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With the transition to fall comes the inevitable closet reorganization. If you’re the fortunate owner of a walk-in, said reorganization could just be a matter of shuffling the shorts, tees, and sandals to lower-priority positions. For the rest, it likely entails lugging large Tupperware containers to awkward corners of the home. Either way, some kind of evaluation should take place in the process to determine what’s worth storing through the winter and what should be donated. If not now, … [Read more...] about How to Streamline Your Closet and Help Someone in Need in the Process

We try to teach our kids to be kind, considerate people. Central to that is helping them understand that they’re part of a much larger world and appreciate their responsibility to contribute, if they’re in a position to, where there’s a need. But when they’re already having a difficult time sharing toys with their siblings or friends, a simple act of kindness can feel like a daunting challenge. Here are a few tips that can help with that. Help them understand gratitude first Consider … [Read more...] about 4 Ideas to Help Your Kids Understand What Giving is About

You don’t need to work in business or marketing to appreciate just how much real-time data is changing our lives. For example, the rise of social media—a new industry that’s grown out billions of users all over the world sharing many of the most personal aspects of their lives—has opened the door to highly-personalized advertising. Yet, for various reasons, the nonprofit sector has not embraced the technology and tools that are used to capture and use data. Demand, however, is growing for … [Read more...] about What Needs to Change for Nonprofits to Embrace Real-Time Data