Fundraising
fromFast Company
1 day agoHow giving starts progress and leadership scales it
Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
#club-integration
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fromBoston.com
1 day agoBU rally pushes back on Pride flag removals, calls for policy change
The rally, held at 1 Silber Way, was organized by Terrier Courage, a group that has collected more than 2,000 signatures on a petition urging the university to reconsider its rules on displays on public-facing windows and walls.
Boston
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours agoYoung people want to come together': experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham
Teenagers organized chaotic gatherings in London via social media, leading to disorder and arrests, prompting political outrage and calls for action against youth behavior.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
22 hours agoI retired at 64 with a generous pension and a calendar full of plans - and by month three I was staring at my phone realizing I had nobody to call just to talk, not because I needed something - Silicon Canals
Retirement can lead to unexpected loneliness and a realization of the lack of genuine friendships built outside of work.
Non-profit organizations
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 days agoHow Dissolving Your Nonprofit Can Strengthen the Sector | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Nonprofit leaders must sometimes choose to dissolve organizations intentionally rather than forcing survival in a weakened state.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days agoI was laid off twice from the same company. The second time was a gut punch but taught me not to take cuts personally.
When the CEO held a virtual town hall in 2020 and said there needed to be layoffs, I knew I would be one of the first to go because I served zero purpose at that point.
Marketing
Photography
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 days agoCapturing connection: How to document your next London networking event - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Collaborating with a professional event photographer is essential for capturing meaningful moments and enhancing brand storytelling through high-quality images.
fromPsychology Today
3 days agoPartnership on the Spiritual Path
Devon Hase states, 'People are trying desperately to fix, optimize, or escape their way out of relationship difficulty - and suffering more for the effort. Social media has made this worse! We're surrounded by images of perfect partnerships while quietly drowning in our own ordinary struggles.' This highlights the pressure couples feel in the age of social media.
Mindfulness
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
3 days agoDoKnow & DaHawmies in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
DoKnow, born Daniel Lopez in Los Angeles, is a comedian who torpedoed the glass ceiling by podcasting his relatable, laid-back way of looking at the world.
Podcast
#social-networks
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPeople who keep their circle small aren't antisocial. They genuinely learned that intimacy and popularity are opposing forces, even though loneliness occasionally shows up as the cost of admission - Silicon Canals
Intimacy and popularity are competing pursuits; small social circles reflect a natural structure of human relationships, not a failure of social development.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI hated small talk for thirty years because I thought it was shallow - until I noticed that every meaningful relationship I've ever had started with a conversation about the weather, a shared queue, or a throwaway comment that neither of us expected to lead anywhere - Silicon Canals
Small talk serves as a gateway to deeper conversations and meaningful relationships, contrary to the belief that it is shallow and pointless.
Non-profit organizations
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
3 days agoAI in the Nonprofit Sector Is a Question of Governance, Not Just Technology | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Nonprofits face a critical choice in shaping AI governance or risk external control over its implementation and impact.
#friendship
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours agoPsychology
People who are kind and intelligent but have no close friends have usually spent so long being competent in every situation that they've forgotten, or never learned, how to be helpless in front of someone - and helplessness, offered honestly, is one of the primary raw materials that close friendship has always been made from - Silicon Canals
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 day agoHow to Cultivate Adult Friendships
Negative beliefs about rejection hinder relationship building, while consistent interactions and practicing social skills foster connections and reduce anxiety.
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology
The hardest friendships to maintain aren't the ones with conflict. They're the ones where both people are growing but in different directions, and neither person is wrong, and there's no argument to have, just a slow widening that nobody caused and nobody can fix. - Silicon Canals
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoThe friends you can call after six months of silence and pick up exactly where you left off aren't low maintenance. They're the only people who ever loved the version of you that exists between performances. - Silicon Canals
Friendships that endure long silences are often deeper and more honest than those requiring constant interaction.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours agoPeople who are kind and intelligent but have no close friends have usually spent so long being competent in every situation that they've forgotten, or never learned, how to be helpless in front of someone - and helplessness, offered honestly, is one of the primary raw materials that close friendship has always been made from - Silicon Canals
Real friendship is built on vulnerability and connection, not competence or capability.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says the most isolating part of retirement isn't being alone - it's realizing that most of your relationships were held together by proximity, routine, and utility, not genuine curiosity about who you are - Silicon Canals
Most relationships are maintained by physical proximity rather than genuine connection, a truth that becomes evident in retirement.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThe hardest friendships to maintain aren't the ones with conflict. They're the ones where both people are growing but in different directions, and neither person is wrong, and there's no argument to have, just a slow widening that nobody caused and nobody can fix. - Silicon Canals
Friendships often end due to gradual emotional distance rather than specific events, highlighting the importance of recognizing blameless drift.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoThe friends you can call after six months of silence and pick up exactly where you left off aren't low maintenance. They're the only people who ever loved the version of you that exists between performances. - Silicon Canals
Friendships that endure long silences are often deeper and more honest than those requiring constant interaction.
Media industry
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
4 days agoPolitics in an Attention Economy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Candidates must be cultural figures to succeed in today's American politics, navigating an attention economy shaped by algorithms.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe people who say 'I'm fine with whatever you want to do' in every social situation aren't easygoing. They've simply never been in an environment where stating a preference didn't start a negotiation they couldn't afford to lose. - Silicon Canals
People who appear easygoing may actually be practicing conflict avoidance as a survival strategy learned from past experiences.
fromHarvard Business Review
1 week agoTreat Nonprofits as Strategic Partners, Not Just Philanthropic Recipients
Most for-profit companies still confine nonprofit relationships to corporate philanthropy. Donations flow through foundations, annual reports highlight community contributions, and nonprofit engagement is framed as evidence of corporate responsibility.
Non-profit organizations
Education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 weeks agoStudents Build Belonging Through Service
Neumann University mobilized nearly 1,000 students, alumni, and faculty to complete 60,000 volunteer hours during its 60th anniversary, addressing community needs while strengthening institutional belonging.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThere's a specific kind of loyalty that keeps people in jobs, cities, and friendships years after the reason they stayed has disappeared. It's not inertia. It's that leaving would require admitting the time already spent wasn't building toward something, and that admission costs more than staying another year. - Silicon Canals
People remain in unfulfilling situations due to the fear of admitting past investments were unproductive, not because of passivity or fear of change.
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
2 weeks agoTwo Collaborative Learning () Events This Week
The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project hosts two free public events: Louise Edwards discussing childhood and gender in China on March 19, and Peter Hershock exploring AI and agency from a Buddhist perspective on March 20.
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
2 weeks agoFrom the Editor: Building Community Isn't Always Fun. Do It Anyway.
Proximity-based community organizing builds solidarity across differences through sustained engagement and shared material goals, fostering understanding that transcends initial disagreements.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months agoWant to be part of a village? You might need to get out of your comfort zone
People say it takes a village to do difficult things: raise a child, sustain a community, build a barn. But we don't often talk a lot about what it takes to be a villager. What does it mean to not just be in a community, but to help create one? Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, says the key is to put yourself out there, even if it's scary.
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