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

Have Fun - Do Good

Will you be spending Thanksgiving with friends who tell great stories, a relative who has wonderful tales from "back in the day," or just someone special whose life you'd like to celebrate? Why not record their story in honor of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening the day after Thanksgiving (November 27th).

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

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This year, the theme has been designated as “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” 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. 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. Learn all about how to tell stories that inspire action on the blog , or follow her on Twitter @VanessaEChase. TECHSOUP BLOG.

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Creativity in Education (and Life) Can Change the World

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Some of my best childhood memories are from going to public grade school. Writing and illustrating stories about my gerbils, Floppsey and Moppsey, and reading them to the class. Making friends was hard, but learning was fun. If you know of an effective movement to integrate creativity back into education, I'd love to know about it.

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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. Building year-end content strategies.

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22 Digital Donor Acquisition Ideas for Busy Fundraisers

Neon CRM

Simply adding a line like, “Subscribe to our newsletter for stories, event invitations, and exciting updates” can make a huge difference! Instead of including full-length stories or articles, include quotes, excerpts, or summaries in your newsletter. Are you sharing a story about a client who benefitted from your work?

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

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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.