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Sports teams are getting cozy with their biggest rivals to sell more snacks

Fast Company Tech

But now, baseball and football stadiums have begun offering some local bites of their opponents teams in a bid to sell more concessions. On March 27, Major League Baseballs Opening Day, stadium food for the Washington Nationals will offer a new signature concession item: a platter of loaded nachos dubbed the Stolen Plate Special.

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

Fast Company Tech

170 billion each year, according to AmeriCorps, the federal agency focused on national and community service. Alexis de Tocquevillea French philosopher and diplomat who arrived in the United States in 1831 to study the new nations penal systemwas so impressed by the scale of volunteering in the U.S. More recently, former U.S.

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Maher gives a preview to her testimony, sharing how funding cuts would impact Americans broad access to crucial news and information, particularly in rural and local areas. I think that that’s something that often gets lost in the conversation about public radio is the overall percentage of funds that go directly to local stations.

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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA’s Kelly Korreck recommended skygazing from a local or national park. The suns active spurt is expected to last at least through the end of this year, though when solar activity will peak wont be known until months after the fact, according to NASA and the U.S.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP. Maplight :: @ MapLight.

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How to get media to cover your nonprofit 

Candid

But not every nonprofit has a public relations team or a communications or media relations specialist who keeps track of local and national media outlets. They still rely on external media outlets to help get the word out about their work and raise their profile. Even topics that appear relevant may not be of use for that publication.

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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

For the past 12 years, Points of Light has recognized successful company and nonprofit collaborations with The Civic 50 , an annual program highlighting the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation. Encourage use of Volunteer Time Off Eighty-four percent of Civic 50 companies offer their employees paid volunteer time off (VTO).

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