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Why Nonprofit Workplaces Are Stressful and What To Do About It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the points he brings up is the importance of creating an environment where life/work balance flourish. This is already happening in Europe (France has a no after hours email law ) and many Scandinavian countries focus on work life balance. How has your nonprofit activating a culture of work/life balance?

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Pride is a Protest, Not a Parade: How Education Can Help Fight Hate Against the LGBTQ+ Community

Saleforce Nonprofit

The increase in violence and hatred has not only been observed in countries with a history of exclusionary laws but also in France and Germany which saw a 39% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2021. In April, a leading trans activist was notified by the authorities of a threat to their life. In the U.K.,

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Laskey Shares Her Insights On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Of all the mentors you have had in your life, what did you like most about the one who you believe was a good mentor to you? He demonstrated an amazing work ethic, and that dedication has been part of my professional life since my first job. My most important mentor has been my father. Network with your contacts through social media.

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Debbie Laskey On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Of all the mentors you have had in your life, what did you like most about the one who you believe was a good mentor to you? He demonstrated an amazing work ethic, and that dedication has been part of my professional life since my first job. My most important mentor has been my father. Network with your contacts through social media.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

The argument for stories In 2003, John Sadowsky and Loick Roche, two professors at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France, reviewed the major academic literature on storytelling and wrote a paper called, "The power of stories: a discussion of why stories are powerful". Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages.

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

Have Fun - Do Good

It had to do with the meaning of life and the meaning of the deaths of those I have loved, but first and foremost, it had to do with my son. She explains in the Introduction: "More than a year ago, I embarked on a journey around the world--a physical trip with a spiritual motivation.

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

International phone lines were jammed & I couldn’t reach my husband where he was working in France, to let him know I’d flown to LA, and I’d made it. But if Twitter and other social networks actually provide us this kind of life-force-like sensitivity to each other now, is that good, or bad?

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