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The Story of TechSoup: In the Beginning, There Were Boxes

Tech Soup

Bruce elaborates: "Many computer magazines, and other publications like The New York Times , Newsweek , and Time had surplus review software, which they were often sending to the landfill. Daniel had been a journalist, and he knew that publications often received review copies of software. Daniel had a better use for that software.

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CommBuild Tweet Chat April 9: Storytelling with Data

Tech Soup

So how do you turn your data into a powerful communications tool to tell your story? He runs the design blog Redesigning Good on the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and has written for publications such as the Stanford Social Innovation Review and.net magazine. He served as a mentor at SXSWi in 2012.

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22 Membership Benefits Your Nonprofit Can Offer

Neon CRM

This is not only beneficial to mentees; it’s also rewarding for mentors. But your nonprofit could up its game with a publication—like a trade magazine or a members-only section of your website—-that offers member stories, industry updates, and best practices.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. She also wrote for the most prestigious magazines of the time, despite her gender.

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Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story.

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Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us

Have Fun - Do Good

Through Spot.Us, the public can commission journalists to do investigations on important, and perhaps overlooked stories. Freelancers literally put their story ideas and their pitches up on our site, and they say, "This is the story I want to tackle." Just let us know what stories you're even starting to think of working on."