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7 eBooks for activists and donors: Ways to give back during Giving Season and beyond 

Candid

Here are seven titles from Candid’s free collection of eBooks and audiobooks that offer guidance on how to make a difference through volunteering, career choices, and intentional daily actions. Get motivated to make doing good deeds a part of your life through acts of service and making time for others, like preparing a meal or mentoring.

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Five practices for professional growth within your organization 

Candid

Take advantage of learning opportunities Feedback from your manager, trusted colleagues, and mentors helps clarify areas for improvement. Once youre clear on what skills to develop, set specific goals and seek out learning opportunities to achieve them. Ask for what you want Managers arent mind readers.

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StartupLab launches to coach America’s next generation of entrepreneurs

The Next Web

A collaboration between the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and Citi , the free program offers interactive live video chats, how-to guides, an eBook club, and weekly email lessons. Established entrepreneurs participating in #StartupLab include Slava Rubin of Indiegogo, Jason Nazar of DocStoc, and Matt Mickiewicz of 99Designs.

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Live now: The founder of Ciplex answers your entrepreneurship questions via video. Get involved!

The Next Web

Ilya resides in Los Angeles where he consults, writes, invests, mentors and on occasion, attempts to golf. The company has been in business for over 13 years and is the recipient of multiple awards, including Inc. Magazine’s INC 500/5000 award for 3 consecutive years.

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Tomorrow on TNW: Your chance to ask Ciplex founder Ilya Pozin your entrepreneurship questions

The Next Web

Ilya resides in Los Angeles where he consults, writes, invests, mentors and on occasion, attempts to golf. The company has been in business for over 13 years and is the recipient of multiple awards, including Inc. Magazine’s INC 500/5000 award for 3 consecutive years.

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Robin Seaman, Agent of Inclusion

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The sister, the aunt, the friend, the mentor. The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. You can take an ebook, push a button and make it Braille. That's the Robin we all collectively know personally. Make it bigger.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! And we now have 500 highly qualified Mentor Teachers—very special people who assist their peers in using Bookshare and assist us in testing new products and features. Thanks again! DIAGRAM This increase in accessible images would not have been possible without great tools.

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