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How the best nonprofits excel at awareness creation
Shweta Kulkarni Shweta Kulkarni

How the best nonprofits excel at awareness creation

Communications professionals working in the not-for-profit sector have arguably one of the most difficult tasks in their organizations: How to keep their nonprofits relevant in a world taken by the ice bucket challenge one day and the Ebola outbreak the next.

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Expat? Trailing Spouse? Immigrant? – An identity Crisis
Shweta Kulkarni Shweta Kulkarni

Expat? Trailing Spouse? Immigrant? – An identity Crisis

Expats, trailing spouses, and immigrants, in my opinion, all have one thing in common: they are willing to relocate to another country. According to wiki (pardon my source), the only difference between expats and immigrants is socioeconomic status. This means that expats are skilled professionals who work in a country other than their home country, whereas immigrants move to another country in search of a better way of life. I believe I understand. Trailing spouses, on the other hand, relocate to another country to support their partner's (usually expat) career.

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Here’s how to inject authenticity into your advocacy efforts
Shweta Kulkarni Shweta Kulkarni

Here’s how to inject authenticity into your advocacy efforts

Authenticity has not always been a central theme in the advocacy community around the world. But recently I’ve noticed a change. After speaking at a luncheon in Brussels, writing an op-ed, and speaking with a number of people in the advocacy community, I have realised that advocates around the world are now stepping up and asking the “how” behind authenticity.

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