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Elevating Latino Voices: How Nonprofits Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Elevating Latino Voices: How Nonprofits Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month From the rhythmic cadence of salsa music to the inspiring tales of pioneers who’ve blazed trails in fields as diverse as literature, science, and politics, the Latino community has enriched the American mosaic in countless ways.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

.orgSource

Today, the idea is more mainstream. Senders lose track of what they casually launched into cyberspace, and recipients struggle with the distracting chatter of too many digital voices. Both participants must be aware of context, or unspoken emotional dynamics and backstory, that might influence the outcome.”

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. entered the Progressive Era.

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How to Overcome a Victim Mindset in Order to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community

Bloomerang

Read the previous posts on overcoming the fear that your story doesn’t matter and the idea that success is selfish. . Often, your mindset is influenced by what you’ve been taught to believe through your own personal experiences or “scripts.”. These examples will reinforce the idea that you’re not a victim at all.

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How to Create a Content Strategy for Your Nonprofit

Media Cause

You have influencers on social media who call themselves content creators, posting videos and content online, and people like myself who consider themselves content writers, because, well, we write for a living. Develop your brand voice. Content tends to be an all-encompassing word these days. So, how do you create a content strategy?

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While these techniques can’t change the past, here are some design ideas to help your organization adjust and optimize your website in the future. Still, understanding your audience is the foundation of all other design strategies and directly influences the success or failure of a website. (For In practice: 1) Civil Voices.

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Online Community Organizing: Start small, think big!

Amy Sample Ward

The other interviews include Sylwia Presley from Gobal Voices , and Claire Sale from NetSquared. Successful community organizing across history has always been networked. Or even the networked influence from news coverage and stories from one group or city to the next. I definitely recommend them both! Start small.

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