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The Sit-Ins: A Story of Creative and Strategic Struggle

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Four freshmen from the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical College — known to history as the NC A&T Four — sat down at the whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter. These have been developed with the Center’s chief executive officer, John Swaine, and principal scholar, Will Harris of the University of Pennsylvania. .

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

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Jeanne Allen, Program Coordinator, Duke University Nonprofit Management Program. Yvonne Harrison, Assistant Professor, Nonprofit Leadership Center/Seattle University. Paula Jones, Director of Technology, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. Ash Shepherd, Strategy & Process, Minds on Design Lab.

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Maximizing Social Engagement for #GivingTuesday

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By bringing together like-minded individuals to take direct action in supporting a cause they care about, you drastically enhance the supporter experience. Nick received a BA from The Johns Hopkins University. He also received an MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.

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7 Totally Surprising Brain Tricks to Sell Your Cause

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Appeal to the massive subconscious mind to help sell your cause. They have studied how to appeal to the massive subconscious mind, and there are some interesting and sometimes bizarre takeaways for those of us engaged in social good. Or instead of asking for a contribution to a university, ask for the money to support one freshman.

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How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As I am planning for workshops in the fall in Cleveland and North Carolina (with Jeanne Allen), looking back always help you create a good lesson plan and incorporate improvements. Cindy Leonard is the Consulting Team Leader at the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University.

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Books That Changed Us in 2020

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I know that personally, last year was the first time we’d ever had 20 people participating in our Rosh Hashana dinner, joining us around our humble Atlanta-based table from their own setups in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Ah, technology. And mute buttons.

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