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Jon Stewart's Wise Monologue About the Tucson Tragedy

Have Fun - Do Good

I've been struggling to figure out how to absorb the shootings that happened in Tucson, and have been inclined to blame people with different political values than mine whose commentary is nasty and violent, until I listened to Jon Stewart's monologue on Monday's Daily Show. Did the toxic political environment cause this?

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Free Hugs: Have Fun, Do Good Friday Video

Have Fun - Do Good

Last Friday I shared an inspiring video with you for Blog Action Day about Women's Earth Alliance's Global Women's Water Initiative (GWWI) in Africa. Today's Have Fun, Do Good Friday video is by my friend, Gabriela Masala, and her project, the One Love Alliance.

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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

We are familiar with the marketing video of the visionary speaking to a group of volunteers and encouraging them to donate time or make a financial contribution, but what about championing the volunteer experience? These limitations can be decreased if nonprofits embrace the voice and vision of the volunteer.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

Use technology to allow for virtual meetings via video teleconferencing (not old-school conference calling) as a way to attract and keep individuals who are challenged by distance or those who prefer such formats – and, the latter may offer new avenues into social media for the nonprofit.

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How Can Member-Based Nonprofits Use Lean Innovation to Remain Relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

Moves the Needle, a Tucson Arizona consulting firm, writes “Impact Innovation programs are designed to help organizations learn before executing to optimize their results and sustainability in government, nonprofit, philanthropy, higher education, and social enterprise.".

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Guest Post by Frank Barry: Your Network Matters: Fatcyclist Raises Over 135K in 8 Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Check out this video from Johan Bruyneel. And the story continues. @  ups the challenge to @ fatcyclist   By Friday December 11, 12:00 PM US Mountain Standard/Tucson, AZ Time you must have met the following criteria - Raise $50K for World Bicycle Relief  and $50K for for LIVESTRONG. It's only been 8 days !

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to Hubspot , single-image posts receive 28% more likes than video and 14% more likes than carousel posts. As mentioned earlier, to maximize organic reach prioritize compelling, eye-catching single image posts and mix it up with the occasional video and carousel post. Post Eye-catching Photos. Emojis can be hashtags).

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