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Take Back Your 9 to 5: Develop a Personal Mission Statement
How to live out your values more fully.
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Investment Needed in Nonprofit Policy Work
A Johns Hopkins report recommends that nonprofits get more involved in advocacy.
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David Funkhouser - TransFair’s Work in Fair Trade
Coffee price fluctuations over past decades have created extreme financial crises and long-term poverty for thousands of small-scale Latin American farmers. In this Stanford Center for Social Innovation sponsored audio lecture, David Funkhouser of TransFair USA, details how the Fair Trade movement arose as a market-based approach to poverty alleviation and international development. He discusses Fair Trade's function to offer suppliers fair, above-market prices, and TransFair's role in supporting that movement.
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Young Nonprofit Professionals Need to Keep It Real
Finding one's voice in the company of more experienced elders can be challenging.
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Thulasiraj Ravilla - Aravind: Sustainable Healthcare
How did a free eye clinic that started in a house in south India in 1976 grow to become Asia's first international training facility for blindness prevention workers? In this audio interview, host Sheela Sethuraman speaks with Thulasiraj Ravilla from the Aravind Eye Care System. Ravilla concentrates on the innovative approaches that Aravind has developed to become a model for high-quality, low-cost health care.
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Just the Facts, Ma’am?
Finding the balance between persuasion and polemics in fundraising manifestos can be tricky.
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Hawaiian Nonprofits Say Aloha to Merger
Three nonprofit mental health and substance abuse agencies in Hawaii consolidate.
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Threats to Latinos a Challenge for Nonprofits
Intolerance for Latino immigrants and their advocates is growing.
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Gloria Steinem - Every Woman a Feminist
In this audio lecture, Gloria Steinem paints a rich picture of American feminism and social responsibility. From her anecdotes of 1960s activism to her thoughtful analysis of the possibilities for women in political leadership, Steinem continues to advocate that every woman has a part to play in this movement. She promises that any woman who performs one outrageous act to promote simple justice will not only help make the world better, but will be instantly inspired to do more.