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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.)

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: April 30

NTEN

Back from the NTC hiatus of these weekly round-ups, I figure it's only fitting to start out with the round-up of all the online notes and media the NTEN community generated around and after the 2010 conference. Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Thanks to all those who documented and shared! Scariest part? It's a true story.

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How to Find Your Next Great Board Member

Connection Cafe

The opportunity to do meaningful work that directly impacts the community their organization aims to serve. They are well connected to other high-income individuals, local to the community, and have significant cash flow therefore, their ability to give at higher levels is substantial. The last word comes to us from ancient Greece.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. The same example applies across so many cultures and communities, all of which can be important components in your nonprofit’s success. There are 7.5

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

But her experience and those of the residents in her community inspired her greatest work, A Raisin in the Sun , the first play written by an African American to be produced on Broadway. Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation.

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