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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

According to a 2021 report on plastics in agriculture by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics. Early findings suggest possible links to a host of health conditions including heart disease and some cancers. Walling reported from Chicago.

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27 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation estimates that online sales will grow 6 to 8 percent this holiday season. Stand Up to Cancer Store. National Wildlife Federation Store. National Park Posters Store. National Geographic Store. Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop. Syracuse Cultural Workers Store. Society B.

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4 Fresh Ideas for Peer to Peer Fundraising

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million for the National Health Service in the UK while completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. The campaign will improve the quality of life for lung cancer patients as well as fund leading non-small cell lung cancer research.

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Women’s soccer fans are online, organized, and refuse to be ignored

The Verge

These are typical responses from fans of the National Women’s Soccer League, which was the first contact sports league to return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic with its Challenge Cup. So you’re watching games online,” says Meg Linehan, who covers the NWSL and the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) for The Athletic. “If

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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We hosted a roundtable at the 2012 Social Innovation Summit in New York and recently participated on a panel at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Chicago. In 2010, 35 year-old Gabe Canales was diagnosed with prostate cancer. What are your five tips for nonprofits?

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How Do You Measure Up? [Benchmarks Webinar]

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Elizabeth Nielsen — Director of Interactive Marketing, Feeding America Liz Nielsen co-leads Feeding America''s national direct marketing program — including digital media, email/web fundraising, direct mail and telemarketing. Liz serves on the committee for Education and Conference Development for the DMANF Advisory Board.

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Marc van Bree, Guest Post: Social media, money and the mission statement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alan Jordan posted the following : A constituency session comment re-iterated a line shared with me a long time ago from a concert hall manager in Concord, NH who passed away from cancer a few years back: the official moniker for 501(c)3s is not “non-profit,” but “not for profit.” Find him on Twitter @mcmvanbree.