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How student loans impact workers’ long-term career choices

Fast Company Tech

Student loan debt has an influence over borrowers career choices long after graduation, affecting their job satisfaction, career advancement, and investment strategies. It not only impacts people’s day-to-day financials, but also their morale at work, job acceptance, as well as their retention. When they choose to accept.

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

Fast Company Tech

We were curious about how typical Pauls experience was of the trajectories of people diagnosed while working. More people are extending their working lives beyond traditional retirement ages, and many more are being diagnosed with dementia. Older people are often stereotyped as technologically incompetent.

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How people secured their secrets before encyption

Fast Company Tech

Centuries before encrypted texts and secure video conferencing, people relied on physical engineering to keep their written messages sturdy, sealed, and secure against eavesdroppers. ” And one of Donnes letters, Smith says, appears to reflect his writing style in its physical engineering, using an unusual and ornate locking mechanism.

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6 Strategies to Involve Young People in Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Most nonprofits would love to have more young people join their cause as volunteers or donors. We understand nonprofits face numerous challenges, and focusing on young people may seem like a task for tomorrow or next week. Common language—how you might speak over dinner or coffee with friends—relates to more people and is more human.

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Student Memberships Could Be a Thing of the Past

Association Analytics

If you’ve observed a decline in student membership retention or a slowdown in attracting new members, you’re not alone. To better understand and address this issue, it’s crucial to consider the external factors currently influencing student membership across the board, and what you could do about it.

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The most influential design book you’ve never heard of

Fast Company Tech

During this time, he published a simple manual, called Lettering , which laid out his approach to crafting letterforms, letting students learn about proper technique and trace and copy letters directly inside the book. Over time, Kchs contributions have largely been overshadowed by those of his students.

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How to Effectively Share Text-to-Donate Campaigns on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Sharing your text-to-donate keyword and shortcode on social media helps brand your campaign and allows donors to easily give from their mobile devices, which is where most people view social media. To raise awareness and get people to their page, each team is doing a video to talk about what playing means to them.