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This volunteer crew is on a mission to fix Wikipedia’s worst celebrity photos

Fast Company Tech

Visit a celebritys Wikipedia page and theres a good chance youll be greeted by a blurry, outdated, or unflattering photo. Thats bad news for celebrities, for whom this page is often their most-viewed online presenceand therefore the face they present to the world. Celebrities? The reason? Theyre often thrilled.

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Love on the Spectrum star discusses autism independence in new Waymo video series

Mashable Tech

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech company behind the human-less ride shares taking over America's major cities, is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with everyone's favorite wholesome show: Netflix 's Love On The Spectrum. It is mind blowing to be in a car that is fully autonomous," Tomlinson tells Freund.

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The Nonprofit for Nonprofit Professionals

NonProfit PRO

Join a community of like-minded altruists to be celebrated, supported, and empowered. AL-Tru provides resources, networking opportunities, celebration events, and support to help you grow and thrive in your mission. Be a part of a vibrant network of changemakers dedicated to making a difference.

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Should we be mission-minded, or mission mindFUL?

Media Cause

She’s talking here, of course, specifically about the practice of mindfulness (or insight) meditation. We have, in very nonprofit-y terms, been taught to be mission-minded above all else. . So here’s where I pose the thousand-dollar question: WHAT IF instead of being mission-minded, we were mission mindFUL?

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4 Tips for Managing Massive Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your most passionate volunteers have a lot of useful data floating around in spreadsheets, e-mails, texts, and minds. Build out an agenda for each meeting to make sure each challenge is addressed, and each win is celebrated! Give a shout-out to the business and volunteers by celebrating them on social media and at your event.

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Netflix faces trademark suit over basketball team name and branding in ‘Running Point’

Fast Company Tech

A 1989 ruling in the case found that use of a celebrity’s name in the title of an expressive work is fine if it doesn’t inaccurately claim that a celebrity sponsors or endorses the work and isn’t explicitly misleading. ” The Waves team name, according to Netflix, is instead a nod to the Lakers.

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Inside J.Crew’s strategy to be at the ‘center of culture’

Fast Company Tech

In February, to celebrate The New Yorker magazine’s centennial anniversary, J.Crew created a special line of sweaters, rugby shirts, and baseball caps featuring the magazine’s logo. But now, these aspects will be at the forefront of consumers’ minds. We believe this partnership will be big, says Wadle.

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