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And the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Go To.

Tech Soup

At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. Hearing what those children want to be when they grow up motivated me to share the story with as many people as possible so that they would be able to realize their dreams.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Upcoming Webinar: Creating a Culture of Storytelling

Tech Soup

Enter empowerment and encouragement. first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling. first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling. What is needed is space to create. organization.

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A Webinar: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit

Care2

She specializes in the areas of community engagement, deliberation and empowerment. She lives in Berkeley with her husband and is a mother of two preschool-age children. She has over 15 years of experience as a community organizer and community builder in the United States and South Asia. Ashley has a M.A. Ashley has a M.A.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS.