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This simple solution could help solve the public restroom crisis

Fast Company Tech

In Little Tokyo, there are almost no public restroomsin most of the restaurants and shops, you have to buy something first. After years of complaints from riders, LA Metro is rolling out more free public Throne bathrooms this year at transit stations across L.A. a public transportation advocate with the L.A. But overall, nice.

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Next-Gen Nonprofit Fundraising: How Personalization Powers Success

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director at iMission a full-service digital-first marketing agency working exclusively with nonprofits and social sector organizations. About the Sponsor iMission is a full-service digital-first marketing agency working exclusively with nonprofits, public sector organizations, and schools.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. Can the executive director serve on the board? Some states allow the executive director to serve on the board, but it’s not considered best practice. Or is doing too much?

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Need to relax? The Internet Archive is livestreaming microfiche scans to a lo-fi beats soundtrack

Fast Company Tech

ET, viewers can tune in and watch live as fragile film cards are turned into searchable public documents, soundtracked to relaxing lo-fi beats. This work is part of Democracys Library , a global initiative to digitize and make publicly available millions of government records.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Volunteers views on social issues may change through their work, too: More than 4 in 5 adults over 55 who tutored public school students to strengthen their reading skills in the national Experience Corps program, for example, stated that their views on public education evolved as a result.

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How to Create a Nonprofit Board of Directors (+ Free Checklist)

Neon CRM

If you were to look at a large sample of nonprofits and try to figure out why some of them failed while others succeeded, you’d find that the board of directors was a major factor. Still, when creating a board of directors for your nonprofit, you should prioritize creating a good one, or even a great one.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

What isn’t widely seen by the public is how no matter which party is in power the sector must often follow the elected around cleaning up the government’s mess like the guy at the circus who carries a shovel and follows the elephants. The charitable sector fills many roles in American life. Secretary of the Treasury Lisa D. Cook, Ph.D.