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The holidays are a time for creativity, connection and compassion. As artists + creatives, we have the power to touch hearts and brighten lives through our work. Here are some ideas to spread kindness this season: 🎁 Create with Care: Design small, meaningful artworks to gift to neighbors, friends, or local charities. 🤝 Support Your Community: Collaborate with other artists + creatives to host a workshop or holiday event. 💌 Share Your Story: Share one of your works of art + creativity that celebrates kindness and encourages others to do the same. 🎨 Pay it Forward: Offer your time or talents to a cause close to your heart. Let’s make this season brighter, one brushstroke of kindness at a time. 💛

Excited to join Lisa Joy Rosing, owner of Joy of Downsizing, and SRES professional Lisa Schulkin for a Rightsizing Seminar at Avidor Evanston. We will provide a ton of rightsizing tips! 1727 Oak Ave, Evanston, IL May 14th, 5 PM Until then, here is a tip: When transitioning from a large home to a smaller space, there is often a great deal of bulky in-between-era furniture left behind. What can we do with it? Solution! Post individual pieces for free on OfferUp or Facebook Marketplace. In the ad, make sure to include the following: 1) plenty of careful, loving photos taken in the sunshine from multiple angles (including insides of drawers) 2) the item's dimensions 3) your intersection and suburb/town name 4) the phrase "pick up only" in the ad www.LongWorldServices.com #Donate #downsizing #estateplanning #sres #sandwichgenerationation #caregiversupport #seniormoves #seniorlivingcommunity #agingparents #agingwell #smallspaces #freecycle

Please consider supporting this initiative and help unleash the inner voices of those who are non-speaking or minimally speaking. This population has been grossly under estimated and under served. They are BRILLIANT and deserve to be heard! Your donation = -Scholarships for local Nonspeaking & Minimally Speaking individuals to access alternative communication (i.e., spelling to communicate/letterboards) -Community building for Nonspeaking individuals and their families in NE Ohio -Public education on global Apraxia & helping to shift the inaccurate assumption that non-speaking means non-thinking https://lnkd.in/eztv7nZ5

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🚨 We got a problem YO let’s solve it 🚨 As an industry let’s lace up our boots and partner with TechForce Foundation to resolve it! Specialty , Independents ,dealers far and near. Let’s join forces and empower this newer generation that wants to be here! Whether a donation or a piece of our time. Our combined skill sets can help change the stigma around our industry one mentorship at a time. #strongertogether #investinsolutions

BOO! 👻 Did we scare you? That's good. Now, let's discuss how to raise some serious donations this Halloween. Skip the year-end scramble. Halloween fundraising is a chance to stand out, engage your community, and make a real impact. Here's why 👇 1️⃣ The novelty factor. Break the mold! A Halloween-themed event cuts through the noise of traditional appeals and re-energizes your donor base. 2️⃣ Community and creativity. Costume contests, haunted houses, themed auctions... Halloween is a playground for fun, forging deeper connections with your supporters. 3️⃣ Storytelling with a twist. Sharing stories of how your organization conquers challenges or brings light to dark situations. It'll give your donors goosebumps (the good kind!) and inspire them to get involved. 4️⃣ Year-round momentum. A successful Halloween event sets the stage for continued engagement, turning one-time donors into loyal supporters. Conjure up some serious donations with Silent Auction Pro’s powerful tools. Our #fundraisingplatform will handle the logistics so you can focus on the Halloween fun!

Check out a great nonprofit spotlight from the Journal of Nonprofit Innovation - Cameras For Girls

I promise I'll post about my actual job (we have a new video to share about Mainframe mod and GenAI!) but as summer winds to a close I wanted to share a charity opportunity related to Golf: https://lnkd.in/g2i6mqfG Ultimately this is about helping kids lead healthier lives and is related to the amazing work that Jack and Barbara Nicklaus have done across the world to help kids heal and thrive with their Play Yellow initiative. My Wife Ashley and her colleague Kelli are going to play 72 holes of golf in one day and they are going to make it rain birdies. If you have a bit of a gambling mindset, you can make a donation based on the number of birdies they're going to make. You can also make an up-front donation. Note that this is focused on Colorado - ask your local pro if something is happening near you! Why is this on LinkedIn? Two reasons - first - this is really the only social media I do. I do so little I don't know if this actually counts as social media. Second - having married a professional golfer I've learned a lot about golf that has surprised me. Watching Ashley and her friends and colleagues navigate a male-dominated world (5% of PGA professionals are women. 5%!) is in many ways a clearer lens to the same challenges we see in technology. The backlash we've seen in some pockets of the world against fostering inclusion - one person's opinion here - ignores the reality that a diversity of thought and opinion makes teams better. Here's a golf example - when you're taking a golf lesson, you are incredibly vulnerable and it can be intimidating - no single approach works for everyone. Finding a coach that resonates with you (and this can be especially hard for women coming to the game, or children wanting to learn) is critical to your experience. There is not a long line to draw between this phenomenon and what we see in technology as leaders, mentors and peers. Also, golf is fundamentally a game of integrity - I've seen remarkable examples of leadership and integrity on the course (look up "Sahith Theegala penalty" for an unbelievable example recently) and again it reminds me of all the things we try to do as leaders and professionals in business. I've always liked the phrase "integrity is what happens when no one is looking" and if golf can help me and others to model that, there's more to the game than I thought. Let me close by saying - for those in the Northern Hemisphere - enjoy the last gasps of summer, whatever brings you outside to do so!

*AMAZING FETE BY YOUNG CHILDREN* "Amazing Fete by Young Children" suggests an impressive or remarkable event, celebration, or performance organized by or involving young children. A "fete" is often a festival, fair, or public celebration that includes various activities like games, performances, stalls, or food. In this context, it could refer to: ◾A school or community fair organized by children where they showcase their talents or creativity. ◾A series of performances, such as singing, dancing, or acting, where children display exceptional skills. ◾A charitable event where young children actively contribute by setting up stalls, running games, or helping with fundraising efforts. The word "amazing" emphasizes that the children's efforts were particularly impressive, perhaps because of their creativity, teamwork, or the success of the event. #kidsactivities #kids #kidsofinstagram #kidsfashion #children #fun #preschoolactivities #toddleractivities #learning #education #activitiesforkids #play #kidsart #kidsfun #kidsplay #art Follow Satish Kakri