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Your Official #18NTC Local's Guide to New Orleans

Everyaction

Considering our team is obsessed with all that is NOLA, we thought we'd share some favorite local spots to eat, drink, party, and enjoy the sights while visiting for the Nonprofit Technology Conference. Anyone briefly strolling through this park will likely hear the sound of a brass band and see local artists scattered along the sidewalk.

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Your Official #NN18 Local's Guide to New Orleans

Everyaction

Considering our team is obsessed with all that is NOLA, we thought we'd share some favorite local spots to eat, drink, party, and enjoy the sights while visiting for the Netroots Nation 2018 Conference. Anyone briefly strolling through this park will likely hear the sound of a brass band and see local artists scattered along the sidewalk.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Refugees have sought asylum around the globe but primarily in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Philanthropy responded to one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history with $1.4 Know your local organizations. Syrian refugee crisis. Since 2011, more than 13 million Syrians have been displaced.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

For example, if your town is known for gorgeous cherry blossom trees, offering paintings with these trees by a local artist can inspire bidding. For instance, a Thanksgiving meal basket could include a coupon for a free turkey, a bottle of wine, charcuterie ingredients, and fancy dinner napkins.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population. For example, there is no Christmas cake but instead a Christmas chocolate log, and no roast turkey but instead a Christmas fish dish. There are 7.5

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7 Words to Avoid During Thanksgiving (and All Year Round)

Whole Whale

The traditional narrative of unity and cornucopias is fun and festive—but there’s more to the story than turkey. History of Thanksgiving. He also helped forge an alliance between settlers and the local Wampanoag tribe. Have you stopped to think about the narratives embedded in your Thanksgiving messaging? Redskin or red Indian.

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