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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month

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A disability is any condition of the mind or body that makes it more difficult for someone to partake in certain activities and may impair their ability to participate easily in normal daily pursuits. There is so much diversity in the world, but one type of diversity that often gets overlooked or forgotten is disability diversity.

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Craft the Perfect Tagline for Your Organization

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Those answers are the first steps toward tags like, “Because the Earth needs a good lawyer,” from Earth Justice and “ Helping victims become children again,” which illustrates the impact of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. The goal is to be memorable: plant a seed in people’s minds, not a full-grown Redwood.

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Why you want your nonprofit to fail

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However, when these metrics are designed with a grander purpose in mind, they serve as sneak peeks into our future, showing us new challenges and opportunities. Prior to attending ASU, she worked for Teach For America * Memphis.

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2013 NTC Round-Up: Your Takeaways

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Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life , Adam Pava. NTEN Honors Memphis Startup Founder Tal Frankfurt , Nibletz 2.0. Puppies that made it there despite the weather: 1 (and a cute one as you can see). Session Notes. Collaborative Notes (add yours!), put together by Jason Samuels. Blog posts. Failure is Not an F-Word , Beth Kanter.

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2013 NTC Round-Up: Your Takeaways

NTEN

Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life , Adam Pava. NTEN Honors Memphis Startup Founder Tal Frankfurt , Nibletz 2.0. Puppies that made it there despite the weather: 1 (and a cute one as you can see). Session Notes. Collaborative Notes (add yours!), put together by Jason Samuels. Blog posts. Failure is Not an F-Word , Beth Kanter.

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#bbcon Just Took Over Austin, TX| Day 1 Recap

Connection Cafe

This story was really about Mrs. Grady, the librarian at his school, who not only knew he was sneaking out books and let it slide but would drive to Memphis, some miles away, and buy more books, with her own money, by the same author in the hope that this young, troubled boy would continue to go down this new and alternate path.

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Martin Luther King Day - Let Freedom Ring

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Three and a half years before we adopted Jonathan, Cathy and I had sat together, tears streaming down our faces, when we heard the news that Martin Luther King had been shot in Memphis. I believe that even amid today''s mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I still believe that We Shall Overcome!