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Meet Cynthia Derosier who Surfs for Good Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.   Several people pointed to Cynthia Derosier, author of The Surfer Spirit Book and recently published The Survivor Spirit : The Beauty, Passion, and Power of Breast Cancer Survivors.     You also created a surfing program for breast cancer survivors.    Can you tell me about that?

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why DonorsChoose.org is a Fundraising Game Changer: Charles Best started Donorschoose.org in 2000 out of his own frustrations of being a teacher in the Bronx who didn’t have the supplies he needed to teach effectively. “I’d listened to my colleagues in the teachers’ lunchroom.

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Igniting the 15NTC stage at lightning speed

NTEN

But they aren’t going to cure cancer, reduce hunger, or improve pre-K education. Having worked in the technology department for a diverse and rapidly expanding nonprofit focused on the inclusion of people with disabilities, Jeff has been a part of his share of poor decisions and “teaching moments.” Let’s revisit them publicly.

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Leader Profile: Clayton Daniels

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Engineering is involved in many programs with local schools, the American Cancer Society, and Harvesters. Question : What leadership skill did you learn as a teen that you still use today? I believe teens are developing leadership skills, but it is hard to expect them to completely understand the intangibles of leadership.

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[VIDEO] How To Lead And Manage In Our New Nonprofit Work Reality

Bloomerang

I mean, she’s a CFRE and she even teaches a CFRE class. So I can tell y’all that stuff, y’all, but I’ll tell you my most important job and how I really, really learned to hone my leadership skills was as solo mama to this teen who, my friends, she has the mack daddy of all summer jobs.

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[VIDEO] Get More Grants with Donor Cultivation

Bloomerang

And that’s why I teach these courses. Maybe it’s one of the teens that participate in the Girls and Boys Club after-school program, or maybe it’s an adult that has truly benefited from some of the healthcare services you provide. So I’ll teach you to find the best grants. You name it.

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