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How We Closed Our Office Sustainably — and Made a Lot of People Happy

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We posted sit-stand desks, filing cabinets, and chairs on our local Buy Nothing groups. We donated whiteboards, chairs, and a mountain of office supplies to a local high school. Local families were thrilled to pick up a sit-stand desk or filing cabinet for their home offices. The response was overwhelming.

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. See Through a Wider Lens Zonta International is uniquely positioned to accomplish this and other female-friendly goals.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

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After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur Halli Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts. Now he is looking to make quick improvements at the international level. I had some money, and I was able to quickly raise more.

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TNPA Foundation Opens Leading EDGE Internship Program Enrollment for Washington, D.C., Employers

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The Nonprofit Alliance Foundation (TNPAF) has opened enrollment for employers to host Leading EDGE interns during the summer 2023 cohort. Nonprofit organizations and firms that work with nonprofits can now enroll to host student interns from local colleges and universities in the Washington D.C.

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The Humane Society rebrands as the Humane World for Animals to showcase its global efforts

Fast Company Tech

Beyond the local shelters it’s perhaps best known for, the group works on behalf of animals to combat wildlife trafficking, factory farms , and animal testing, among other causes, globally. The new name and look, which its sister organization Humane Society International also adopted, is an attempt to reflect that.

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What Apple is doing with 25,000 acres of former cattle pastures in Brazil

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If you fly over one part of southwestern Brazil, youll see a patchwork of dozens of square plots where a local university is studying different methods of helping native plants regrow on former cattle pastures. But a major restoration project is now underway on an area nearly twice as large as Manhattan. It’s also quickly disappearing.

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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing

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Less investment in associations : Private equity firms frequently provide internal training, certifications, and resources, diminishing the perceived need for association offerings. Invest in localized and hybrid networking opportunities to meet members where they are.