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The Mother-Led Movement to Save Our Kids’ Climate

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference. The parent voice carries acute moral and emotional weight. We’ve mentored, advised, and convened people from across the world.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

Over the last two years, eight of my peers and I have completed over 27,000 hours of service — that's years of service — and given our voices and passion to the task of shaping social justice here in the valley. This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life.

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To get people in the mindset for brainstorming, I lead them through a couple of improvisation exercises that teach acceptance and openness to new ideas. This approach would also create capacity for new voices and new ideas to be engaged in the environmental movement. All together, participants came up with over 500 ideas.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

I'm a personal believer that you can't teach someone to be an entrepreneur. I don't think you can teach someone to be an entrepreneur. We do it both through personal mentoring, but also with the right skill sets. Too often we give the resources to the communities that have the loudest voice. Someone is born with it.

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7 ways to increase volunteer engagement

Nimble AMS

When it comes to your volunteer program, you’ll want to implement a strategy that promotes collaboration between volunteers and staff to foster worthwhile volunteer opportunities. The easiest way to listen to your volunteers’ voices is to conduct a survey. Let qualified volunteers teach professional development sessions .

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: "If you have to leave, why did you.

ASU Lodestar Center

Ambika - Yes, especially with mentors, I've seen organizations ask for those types of commitments. While my experience was of a much greater length of time, I felt many of the same frustrations that the students you interviewed gave voice to. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love.

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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

Have Fun - Do Good

Around three years ago, my fellow collaborator, Josh MacPhee, reached out to me, and he had this awesome idea. It's amazing to me how much art can give anyone a voice, the ability for them to be able to talk about, and to have an outlet for what they see happening in their community. This is so bad that I have to say something.'

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