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Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Mashable Tech

The person then threatens to make the picture public unless the victim pays them. The goal is to help young people learn about personal boundaries, safe relationships, and how to ask for help. Victims of such exploitation often believe they are messaging with another teen and eventually share a graphic or explicit image of themselves.

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Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud

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Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit operating in support of a vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an equitable and excellent education. Creating a Constituent-First Marketing Strategy. Written by Blake Becker.

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What Hocus Pocus Can Teach You About Major Gift Fundraising

Bloomerang

So ask yourself: Is the right person making the ask and are they asking at the right time? As you would send a note to a friend, do something to make it sound personal and specific, not scripted. First-time donors who receive a personal thank you within 48 hours are four times more likely to give a second gift.

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5 ways get what you need at work without a title change

Fast Company Tech

In Managing Up , human behavior professor and executive coach Melody Wilding reveals how to subtly teach those above you to respect your ideaswithout needing a title change. Turning yourself into a professional yes-person may have been enough to get ahead 10 or 20 years ago, but things have changed. To take it personally.

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Personal Nonprofit Branding: What’s Your Nonprofit’s Superpower?

Bloomerang

Do they recognize your personal nonprofit branding and know what it is your organization stands to change? So why the superhero angle for personal nonprofit branding? Superheroes teach us to keep it simple, they all have a very streamlined theme: red, white and blue for Superman and black for Batman. Individuality.

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Ditch the Fear, Embrace The Magic: Leadership Lessons From A 4- And 5-Year-Old

Bloomerang

Recently, I started teaching my grandnieces, Vaitea (5) and Hoolai (4), how to swim. Heres what my 4- and 5-year-old nieces reminded me about leadership: when someone isnt afraid, trusts the person guiding them, and is eager to learn, magic happens. Leadership lessons are everywheresometimes even in a crowded YMCA pool.

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The 10 Biggest In-Person Ask Blunders

Bloomerang

By every measure, an in-person ask provides the most bang for the buck. My focus has been on teaching principles, strategies, and best practices on what to do. So, here’s my list of 10 no-no’s when soliciting gifts from individuals with an in-person ask — or virtually. 1: Not asking through a personal meeting.

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