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Music: A Prescription for Health and Social Connection

NonProfit Quarterly

Their findings demonstrate that music not only improves dementia patients’ social communication but can also reduce caregivers’ distress. Relatedly, there is a growing ecosystem of interventions that utilize the healing power of music to improve community health, such as the work of the Black Music Therapy Network, Inc.

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Essential Skills for Staying Competitive in the Global Job Market

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Companies can now hire workers without being constrained by geography, thanks to developments in communication and technology. As businesses grow internationally, another challenge is adjusting to different cultural norms and work styles. As one might expect, the primary obstacle in the global job market is heightened competition.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Because we offer expert training and technical assistance across the continuum of sexual violence prevention and response (as well as to a wide variety of professions in both nonprofit and public service systems), having so many advisory committees ensures that we are collaborating with people working in all aspects of the sexual violence field.

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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Residents, regardless of zip code or how much money they have, can breathe clean air, eat healthy and culturally appropriate food, and have a safe, affordable place to call home. Flexible, Collaborative Learning. However, in far too many places in the United States, that’s not the case. But that isn’t the end goal.

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President & Chief Executive Officer

NC Nonprofit

The Center collaborates with leaders, policymakers, and other stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels to promote policy solutions and practices that help nonprofits more effectively deliver programs and services to our NC communities. Ensure adherence to the personnel policies in all hiring and employment practices.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Marketing & Communications. Marketing & Communications / #2016DML / @dmlconference. Marketing & Communications. Marketing & Communications / #affectconf / @AffectConf. Marketing & Communications. Opportunity Collaboration. Opportunity Collaboration. Nonprofit Management.

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Redesigning the Birth Experience of Native Parents: A Case Study of Community Codesign

NonProfit Quarterly

Rather, it shifts into a different sort of navigation: the too-common experience of being a Native person in a healthcare system that is mostly unaware of the historical trauma and cultural traditions that infuse the birth experience of Native people. There was a communication gap that created misunderstandings and fear.

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