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Amazon’s Fire TV is adding local news in many more cities

The Verge

At that time, the app offered local news coverage in 12 cities, including New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, and more. But today, Amazon says it’s expanding local news to “88 major cities” across the US, “including popular local stations from news distributors such as ABC Owned Television Stations, CBSN, TEGNA, Cox, The E.W.

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The power of social media for Hurricane Sandy

ASU Lodestar Center

However, when I had the unique opportunity to work with a local company on marketing a charity event; it was an enjoyable yet different experience. We first set up our campaign to geo-target our location which was specifically Tucson, based on the companies’ location. Facebook allowed us. Our ad showed up on over 15,000 profiles.

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When your town becomes a Nike brand

Fast Company Tech

Nikes use of local color seems to be part of a larger branding trend that emphasizes small-scale authenticity over brute-force bigness. cities by companies that are not located in those places, and adjusting for the population of each city, a measure of local trademark popularity can be calculated.

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911 outages have become a fact of life — are we even fixing this?

The Verge

911 services are down in the City of Tucson. pic.twitter.com/aDfAIX3yDU — Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson_Police) September 28, 2020. CenturyLink has apparently experienced multiple local 911 outages in Arizona earlier this year, too. If you need to make an emergency call, dial 520-372-8011.

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Recruiting New Board Members? Here’s how our geographically-focused nonprofit does it!

ASU Lodestar Center

Dysart Community Center is located in the Northwest Valley, so when recruiting new board members, we look local. For example, we seek out local service groups such as Kiwanis, Rotaries, etc., and also partner with our local religious affiliates to find community leaders.

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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

A great local resource is the Arizona Grantmaker's Forum.). As 52% of our quiz takers recognized, this is not a local affiliate of the MDA, but is the national headquarters, located in Tucson, Arizona. Among local nonprofits, St. The quiz also asked who Arizona's largest grantmaker was.

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Free Hugs: Have Fun, Do Good Friday Video

Have Fun - Do Good

She and members of the One Love Alliance gave away "free hugs" at their local farmers market in Tucson on the International Day of Peace (Sept 21): For more information about Gabriela, and The One Love Alliance, check out: Website: [link] Blog: [link] Facebook: [link] Twitter: @onelovealliance Gabriela's intuitive consultations: [link] Share

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