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Building a Tech-Driven Legal Aid Network for the 21st Century

Saleforce Nonprofit

CARPLS Legal Aid is the largest provider of free legal services in Chicago, and we believe no one should have to deal with their legal issue alone. CARPLS Legal Aid is the largest provider of free legal services in Chicago. They believe no one should have to deal with their legal issue alone. Executive Director, CARPLS Legal Aid.

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How to Apply Service Design to the Social Sector

Forum One

For example, the Chicago Public Library system created new children’s spaces in their libraries based on extensive visitor research and observed how families and children move through the new spaces and then iterate based on what they find. This is just one example of how the Chicago Public Library incorporates service design into its work.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. Internal assessment. Document and share positive and negative lessons learned, both internally and externally. Karyn is a Chicago native but has called Los Angeles home since hair bands ruled The Sunset Strip. External partner assessment.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This week, on September 10-12 at Purdue University, CIMSANS will be co-hosting a workshop and summit focused on improving food systems data and models.

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How To Build A World-Class Workplace Culture

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. The CPS is used internally to define your workplace culture.

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Building A Culture For Speed, Impact And Excellence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. The CPS is used internally to define your workplace culture.

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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

ASU Lodestar Center

Tan , University Service Learning /. Tan is a Coordinator in ASU’s University Service Learning department, specializing in community partnerships and AmeriCorps programming. AmeriCorps Coordinator. ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Surprised, I asked him how he could consider taking the job. Could I be doing more?