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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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A co-founder of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center in 1958, Shneidman is considered a pioneer in suicide prevention. Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. Donate to support their mission here.

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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

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Carletha Sterling has been on the board of directors for Wings for Women, Tucson and A New Way Of Life, Los Angeles, California. Her responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing events, participating in training and facilitating self-help programs. She is passionate about helping others.

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Dining for Women on NBC Nightly News

Have Fun - Do Good

Longtime readers know that I'm a big fan of Dining for Women , an organization that facilitates "potlucks for a purpose." I had the privilege of meeting Dining for Women's founder, Marsha Wallace in 2006, when she invited me down to Los Angeles for an event Dining for Women sponsored, an evening with Wangari Maathai (how cool is that!).

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

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Seattle, Washington: Facilitating Great Board Meetings. Los Angeles, California: Data Visualization with Tableau Public and Power BI. Los Angeles, California: LGBTQ & Tech! Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Missoula, Montana: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since the meeting was taking place in Los Angeles, FFOG was graciously allowed me to present remotely with Liz Karlin. We had one person handling the technology and another person serving as moderator in the room. We had planned our presentation to include content delivery and facilitated discussion – and it worked.

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#4Change Chat Wrap-Up: Community Building

Amy Sample Ward

Our “job&# is to facilitate that action and make it easier for them to participate. Inspire, empower and facilitate to take action. link] VozMob is another great example of this, organizing immigrant communities in Los Angeles, using mobile phones, photos and video [link]. Social media makes that much easier.

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Familiarity Breeds Love…and a Desire for Things to Stay the Same: Guest Post by Karen Wise

Museum 2.0

Visitors in front of the African Elephant Diorama at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC photo) This guest post was written by Karen Wise, Vice President, Education and Exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “I You’ve made it better without changing it.” Those words haunt me.