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

DipJar

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. recognized these sit-ins as an “electrifying movement of Negro students [that] shattered the placid surface of campuses and communities across the South.” .

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Youth Fundraising Ideas: 10 Fundraisers for the Young at Heart

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Have you seen high school students from athletics organizations or prom committees washing cars for cash? This not only teaches children responsibility, it can be a great way to raise funds while beautifying your community. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina excels at hosting family-friendly fundraisers.

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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

This past year took me to London to teach nonprofit leaders at workshops on digital strategy hosted by LinkedIn and Social Misfits, and to Cambodia to teach a series of workshops for Women’s Rights NGOs hosted by Wake International.

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Seeing Beyond Sight

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The questions were illustrated by the stories behind the pictures shot by his students at the state school for the blind in North Carolina. Tony really got the crowd going, because it was clear that at the same time he was teaching blind students to take pictures, he was getting a great deal of education himself.

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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

NTEN

Paula Jones, Director of Technology, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. John Cluverius, Teaching Assistant/Graduate Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Conor Barnes, Advisor, Investor, & Student. Lauren Hasey Maher, Program Manager, National Center for Family Philanthropy.

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How Small Businesses Inspire Big Businesses

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Applying economic reasoning to the strategic questions that challenge any business, the authors reveal what real American small businesses can teach us beyond the bounds of most MBA programs or curriculum. Mazzeo : We were continually surprised by the creative strategies that small businesses had developed to compete better in their markets.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the US, I keynoted and gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Pittsburgh , North Carolina , Buffalo , and Omaha. Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my first experience teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education. My Three Words.