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Imagine you’re at internship/ work and a young person comes up to you and says, “I’ve been hearing about Black Lives Matter, but I’m not really sure what it is. Can you explain it to me?” Explain the movement using words that a young person would understand. What questions do YOU have about BLM? Post at least two The black lives matter moment is a a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission is to build local power and to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.  This is an explanation posted on the black lives matter movement's website, and is my best way of explaining the movement itself. Basically, the movement is based on the recent publicity of the large incarceration of black men in America, and the notion that all lives matter no matter what race you are. My question as an outsider, and a white female, is what can we as a society do to help further push this movement into being more publicized an...

1. The mission of the YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that help healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Core Values: Caring: to demonstrate a sincere concern for others, for their needs and well-being 2. In my own words, the  problems that these statements imply is that it might turn people away because of the organizations beliefs. 3. I think the fact that the YMCA is a christian based non-profit is good in theory because they are spreading their religious beliefs into their program. The only thing I would change is the name of the YMCA, because it stands for Young Mens Christian Association, and in reality there are just as many females working and attending the YMCA as there are males.

Blog post #1 on Idealist Guide: Using the article and your own experiences, write a paragraph defining  nonprofits. What are 4 characteristics of nonprofit organizations? ALSO: Write one question that emerged for you in reading this article (this might be something you didn’t understand or something you want to learn more about). Nonprofits are programs that use the money they make to achieve their mission statement and/or goals, as opposed to other companies that use their money to distribute it to the share holders of the company itself. A nonprofit is filled with people who are striving to make a difference in the world, without the intent of profiting for their own benefit. Nonprofit organizations are selfless and strive to give more to others who cannot give for themselves. As a member of a nonprofit organization (YMCA) I have seen the impact of these nonprofit organizations and feel that they are a vital part of society and can really make a difference in changing t...