Writing advice for lawyers from nonlawyers

By Joachim B. Steinberg From pretty much the moment that we start law school, we get advice on how to be better writers. Most of it is from lawyers (or ex-lawyers). That’s fine to start. Legal writing is a genre and has unique considerations that you have to master, if only because courts demand it,…

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14 Best Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Platforms for Nonprofits

Whether you call it peer-to-peer fundraising, DIY fundraising, or social fundraising, giving your supporters the ability to fundraise for your organization is a time-saving and rewarding fundraising strategy. However, choosing the best platform for your peer-to-peer fundraising campaign can be a daunting process. With that in mind, we wanted to share a list of peer-to-peer…

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PeopleAdmin A PowerSchool Company

2023 in Blogs: Key Topics and Top Tips for HigherEd As 2023 comes to a close, here at PeopleAdmin, we’re looking back at some of the top resources we shared this year! From onboarding to compliance, from retention to employee development, from recruitment marketing to candidate experience, we covered so many topics. Check out some…

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How Higher Ed Institutions Use Technology to Communicate

Higher Ed Institutions Deliver Clear Messaging Using Technology Visual tools can be used to tell stories about student success, from academics to athletics, that can serve as recruitment tools for new students. Inside Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, for example, video walls share the stories of successful graduates of the program as a testament to…

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Specialized Virtual Assistants for Law Firms (2024)

Running a small law firm is hard. Between client work, administrative tasks, and business growth efforts, managing limited time and resources can be a challenge for even the best practitioner. That’s why law firm owners are turning to Get Staffed Up. Offering remote assistants ideal for client-facing administrative tasks, Get Staffed Up (GSU) finds the…

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Benefits of Monthly Donations for Crowdfunding Causes

Monthly donations are a type of charitable giving where donors pledge to make a recurring contribution to an organization every month, rather than making a one-time donation. Monthly donations can be made online or through other payment methods, such as automatic bank transfers or credit card payments. Monthly donations are a popular way for donors…

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Longtime biology professor says public college fired him for teaching X and Y chromosomes determine biological sex

UPDATED (Feb. 28, 2024): After FIRE’s advocacy, Dr. Johnson Varkey has been reinstated as a biology professor at St. Philip’s College. The alleged termination of a St. Philip’s College biology professor for saying X and Y chromosomes determine biological sex raises serious concerns about the state of academic freedom at the public college in Texas. Today,…

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Washington State Eliminates Medical Cannabis Taxation

In November 2012, Washington voters approved the production, processing, and retail sales of recreational cannabis within Washington state under what is known as Initiative 502 (“I-502”). Washington state then provided a regulatory framework for how the legalization of recreational cannabis production, processing, and retail sales would be regulated under what would become the Washington State…

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