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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

If that was all that I was going to judge the movie on, it definitely deserves all of the accolades and awards it has gotten. If you strip away the cinematography, magical realism, and amazing acting, what''s left is a grim, grimy, sad, traumatic catastrophe of a childhood, twisted by the filmmaker into somehow a noble experience.

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

If that was all that I was going to judge the movie on, it definitely deserves all of the accolades and awards it has gotten. If you strip away the cinematography, magical realism, and amazing acting, what's left is a grim, grimy, sad, traumatic catastrophe of a childhood, twisted by the filmmaker into somehow a noble experience.

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

- her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient. In May 2010, TIME magazine named Will to the TIME 100 World's Most Influential People.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Fun fact: she's also a competitive Scrabble player. Originally from California, Harriet Chalmers Adams lived a life that saw her travel through South America, Asia, and the South Pacific.

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Facebook Live: A Tool for Parent Mobilization and Engagement in Diverse Communities

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Making Parent Education Fun and Accessible to Diverse Communities. On September 8, 2017, we collaborated on a two-part Facebook Live series with The Root called, How America is Failing Our Children and What We Can Do About It. Host easy-to-access public discussions that allow questions to be answered in real time, ?