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Activating Loving-Awareness

NonProfit Quarterly

This article was adapted from “Activating Loving Awareness through Contemplative Technology” by Sará King, published in Can AI Heal Us? , Love as an act, a presence, a skill, a relational orientation, and an intention to be actively cultivated is not a phenomenon that we can measure holistically in any quantitative sense.

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Unlearning to Relearn: An Interview with Stephanie Bowman of Mothers Out Front

NonProfit Quarterly

Iris Crawford : What led you to climate activism and eventually to Mothers Out Front? So, I went to college at Hampton University and studied political science. That’s one of our theories of change, as there’s no stronger conviction than a mother defending her children. We’re not 350.org,

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The United Nations’ Innovation Learning Journey

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While local organizations and the public sector are vital in tackling these overlapping crises, an often under-discussed arena of innovation is the role of the United Nations (UN) and its related agencies—the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and so on.

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What Does It Mean to Dismantle Racial Capitalism Anyway?

NonProfit Quarterly

All of our children are well fed, and everyone has dental, medical, and mental healthcare. Robinson, a professor of political science and Black studies. 29 In the world of work, it means actively challenging the “gig economy.” Flint, MI, has clean water and kids aren’t poisoned by lead.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

And I know you’ve got a little cold, but that’s what children give you. But I worked on a couple of political campaigns. My background is political science and communication. As Steven knows and a few of you on the session here know, I don’t have children. Are you doing okay? Steven: Yes.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

And I’ll give you about 30 seconds or so to activate. I know people are transitioning from meetings and … so please activate the survey. So that’s how you sort of lay that foundation, you start activating it, and then you progress. So with all that extra time to spare, I got activated, right? Here we go.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

They have children, they’re doing all of this. I worked with a organization that they worked with abused children. They have families, they have children, they have this. ” That’s your conversation with them, but the second conversation is that’s where your board chair needs to be active.