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Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

Meta has obtained an emergency ruling blocking whistleblower and former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams from promoting her memoir Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism. This does not mean that Wynn-Williams' claims in Careless People are false, nor that they are true.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What Are The Pros And Cons Of Public Donor Listings?

Bloomerang

Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the pros and cons of public donor listings: Dear Charity Clairity, There has been some concern about the fact we have our $1,000+ donors listed on our website. I’ve always been bothered by the fact we had defaulted to listing people (a recipe for disaster).

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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A public service announcement (PSA) is a way to communicate to the public about an important topic or issue that affects most of, if not all of the general public. A PSA is communicated via radio, television, online, and via other media formats without charge so that the public is aware of the issue/topic and can take action. .

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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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In the Spotlight, the IDSA Foundation Finds Success

.orgSource

Fortunately, some people make researching, preventing, and helping patients survive diseases like COVID-19 their life’s work. When the pandemic put the Infectious Diseases Society of America in the public eye, Stephen Peeler, CFRE, was determined to use that opportunity to gain support for the […].

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Elon Musk wants to privatize Amtrak. It would make train travel worse

Fast Company Tech

is notoriously lacking: Huge regions of the country arent serviced by rail; trains are often delayed or have infrastructure issues; and tickets can be expensive, making driving or even flying more affordable for many people. This goes back to the idea of Amtrak being a public serviceeven a public good. Train travel in the U.S.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Bickel As gerontologists social scientists who study aging populations we envision a future in which older people leave a doctors visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something. In addition, their blood pressure is lower , and they appear to be aging more slowly than other people of the same age. AP Photo/Joshua A.

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