Charity Spotlight – Sleep Day

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On Friday, November 4, make a donation and wear your PJs to work or school.

Sleep Day is a terrific fun initiative that resonates what Sleeping Children Around the World is all about. It is inspiring to comprehend the tangible impact SCAW continues to have.

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Where to blog?

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Many organisations are hedging between onsite blogs, Medium and LinkedIn Pulse. Here we explore key questions, insights and offer recommendations.

Which blog publishing platform is the most appropriate in what circumstance or whether you should post the same or different content to each?

  • Brands that blog generate 67% more leads per month than those that don’t.
  • Blogs give websites 434% more indexed pages and 97% more indexed links.

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Charity Spotlight – The Push for Change

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We believe ending youth homelessness is possible – declares The Push for Change as Joe Roberts walks a 9,000km, 17-month journey across Canada.

We applaud Joe Roberts and the Push for Change team for the work they are doing to raise awareness and dollars to end youth homelessness. It coincides with the launch of The State of Homelessness in Canada 2016 report.

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Converging strands in the future of health outcomes

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A shift towards health outcomes from care delivery is becoming a movement. Our ongoing research into health outcome models has navigated us through converging strands about the future of health outcomes.

This post directs you to that further reading; a book, podcasts, and websites.

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How to write great speaker biographies

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We have been working behind the scenes editing speaker biographies and session summaries for a wound care conference. Here is what we learned and our tips for getting it right.

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A year of Charity Spotlights revisited

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The inception of this Charity Spotlight feature is coming on its first anniversary. Here is a round-up of the charity spotlights we have featured this summer. We also point to the value of hashtags.

Opencity Inc. thinks giving a spotlight to charities is important and one way we can be socially responsible.

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