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How Just Stop Oil harnessed emotions to ignite public concern for climate change

Fast Company Tech

Many will read the groups legacy through the lens of public hostility: the frustration caused, the angry headlines, the outrage at its tactics. It is a sign that these activists succeeded in emotionally charging the public debate about climate change. But the intense backlash directed at JSO is not evidence that its campaign faltered.

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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The Verge

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I How did one email lead to a university-wide ban?

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7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The business world has recognized the power of word-of-mouth testimonials, turning them into an almost $10 billion industry known as influencer marketing. As a beloved cause to many, you can find willing and effective influencers among your own ranks and volunteers. Do any of them fit the bill? Be direct with your expectations.

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Strengthening Social Impact: Actionable Insights from The Generosity Commission Report

sgEngage

We’re committed to helping social impact organizations develop robust, evidence-based approaches to boost their fundraising efforts and volunteer programs, including through the Blackbaud Institute and Blackbaud University. Utilizing social media platforms, community events, and other channels to feature these stories.

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

Fast Company Tech

Paul was participating in an unrelated study about public transport when he told us about his unemployment. The ageing of populations around the world is influencing our lives in many ways. Olivia Brown is an associate professor in digital futures at the University of Bath. Dementia could be approached in much the same way.

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Online Marketing Strategy Starts With a Map

NetWits

It’s an accounting of the ecosystem in which your organization presents itself, involving all of the properties, amenities, and public spaces that collectively shape public perception of your cause. Such public spaces are where your neighbors natively spend time, like email, social media sites, and texting. To avoid sprawl.

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Why You Need to Care About Documentaries in 2022

Association TV

But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. Cowperthwaite and crew spend the two-hour runtime of Blackfish letting you reach your own moral conclusion, with devastating interviews from marine experts, university professors and some former SeaWorld staff. Influence. Take Blackfish.

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