Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 18, 2007

Although we are well known in the national and international disability field, it's been about ten years since I spent much time in DC (last time was the original Section 508 federal advisory committee in the 90s). We spent time talking with OSEP and our new partners from the University of Guam.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In fact, people are much more likely to remember a story (63%) than a statistic (5%) according to research from Stanford University. Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course. He resides in the DC-Metro area.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

In fact, people are much more likely to remember a story (63%) than a statistic (5%) according to research from Stanford University. Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course. He resides in the DC-Metro area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. I also taught a workshop for social startups at Singularity University here in Mountain, View on how to create a Happy Healthy Start Up Culture.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

in Finance and Strategic Marketing from San Diego State University. He is an active board member for Rock Creek Conservancy and is spearheading a community-wide initiative to plant hundreds of native trees in his Washington DC neighborhood. Amy received an MBA from The George Washington University and a B.S. He received a B.A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Meanwhile, a team at Stanford University is running a bone marrow event with cheek swabbing for Amit today and next week (@100KCheeks) and helping universities across the country run similar simple events through DoSomething.org. ’ The goal? To find a perfect match for Amit.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Their Service Grant Program makes grants of professional consulting services, delivered pro bono by a team of business professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help nonprofits in the Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington DC metro areas. In the U.S., Charities register as well and become members.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. DMA / Washington, DC / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Washington, DC / Not available. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Darius is currently a law student at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy , and an Editor of the California Law Review. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009. ordinary heroes book

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Ravon Ruffin and Amanda Figuero - Claiming Space for Brown Women in the Digital Museum Landscape Based in Washington DC, Brown Girls Museum Blog is a new-ish site led by graduate students Ravon Ruffin and Amanda Figueroa. Our cultural universe is full of stars. We cloud the potential for truth, beauty, and justice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Currently, my day job is a graduate student at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism where I will graduate this month. In June, I will start full-time at the social marketing firm based in Washington, DC where I've been completing a fellowship, working on the client team representing the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime. Independent Sector / Washington, DC / $1,625. ARNOVA / Washington, DC / $380. Wellstone Action / Washington, DC / $140. State/Local. 11/11/2016.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Speakers include industry leaders like university presidents, nonprofit consulting firms, and advancement leaders. This intimate retreat is more like a think tank in which attendees can focus on the strategy behind their work. Education Tracks include Donor Relations, Grant Writing, Social Media, and Executive Leadership.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

We don’t talk about [cultural differences in communication],” said Grace Wang, executive vice president for research innovation and knowledge at Ohio State University. “We Through empathy and identifying shared values, we can bridge racial divides. We need to communicate our culture.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. A recent graduate of Rice University, Lum is working on her PhD in statistics at Duke University.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

While city, state, and regional-level data exist, the Congressional District Health Dashboard launched in January 2023 as a first-of-its-kind resource, offering trusted data on health and its drivers for all 435 (and Washington DC) U.S. congressional districts. Department of Energy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Aashika Damodar | Breaking Heels | Washington, DC Breaking Heels ™ is a social enterprise transforming the collective power of consumers into a force against human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. provides a 12-week afterschool program and 4-month paid apprenticeship wellness program for low-income high school students.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Department of Education program, assesses students around the country on educational outcomes and reports the results to a wide set of stakeholders, including policymakers, education officials, and the media. Congratulations to our clients and team members for this great work, which won three awards this year! congressional districts.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Department of Education program, assesses students around the country on educational outcomes and reports the results to a wide set of stakeholders, including policymakers, education officials, and the media. Congratulations to our clients and team members for this great work, which won three awards this year! congressional districts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2019

At the end of February, I attended the first of (what I hope will be) many Museums Advocacy Days (MAD) on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Armed with these impressive stats, on the second day I joined with other passionate museum advocates, board members, and students to advocate on the Hill.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Curtis Wong of Microsoft Research has a wonderful presentation of Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope project where the tool for presenting the universe around us sets a stage for storytelling by allowing researchers and students alike to create a narrative through the interface. Scale of Stories = Scale of Identity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2008

We work primarily in the Washington, DC area and in Southeast Asia to promote programs that are addressing the root causes of human trafficking, and to provide sustainable alternatives to trafficking. We do a lot of education here in the Washington, DC area, actually all over the United States.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I then zipped down to DC for three days. I started doing this back in 2007 , when we won our first big federal contract for Bookshare, to take it from 3,000 students back then to more than 350,000 students now. Student privacy. Interviewed several candidates for executive positions at Benetech. So, we fill in for them.

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