We'll be at the Town Square by City Hall today from 10-2 with a great mix of farmers, crafters, processors, and concessionaires — as well as WWU's Education for Inclusive Environments program.
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🥚 @fairytalerainboweggs
🍞 @raquels_farmstand
🥕 @farmhouseorganics
🎁 @angelinaelise
Problem is that we're/they're bound by our #Nonprofit#PublicSector status to avoid discussing #capitalism as a problem or naming the political party responsible for this state of affairs @pluralistic, please advise...
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Featured story: “[Molly Ivins] came already baked, so to speak. She was already almost fully developed as a writer. So there was not much editing to do, except maybe tone down some of the excesses. I think I saved a couple of libel suits ...” https://www.texasobserver.org/forging-their-own-way-kaye-northcott/
New study: "Self-published societies have achieved sustained growth in their revenues from publishing while societies with publishing partners have seen a significant decline. For…societies with the means & the will to publish journals in their own right, this study provides compelling evidence for retaining, or even reclaiming, their independence." https://zenodo.org/records/10933141
Sharing what's going on with actual #fediverse#censorship happening over on #threads. Zuck has beef with a small #nonprofit newsroom calling out #meta#facebook ethics and they've decided to try wiping it off the internet. Tell all your friends to bring their receipts to #mastodon before they're gone too
Many job descriptions in the #charity and #nonprofit space are looking for highly experienced people to take on roles with various limitations (e.g. length of contract, full or part time, timezones, etc) . Have you considered hiring a collective of people, with loads of different experience and a wide network of awesome collaborators? We can flex based on your requirements.
If you're having trouble finding your unicorn, think about hiring a herd of them ;)
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What’s your favorite identity management tool for a non-profit with limited budget but ~40,000 identities and growing to manage? We’re already talking to Okta.
Lawmakers Ignored Warnings About New York’s Broken Guardianship System for Decades. Here’s How They Can Fix It.
From public funding for guardians to more scrutiny of #nonprofit providers, experts say policymakers could take several actions to bolster the state’s foundering system for caring for its most vulnerable.
If you have experience setting up the smallest possible non-profit organization in Texas, and you would be willing to help us, could you please contact us?