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OSHA opens investigation into fatal Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois

The Verge

The Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois was struck by a tornado on December 10th. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois that left six people dead. Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images.

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Nonprofit Profile: First Christian Church of Beardstown Illinois

Tech Soup

The First Christian Church of Beardstown is a non-sectarian Christian church in rural west-central Illinois. Beardstown Illinois is an agricultural market town where farm products are loaded onto barges for transport on the Illinois River. It has 300 members. Charity Technology in the Heartland.

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Local history buffs are turning to Facebook to share memories of bygone eras

Fast Company Tech

And they help connect members with historical memories and materials in a way that local historical societies and museums might struggle to do, since they have limited budgets and space to archive and exhibit community materials at scale. The trouble is, Tebeau says, Facebook itself isn’t designed to be a historical archive. .

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If an issue relevant to your mission and programs (local, national, or international) is in the news, write up a summary of the issue, add your commentary with a call-to-action (CTA), and then share your post to your online communities and in your e-newsletter. Well-Formatted content on the Oceana Blog : Blog Content Best Practices.

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AT&T recovers from multi-state outage after Nashville bombing

The Verge

The AT&T building, located blocks away from the company’s better-known office tower, provides a regional network connection point in addition to local service. AT&T is also suspending data overage charges across parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri over the final five days of December.

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Shifting our Role in the Hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In May of 2008 when I joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation I was given the challenge to figure out how to develop a network to support the nonprofit capacity building work of The Foundation in downstate Illinois. This would help ensure we are more demand driven–only spending precious time on the things people want.

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Big Lots store closures update: Other retailers are swooping in to take over locations in several states

Fast Company Tech

Goodwill Industries of Dallas, a local offshoot of the used-good seller, likewise confirmed that it will open two stores in former Big Lots locations in Texas. Jewell Avenue, Lakewood, CO (ABQ Liquidation LLC) Delaware 515 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE (Ocean State Job Lot) 900 Norman A. Jefferson Ave.,