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Aligning People. Building Culture. Driving Change. 

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Its the ability to bring people together around a shared vision, foster a culture that empowers them, and take meaningful action when it matters most. Theyre the ones that have mastered three deeply interconnected capabilities: Aligning People. Leaders must constantly ask: Do our people understand the “why” behind our work?

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GivingTuesday: 5 Ways To Steward One-Time or First-Time Donors  

The NonProfit Times

GivingTuesday is the day of the year where you find people of all ages and all demographics opening their hearts and their wallets to donate to causes and organizations that are important to them or to find new initiatives to support. How confident are you that the right strategy is in place to turn one-time donors into long-term supporters?

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Every time you chew gum, you’re filling your mouth with plastic

Fast Company Tech

People dont really know that gum is plastic, she says. Lowe also tested chewing the pieces for longer, collecting samples of more than 20 minutes, to see how microplastics were released over time. The reserchers hope their study helps people become more aware of another form of microplastic exposure.

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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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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. “That object is like the time capsule from that time period,” Dambrogio says. ”

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This magical California camp is designed by—and for—visually impaired people

Fast Company Tech

The camp was originally designed in the early 1900s for people with sight, but it has become a beloved retreat for the blind and visually-impaired for the last 75 years. This is an experience and a property that reflects that it was created by and for blind people.

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

Fast Company Tech

Several years later, Paul regrets his unwanted unemployment, but at the time there didnt seem to be an alternative. We were curious about how typical Pauls experience was of the trajectories of people diagnosed while working. Older people are often stereotyped as technologically incompetent. This is hardly futuristic tech.

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