the past to the near-present look at how daily diets have varied around the world over several decades. Mark your calendars.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching, "Let's Move!" - her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

What was your childhood like? We won't be spending Thanksgiving with family this year, but I could still record a family member's story with the Skype recording program for Macs I use for podcasting, ecamm Call Recorder for Skype. It is organized according to the type of person you'll be interviewing. Who were your favorite relatives?

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Alicia Dicks, The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties

Connection Cafe

As far as accomplishments, I am proud that our board is willing to take risks on behalf of our community needs unconventional to our model, such as allocating money from our endowment to tackle the Childhood Lead Poisoning crisis in our community. Q: What are you reading right now and/or what podcast are you listening to?