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Michael Stein
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Paris & London native. Northern California transplant. Dad & husband. Brentford Football Club fan. Botanist, writer, fundraiser, kayaker, francophile, sci-fi fan, bookworm, woke.
An 83-year-old Hiroshima survivor and a 12-year-old volunteer are keeping memory and peace alive. "Beneath the Sky of August" captures remembrance as survivor voices fade. Please support or share the film’s crowdfunding campaign. Some stories fade. This one can’t.
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Beneath the Sky of August - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Beneath the Sky of August captures quiet passing of memory between 83-year-old Hiroshima survivor Kunihiko Iida and 12-year-old Shun Sasaki. Their exchange, tender and timeless, turns trauma into teac...
seedandspark.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm really excited about this forthcoming anthology!
Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is an amazing mash-up of climate change and crime fiction. Highly recommend this collection of talented short story writers. #climatechange #crimefiction
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
East Bay nonprofit friends — join us Wed Dec 3, 2025 (6–8 PM) at Cornerstone in Berkeley, Calif. for the Giving Tuesday Edition of the Assoc of Fundraising Professionals East Bay Constellation! 🌉
Free for AFP members | $10 non-members
👉 afpgoldengate.glueup.com/event/east-b...
#GivingTuesday
October 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🍺 Bay Area nonprofit tech friends — our next NTEN Tech Club meetup is Wed, Nov 12 (5–7 PM) at Temescal Brewing, Oakland!
Casual convos, smart people, good vibes.
RSVP 👉 www.nten.org/connect/comm...
#NonprofitTech #NTEN
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My colleague Sari McConnell, CFRE, MBA at Donor Boom is offering a session on "Navigating the 2025 Tax Law: Strategic Guidance for Nonprofits" and covers the changes to the tax deductibility of charitable gifts. www.donorboom.com/navigating-2... #nonprofit #nonprofits
Navigating the 2025 Tax Law Program | Donor Boom | Ignite Generosity | SF Bay Area
Navigating the 2025 Tax Law kicks off Donor Boom’s new !!Launchpad!! series: bite-size trainings that build your data analytical skills and grow your fundraising revenue. This two-week program gives y...
www.donorboom.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Great article on predictions for the four most “frightening” changes that non-profits will face in digital ads by this time next year from the very smart agency folks at @mrcampaigns.bsky.social . Must read.
www.mrss.com/lab/four-sca... #nonprofit #nonprofits
Four Scary Predictions for Digital Advertising in 2026 - M+R
Let’s dive into our predictions for the four most “frightening” changes we think non-profits will face in digital ads by this time next year.
www.mrss.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.

www.polygon.com/strange-days...
30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better
Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech
www.polygon.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Discover how community-driven solutions are transforming early childhood education. Join the Oct 28 webinar with changemakers from Africa.
🔗 RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Hosted by US Africa Initiatives: us-africa-initiatives.com
#Ghana
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Drone Zone fans, here's a new release that we really love:
exospheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/reel-l...
Reel Landscapes, by Isostatic
9 track album
exospheremusic.bandcamp.com
June 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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My novel, The Subtle Art of Folding Space, has a cover!
Read about repairing physics, unreasonable parental expectations, and great Taiwanese food! Out on April 7, 2026. Pre-order now: t.co/0nz8JuNhwf
Art credits: Jacket art by Weston Wei, Jacket Design by Katie Klimowicz.
May 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Harry Lynch at Sanky Communications is a sage and this essay on the rebirth of direct mail fundraising in the current age of multi-channel communications lays down some wise words. #nonprofit #fundraising #afp #associationoffundraisingprofessionals afpglobal.org/direct-mail-...
Direct Mail is Dead. Long Live Direct Mail! | Association of Fundraising Professionals
Naysayers of a decade ago were right. Postage and printing costs have gone nowhere but up, while response rates have trended—slowly but inexorably—down. Donor acquisition through the mail, at least on...
afpglobal.org
April 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is a great article that summarizes the five key benefits of Donor Management Software tools for nonprofits, written by an experienced strategist in the nonprofit field. Please read and share. www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-dono...
5 Donor Management Software Capabilities that Drive Fundraising Results
As revenue streams like state and federal funding become less reliable, nonprofit organizations are turning to individual donors to sustain and grow their work. But tapping into that potential takes m...
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April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Orders piling up this week for We Stand On Guard, exceeded the total sales for the title in 2024. The limited edition deluxe hardcover is almost completely sold-out at the distributor and copies of the paperback are flying off the shelves at record speed." www.cbr.com/brian-k-vaug...
Brian K. Vaughan Breaks Silence on the Return of His Controversial Comic
Acclaimed writer Brian K. Vaughan comments on the renewed success of his prescient 2015 comic series We Stand On Guard.
www.cbr.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Technology is great. So great, in fact, it took away your ability to say No and replaced it with Maybe Later over a decade ago.

And now they're coming for your ability to say Maybe Later, too.
February 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status.

The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.
LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM