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What Does Your Organization Do? Draw It Out

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Guest Post by Jessica Pullano of the San Francisco Education Fund. My latest idea was to create an illustrated video to explain how we strengthen San Francisco public schools by: a) providing direct services to teachers and students like volunteer tutors and.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

Sesame Street debuts on National Education Television, the precursor to the Public Broadcasting Service. On August 21, Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco. The Montreal Expos debuted as the first non-U.S. team in the MLB. They beat the New York Mets during their first game in April 1969.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association exec Mark Golden explains why a future-focused profession needs full participation from all people to reach its potential—the reason diversity, equity and inclusion cannot fall off an association’s strategic agenda. Austin Kleon ).

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Conference Circuit: American Psychiatric Association

Associations Now

The American Psychiatric Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting begins this weekend in San Francisco. City: San Francisco. ” It will feature curated educational activities focused on new ideas, technology, digital medicine, entrepreneurship, networking opportunities, and more. Attendance is expected to top 15,000.

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How a Nonprofit Helps Deliver on a Musical Act’s Ambitions

Associations Now

But KPAA does way more than that in the modern day, taking on the roles of artist management, promotion, production, and fundraising, while helping boost music education at all levels and mentoring younger generations of musicians. One way the association has shown its influence is through the Fifty for the Future project.

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The Power of Transparency: How BART Responded to Angry Riders

Higher Logic

That’s what happened to BART riders in the San Francisco Bay Area two weeks ago. Instead of remaining distant, BART started a conversation, engaging its riders, learning more about them and educating the general population about BART’s issues. But what happens if the agency tweets back? And it’s with the truth?

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See You at NTC 2012 in San Francisco Next Week!

Beth Kanter

Next week should be officially be named “Nonprofit Techie Week” in San Francisco! Next week should be officially be named “Nonprofit Techie Week” in San Francisco! Flickr Photo by Star Dust. Let me know in the comments.