Communications Strategist; MJ Fan; Floridian in Exile. Insatiably Curious One. When does the exodus begin?
Washington, DC
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"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."
Watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize speech, where he accepted the award on behalf of the American civil rights movement: bit.ly/3bJCQuc
#MLKDay
Ordered! Can't wait to read this!
The endorsements for Black Power Scorecard are in. Pre-order today! us.macmillan.com/books/97812… #books #AuthorsOfTwitter #author @HenryHolt @BrookingsInst
"Today’s communications landscape demands that social sector organizations move away from a 20th-century broadcasting approach and toward dialogue, relationship-building, and fostering community."
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.@RepStenyHoyer please pass the NAPA Reauthorization Act of 2023 and the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act. It’s time to renew our nation’s commitment to addressing Alzheimer’s disease by building on the National Alzheimer’s Plan.
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#CreateAthonDC2024 is a time-based design sprint for social impact. Applications for DC-area #nonprofits and #volunteers are now open!
Submit now - dc.aiga.org/programs-initiat…
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#designforgood #aigadc @CenterNonprof @NatlCouncilNPs @mdnonprofits @communityfndn
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“Michael Jackson was not an artist who comes along once in a decade, a generation, or a lifetime. He was an artist who comes along only once, period. He was driven by his hunger to learn, to constantly top himself, to be the best.” – Motown Records founder Berry Gordy
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At many companies, people spend around 80% of their time in meetings or answering colleagues’ requests, leaving little time for all the critical work they must complete on their own. s.hbr.org/3j4ZTS1
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Read my column, “Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.,” via @nytopinion and let me know what you think nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opini…
"No one should have to sacrifice their own health and well-being to make the world better." - @NonprofitAF | Nonprofit work and its toll on our physical health, and what we need to do about it nonprofitaf.com/2024/04/nonp… #npcomm
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We're celebrating #GivingTuesday by opening applications for our Purpose PRogram, offering free #publicrelations training + mentoring to DC-area #nonprofits. Apply today at bit.ly/SCCPurposePRogram.
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⏳ Content creators surge past legacy media as news hits tipping point.
"As a profusion of independent online producers of news programming has risen to prominence, the ramifications for society are still coming into focus." @TaylorLorenz @WashingtonPost wapo.st/47hEiNU
.@ChrisVanHollen Thank you for supporting the NAPA Reauthorization Act (S.133/H.R.619) and the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act (S.134/H.R.620). Please continue encouraging your colleagues to join you in support of these bills. #ENDALZ
It’s time to renew our nation’s commitment to addressing Alzheimer’s disease by building on the National Alzheimer’s Plan. @LeaderHoyer @SenatorCardin please cosponsor the NAPA Reauthorization Act of 2023 and the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act.
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In honor of International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023, the WH GPC is seeking nominations for girls in the U.S. (ages 14 to 18) who are leading change by tackling important issues facing their communities.
Deadline to submit: August 25, 2023.
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Vu Le certainly has a way with words: "We’re so focused on stirring the risotto of capitalism that we’re not noticing we’re burning the multilayered lasagna of equity."
On what laziness looks like in #nonprofits: nonprofitaf.com/2023/06/your…
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"Research on schools in states that have eliminated affirmative action suggests no other single admissions policy will produce current levels of racial & ethnic diversity on its own." urbn.is/3JtPaPp
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“Considering how vital journalism is to society, and yet how poorly resourced most media organizations are, and how many journalists are also underpaid and shop at Ross Dress for Less, you should already know what it must feel like to be in nonprofit.”nonprofitaf.com/2023/06/hey-…