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Why is Person First Language Important and 7 Ways You Can Start Using It Right Now

Whole Whale

We’re usually not taught to speak with person-first language. Person-first language is more inclusive of people with disabilities, centering someone’s humanity over their disability or condition. It may be a bit wordier, but it’s important to learn how to use person-first language and avoid its opposite, identity-first language.

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8 Types of Non-Inclusive Language To Avoid

Whole Whale

The Inclusivity Tool was designed to help content creators follow the best practices around using inclusive language. Many organizations have been working with marginalized populations for decades while the study of how language impacts culture is only in its infancy. Meaning: Use precise language, avoid jargon and idioms.

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From Gig Work to Good Work: How Workforce Policy Can Support Gig Workers

Non Profit Quarterly

We spent a year working with a US workforce board to launch its own regional hourly labor market as an alternative to Silicon Valley’s apps. The Need for a Systemic Alternative Despite the prevalence of gig work, workforce agencies’ training, support, recruitment, and data-gathering efforts remain focused on traditional, standard employment.

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Words to Avoid—2023 Edition

Candid

And while we are with you in moving away from words such as empower , we’ll stick to providing a few alternatives here rather than a full entry (maybe try out inspire , encourage , or some form of partnering with ). While not as succinct, a potential alternative to “brainstorming session” could simply be an “idea generation session.”.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit Website’s Navigation

Nonprofits Source

Here are our top recommendations for generating effective CTAs: Make sure the language reflects the intended next step: There’s nothing more frustrating than being taken to a resource that doesn’t match up with the language of the CTA. Create alternative text for photos and offer transcripts and closed captions for videos.

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Five Critical Steps for Successful User Adoption

Association Analytics

Speak the Same Language In order to agree on a plan, your employees need to be using the same vocabulary when talking about your data. Alternatively, your organization’s stakeholders might already have names in mind, or want to hire additional outside help to avoid overwhelming current employees with additional work.

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Breaking Free: Navigating Contractual Pitfalls When Switching Nonprofit Software

Bloomerang

Some providers may exploit ambiguities in contract language or delay their responses intentionally, hoping to force you into an extended contract. Ambiguity in contracts : If the language in your contract is vague, the law usually interprets it against the person who wrote it—in this case, the software provider. Frustrating, right?