Author: Sarah Hendrickx File Type: epub The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of a person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has largely gone unresearched and unreported until recently. In this book Sarah Hendrickx has collected both academic research and personal stories about girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives.Outlining how autism presents differently and can hide itself in females and what the likely impact will be for them throughout their lifespan, the book looks at how females with ASD experience diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships, sexuality, employment, pregnancy and parenting, and aging. It will provide invaluable guidance for the professionals who support these girls and women and it will offer women with autism a guiding light in interpreting and understanding their own life experiences through the experiences of others.

Author: Robert D. Atkinson File Type: pdf This important book delivers a critical wake-up call a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way, and while other nations are making support for technology and innovation a central tenet of their economic strategies and policies, America lacks a robust innovation policy. What does this portend? Robert Atkinson and Stephen Ezell, widely respected economic thinkers, report on profound new forces that are shaping the global economyforces that favor nations with innovation-based economies and innovation policies. Unless theUnitedStates enacts public policies to reflect this reality, Americans facethe relatively lower standards of living associated with a noncompetitive national economy.The authors explore how a weak innovation economy not only contributed to the Great Recession but is delaying Americas recovery from it and how innovation in theUnited Statescompares with that in other developed and developing nations. Atkinson and Ezell then lay out a detailed, pragmatic road map for America to regain its global innovation advantage by 2020, as well asmaximize the global supply of innovation and promote sustainable globalization.

Author: Jeffrey David Stauch File Type: epub Today, nearly every charitable nonprofit, advocacy group, professional group, and politicianrelies on the philanthropy of others. Whether itsa private college, a hospital or museum, a lobbying group, or a local, low-budget food shelf, operational and marketing costs and capital investments are often largely underwritten through the generous support of donors. Nonprofits need some people to write $25 checks on a regular basis, and they need others to make six-figure pledges. The bad news Since the economic collapse of 2008, getting people to part with precious dollars has become ever more difficult. The good news is that people are still inclined to be generous to organizations, causes, and candidatesthey believe in. Effective Frontline Fundraising providesthe information youll need to set up and manage an effective development team capable of consistently raising gifts, both large and small.Effective Frontline Fundraising will not only teach those skillsfor getting the gift you want in the short run, but it will also show how to build a meaningful, long-lasting relationship between your organization and your donor base. This book ullShows how to keep that organizational lifebloodcashrunning through your vital operations llExplains how to create a firm foundation from which to solicit funds llProvides examples of successful and unsuccessful fundraising messages and plans llTeaches you how to ask confidently for gifts from $25 to $1,000,000 ... or more! lulWhat youll learnYou will learn to ullRecruit a rock-solid development team llDevise and implement an annual fundraising plan llCraft a motivating fundraising message llTime your solicitations to maximize return llMaintain positive relationships with your donor base llGain an understanding of the gift cycle llLeverage volunteers, events, and other development resources and opportunities llBuild the confidence to make the big ask for major gifts lulWho this book is forEffective Frontline Fundraising is geared toward small to medium nonprofits that are just beginning to professionalize their development offices. It is for new directors of developmentinstitutional advancement who need to build an operation from the ground up. It is for anyone raising funds for political organizations, individual candidates for public office, and advocacy groups. And it is for fundraising professionals who are just about to go after the big fish. Table of ContentshrIntroduction Theres No Such Thing as Luck 1. Nonprofits, Cash Flow, and PhilanthropyFitting the Puzzle Pieces Together 2. The Role of a Fundraiser 3. The Gift Cycle Setting the Foundation 4. Assembling Your Team 5. Data and Records Basic Tools 6. Annual Planning and Goal Setting 7. Crafting Your Message 8. Stewardship The Last and First Step in the Gift Cycle 9. Road Warriors 10. Techniques for the Face-to-Face Solicitation 11. Major Gifts Finding Funds for Big Projects 12. Political Fundraising 13. Fundraising for Advocacy Groups 14. ConclusionGet out There and Start Raising Money! Appendix AResources Books and Web SitesAppendix BSample Effective Solicitation PiecesAppendix CPublic Sources of FundingAbout the AuthorJeffrey David Stauchreceived his BA in political science at Middlebury College and his MA in social sciences at the University of Chicago.He started his career in fundraising in Boston with Grassroots Campaigns, Inc., and Telefund, Inc.Jeffrey is currently the assistant director of principal gifts at a small, elite liberal arts college.He is also the volunteer giving officer for Betasab (www.betasab.org), a home for orphaned children in Ethiopia. When not at work, he runs, trains in the martial art of aikido, and writes creative non-fiction. He has a pet rabbit.

Author: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen File Type: pdf Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates that constitute the UAE represent not only the most successful Arab federal experiment but also the most durable. However, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath underscored the continuing imbalance between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the five northern emirates. Meanwhile, the post-2011 security crackdown revealed the acute sensitivity of officials in Abu Dhabi to social inequalities and economic disparities across the federation. The United Arab Emirates Power, Politics, and Policymaking charts the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a significant regional power and major player in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African Politics, as well as the closest partner of the US in military and security affairs in the region. It also explores the seamier underside of that growth in terms of the condition of migrant workers, recent interventions in Libya and Yemen, and, latterly, one of the highest rates of political prisoners per capita in the world. The book concludes with a discussion of the likely policy challenges that the UAE will face in coming years, especially as it moves towards its fiftieth anniversary in 2021. Providing a comprehensive and accessible assessment of the UAE, this book will be a vital resource for students and scholars of International Relations and Middle East Studies, as well as non-specialists with an interest in the United Arab Emirates and its global position.