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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month

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Since the 1800s, organizations by and for people with disabilities have existed, but they exploded in popularity in the 1900s. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. That’s why Disability Pride Month is important! On July 26, 1990, President George H.W.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

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Shawn Martin , Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement, and Policy, . In this session, you will learn about key aspects of the QPP, what is to come and how advocacy from medicine achieved improvements for patients and physicians. Have you struggled to find a balance between content and confidence in your writing?

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Juneteenth Resources

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Organizations to Connect With. Whether you’re looking for educational resources or want to get involved, these organizations are a great place to start. Color Of Change —Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. Organizations to Donate to. Find yours here. Young, Black, & Lit.

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2015 Jim Lynch Award Winner — Kyle Wiens of iFixit

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If we open up most of our devices, we are usually violating the warranty and (in some cases) federal law. He describes it as "a united front of consumers, environmental organizations, the aftermarket, and digital rights advocacy groups." He is expanding the Digital Right to Repair Coalition.

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[VIDEO] Building Your Nonprofit’s Engagement Engine

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But don’t do that right now, wait at least an hour because we got Sarah Durham, one of my favorites joining us from Massachusetts. Advomatic builds and supports websites for nonprofits and also works with a lot of great organizations, some of whom are in the room. Hey, Sarah, how are you doing? Always fun. Steven: I love it.

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Meet Nicola M. Wells: Social Media As An Online Door Knocking Campaign for Immigrant Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wells, Blogger and Community Organizer "We need to treat many of our social tools like door knocking, if someone comments on our site, we should take that as a hello, and use it to open a door to a potential relationship with a new leader, member, or supporter." How do you use technology as part of your organizing work?