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Madelyn Luther: Discursive Analysis of a Changing World

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In 2017, Hurricane Irma hit Florida and my family lost power for nearly two weeks. As I grow older and begin to think about my career goals, the climate has been changing with me, fueling my passion for environmental justice and my desire to make positive change in the world. An orange tree from my childhood home.

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Black Business Community – Overcoming Challenges to Flourish

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up from 124,004 in 2017. Jordan Sr founded National Black Business as an annual observance in 2004 to “drive the policy agenda affecting the 2.6 From 2017 to 2020, the number of Black-owned businesses nationwide increased by 13.64%- compared to 0.53% growth for all businesses over that same period. billion to $183.3

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Grantseeking in 2017: Know the Scene — Demonstrate Inclusion

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In my last blog I talked a bit about transparency and how it will apply to organizations seeking grant awards in 2017. You must show that your organization — your mission, goals, and objectives — reflect the local, regional, or national makeup of the community you serve. Have an open door policy, and really mean it.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

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Gender parity in education and equal pay for equal work are unresolved issues in 2017. Gender equality is one of the 17 new UN Sustainable Development Goals. In many countries, this goal will likely not be reached until the end of this century. Nicole Ozer , director of technology and civil liberties policy at ACLU.

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Breaking Down Nonprofit Data Silos: 5 Steps You Can Take

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Start by developing clear policies, procedures, and guidelines for data management. These policies should include areas like: Standardization. Auditing your data with your fundraising or marketing goals in mind helps you focus your efforts on the data points you need for your campaign. Establish data governance.

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Inclusion of senior investigators on junior investigator grant proposals

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The goal for the recently announced NIH “Policy Supporting the Next Generation Researchers Initiative (NOT-OD-17-101),” is to fund approximately 200 more ESI awards in 2017 than were funded in FY 2016. The intent is to fund 200 more EEIs across the NIH in FY 2017 than in FY 2016. PhD, PharmD, DSci, EdD, etc.)

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Why TechSoup Product Donations and Donors Are Green

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Cisco has aggressive corporate sustainability goals : Continually improving the energy efficiency of products because the energy consumed during use accounts for up to 90 percent of the products' carbon footprint. A majority of Cisco's key suppliers set goals to cut their greenhouse gas emissions — up from 45 percent last year.