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Approximate Read Time: 5 minutes These headlines (below the logo) from only the first two weeks of March are the latest dispatches from the ever-shifting frontlines of the resurging culture war in the United States. We Say Gay! Hundreds of Iowa students walk out of class to protest LGBTQ bills Des Moines Register, March 1, …
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The story of the ill-fated super ship, the Titanic, is widely known. Approximate Read Time: 5 minutes When it was launched in April 1912 it was the largest passenger ship in the world. It was unthinkable that it could be sunk by anything, let alone an iceberg floating aimlessly in the North Atlantic. Ironically, the …
Ah! Valentine’s Day! Approximate Read Time: 3 minutes A day of joyful surprises or painful disappointments…depending upon our expectations for love. There is one way Valentine’s Day can’t go wrong…if we do some loving things for ourselves. Here are three things you can do for yourself today – for FREE! Try a little Tai Chi …
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...there is something you can do, and we can help. Approximate Read Time: 3 minutes For the last two weeks we’ve been posting information that we hope gets you ready to apply for that next “big” funding announcement. Two weeks ago we posted about the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) funding …
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And a Free Webinar to Help You Get Started Approximate Read Time: 6 minutes Is this you? You’ve been anxiously awaiting a major funding announcement. You open your email inbox and – Ta Da! – there it is. It doesn’t matter whether it is from a state or federal agency or a private funder. It. …
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Approximate Read Time: <5 minutes Last year the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) forecast three new Teen Pregnancy Prevention grants. Grants.gov indicates they could be released as early as next week. For most of my career I (Tom) have worked in many aspects of teen pregnancy prevention – from program development, testing, delivery, and evaluation …
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Approximate Read Time: 4.5 minutes For the past ten years it has been MY honor and privilege to serve you and your organization as the founder and president of Tenacious Change. Now, in 2023, it will be OUR honor and privilege. On January 1 my son, Jakob Klaus, became a full partner in Tenacious Change, …
Approximate Read Time: 3 minutes We are officially kicking off our 10th Anniversary celebration at Tenacious Change! Tenacious Change LLC began as Tom Klaus & Associates, a sole proprietorship, in 2013 because it was quicker and easier to set up a new business using a personal name rather than one that might already be in use. …
The Adventure of Tenacious Change Continues (Approximate Read Time: 30 seconds) Tenacious Change is turning 10 years old...well, not immediately, but we are starting the celebration because we like parties! We have made some plans to celebrate, others in the works, and some are just beginning to emerge. Actually, we are taking three months to …
(Approximate Read Time: 1 minute) https://videopress.com/v/gIFGC3E4?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Today is Cyber Monday and we are running a space limited and time limited special on our streaming short course on community change, Getting Started with the Tenacious Change Approach. Until 11:59 PM tonight (Monday, November 28) you can purchase all 10 lessons of the whole course bundle for …
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