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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important?

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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

Have Fun - Do Good

Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights.

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22 Email Ledes That Always Work!!

M+R

To make ends meet, artists would sometimes team up as a studio — helping each other come up with ideas, chipping in when someone was in danger of missing a deadline, teaching each other tips and tricks. And we are bracing for yet another intense, potentially deadly hurricane season. Water levels are rising. The heat is overwhelming.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

Personally helped create and lead #ChefsForPuertoRico after Hurricane Maria that served nearly 4 millions meals to people in need . Teach For America.

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"Leveling the Playing Field" Through Broadband and Public Computers

NTEN

In 2001 a hurricane struck that island of Cuba, straining that nation's ability to provide commodities such as rice and corn for their population. History has taught us that information is not the domain of the wealthy," he noted. He also teaches classes on podcasting and social media.

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. I acquired my love of my words from my mom, who started teaching me to read when I was three, and who still, at age 84, delights in beating me at word games.

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Alli Chagi-Starr, Art in Action/Ella Baker Center, Podcast Interview Transcription

Have Fun - Do Good

It's an amazing act of love really in response to the hurricane and the racial neglect that occurred down on the Gulf. I think mentorship and respecting the people who come before, and really seeing the history, that we're standing on the shoulders of so many great people who were faced with such huge obstacles. It might be teaching.

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