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Sometimes your greatest supporters are all around you. The Women’s Building’s Win the Windows campaign shows how to connect with the people who love you but don’t really know you or how to support you. The Women’s Building (TWB) was the first women-owned community center in …
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LightBox Collaborative clients Meyer Foundation, based in Washington, DC, and Weingart Foundation, based in Los Angeles, are both dedicated to addressing the root causes of inequity. Through our work with both organizations, we’ve identified three key practices to consider when …
When I first attended the Nonprofit Communications Institute five years ago, I was looking to hone my skills for working on nonprofit campaigns. I had spent more than 15 years doing public relations primarily for corporations, tech start-ups, and social entrepreneurs and I was …
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April Fools Day has come and gone. But we couldn’t let the occasion get too far away from us without recognizing that beautiful trouble and joyous revolt have always played a critical role in social change. Just think of your favorite signs from the Women’s March and you’ll see …
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President's Day is usually a day when we honor America's presidents. But for those of us who care about clean water and air, a free press, and justice for immigrants, women, Muslims, people of color, and countless other groups that have been systematically targeted by the current …
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