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The Struggle for Book Access: Amazon (Blog Post #2)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. Print-disabled people of the world shouldn't be surprised that Amazon isn't going out of its way to help them.

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Meatless Monday: 2 Soups, 1 Salad, 2 Casseroles + Cosmos Apple Pie

Have Fun - Do Good

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. ? Carl Sagan One of the items on my Fun-Do List for Thanksgiving was to try some new recipes, and boy, did I! You're in luck 'cause the New York Times published the recipe! You can see past Meatless Monday posts by clicking here.

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Jocelyn Harmon: People, Words, Technology & Truth: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington. Another big treat is for me is Amazon Overnight Delivery. You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Consider auctioning off a streaming service package with one-year subscriptions to platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Max, Amazon Prime, and Disney+. Search for passes to the most popular theme parks like: Cedar Point Disney World Disneyland Universal Studios Six Flags You can offer one-day, multi-day, or season passes, depending on availability.

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Cause Camp 2017 Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

This ongoing study has been cited in hundreds of publications, including Forbes, TIME, Fast Company, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. John Haydon. JohnHaydon.com. Tyler Riewer. charity: water.

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The Future of the Nonprofit Office: Working from Home v2.0

NTEN

Look for Amazon, Rackspace, Google, and Microsoft to continue spending a lot of time and effort in this area, liberating us from our hardware prisons. . He earned a master's degree in Software Engineering from Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., Look what I can do with my phone! You can follow Grant on Twitter: @geekbyte.

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Writing for Change Conference: An Interview with Elizabeth Pomada

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We are both from New York, but felt that California was the right place to be. EP: We were both in publishing in New York City. When we went back to New York, Michael was suddenly out of a job and he looked for three days in New York, and then decided, "Gee, we should really live in California."