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Fostering a Self-Advocacy Movement for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Israel

The human rights approach to disabilities shapes the piercing social message of "nothing about us without us&quo...

The human rights approach to disabilities shapes the piercing social message of "nothing about us without us". This message can raise the awareness of people with diverse disabilities, including people with intellectual disabilities, to their right to be involved in making decisions concerning all aspects of their life. Unfortunately the actualization of this basic human right is severely lacking in most people's day-to-day reality.  People with disabilities have been discriminated against for centuries and they have not had access to civic and political participation. This is particularly prevalent for people with intellectual disabilities. Continue reading here.

Fostering a Self-Advocacy Movement for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Israel, February 7, 2013, Zeh Lezeh (For One Another), by Jean Judes, Beit Issie Shapiro; & David B. Marcu

The Importance of Endowments: Building a Stronger Organization with Smarter Asset Management

While every vibrant Jewish nonprofit today should pay attention to building a strong endowment, some organizations ha...

While every vibrant Jewish nonprofit today should pay attention to building a strong endowment, some organizations haejewish philanthropyve approached the process through two concurrent (and compatible) philosophies: seeking more philanthropic support as the primary objective and, at the same time, developing ways to reduce costs and enhance investment strategies. Both are important. Continue reading here.

The Importance of Endowments: Building a Stronger Organization with Smarter Asset Management, February 8, 2013, eJP, by Robert I. Evans & Avrum D. Lapin

How To Easily Repurpose Your Content for Social Channels

Your organization uses an editorial calendar to plan out content for different channels, but there is still need the ...

Your organization uses an editorial calendar to plan out content for different channels, but there is still need the need to optimize it for different channels and do that efficiently. Optimizing your content for social channels does not have to be labor intensive. Many organizations create great content for their web sites or blogs and slightly tweak it for Facebook or Twitter - with a focus on making it visual. And, of course, there are benefits to visual content like increased engagement. Continue reading here.

How To Easily Repurpose Your Content for Social Channels, February 5, 2013, Beth's Blog, by Beth Kanter