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LA Wildfires: How You Can Help

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With over 17,000 acres burned in the Pacific Palisades and more than 10,000 in Altadena, firefighters are working tirelessly to contain the blazes and battle flare-ups across the region. If you’re looking to contribute to the relief efforts in Los Angeles, there are numerous ways you can help.

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The surprising reason you feel ‘meh’ about work 

Fast Company Tech

It might not be the work itself, though. The proximal experiences that you have in the day to day of your workplace are what predict your general overall sentiments about your work, says Sawyer, who is an associate professor of management and organizations at the University of Arizonas Eller College of Management.

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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

Geological Surveys Powell Center Status of Butterflies of the United States Working Group , which I am involved in. Herbivores help keep plant growth in check. Similar management and restoration efforts could help other rare and declining butterflies to recover. The federal Endangered Species Act can also help.

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How tech can help people with dementia stay in the workplace longer

Fast Company Tech

As researchers, we had heard many similar accounts so we decided to dig down into the research on work and dementia. We were curious about how typical Pauls experience was of the trajectories of people diagnosed while working. Almost all our working lives are now shaped by digital technologies in some form.

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Overqualified and underchallenged? Here’s how to make it work

Fast Company Tech

Start by identifying colleagues in different teams whose work interests you. After we talked about cross-departmental networking, she connected with our marketing team and discovered they needed help interpreting customer data. Your advanced perspective lets you spot opportunities others simply can’t see.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

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While circumstances may seem overwhelming, it helps to remember that there are ways to take on challenges proactively and come out strongereven if it means making difficult decisions or taking an unfamiliar path. At Save the Children, we often have difficult conversations about exit ramps from communities where we have worked for decades.

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Employees with the ‘Sunday scaries’? Here’s how to get your workforce excited about work

Fast Company Tech

While personal rituals can help, leaders can also play a role in easing their team members back-to-work anxiety. Promoting a healthy work-life balance Respecting each employees need to maintain a work-life balance is an essential part of an empathetic work environment.

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