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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey

The MatrixFiles

I say “officially” because May 1 is the date on our incorporation papers, but the real date is April 22, when I opened up shop in shared office space in Georgetown, Washington, DC. When I sent everyone home in March 2020, we already had a well-defined and well supported remote work policy. How have we done this? There is no try.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

An expert on agricultural economics and spatial analysis, Jerry most recently served as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where he led major projects on food security and climate change issues.

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CLEAR Training in Washington, DC - Social Media and Mobile Tools

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. It was great to do at a Spitfire session and discuss how social media integrates with the Smart Chart. I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. CLEAR Training: Social Media and Mobile Phones View more OpenOffice presentations from kanter.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Corps Network / Washington, DC / TBA. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. DMA Nonprofit Federation / Washington, DC / TBA. Marketing & Communications. Feb 10 - 13.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. The Corps Network / Washington, DC / $875. DMA Nonprofit Federation / Washington, DC / $789. Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. Jan 24 -27.

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life.

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New OSTP Blog Breaks New Ground

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Sometimes, it's often hard to find the comments to reply to, at least for me, since I'm not a DC insider. The Office of Science and Technology Policy is trying something cool and new: they've set up new OSTP Blog for commenting on an important issue that President Obama wants feedback on: the question of maintaining scientific integrity.

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