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Newsletter: Thinkers vs Feelers vs Deferrers ; IKEA Encourages School Kids to Bully Plant ; Why Does This Bee Have a QR Code Glued to It?

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Foot Locker CEO: Consumers are missing the point on the "retail apocalypse." Retailers are closing stores so they can open fewer but better ones. Speaking of retail closings, Retail Dive is keeping an updated list of retail bankruptcies. Should your nonprofit be on Instagram instead of Facebook ? The newest?

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Amanda Maksin

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. . Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Go over the theme for the newsletter, layout the photo-ops I need, and review pricing of retail items.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Lauren Lawson-Zilai

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. . Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. I worked with the PR manager to brainstorm ideas on garnering media coverage. timeframe.

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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Our experience has been crystal clear—just getting our principal back (and being able to recycle any return into another social enterprise) is a huge win—one we are absolutely comfortable with. Without the pressure of seeking market returns, we are free to focus on true impact in our for-profit investments.

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Without access, these communities become isolated and, as a result, experience reduced economic, educational, and social opportunities. World Bicycle Relief (WBR), a nonprofit social enterprise (where the other two authors of this article work) helps to solve that challenge by distributing bicycles to individuals like the three women above.