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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. ACCP / Atlanta, GA / TBD.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter! Why Social Media?

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

Despite the good effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the unemployment rate for disabled American adults is 72% , about three times that of non-disabled people. The marriage of refurbishment and accessible technology started in the early 1980s with the founding of the National Cristina Foundation. In the U.S.