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Building Online Portals for Full-Text Searches of Historical Archives

Forum One

There are billions of historical documents housed in archives, museums, and libraries around the world. The vast majority of these documents do not have full-text transcriptions or indexed data, making them difficult to search and largely inaccessible to historians, students, scholars, and the general public.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

Prior to the Civil War, the education of Black Americans was prohibited in most states and discouraged in others, leaving many Black communities without access to the educational resources to build quality lives, much less wealth. Racism, employer bias, and work discrimination are well documented. My story isn’t unique.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. Utilize this helpful document to build a profile for all potential funders with relevant information and contact information. Areas served: Worldwide. Carnegie Corporation of New York. Areas served: US, India, South Africa.

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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The digital text can be accessed, but there is impaired access to the structure of the document. So, the student might be able to read only 60% of the relevant content, and have no idea about what the equations say. Amazon now ships more ebooks than print books in the United States.

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4 Nonprofits Using Office 365 To Further Their Missions

TechImpact

With 80-90 employees working remotely across the United States, the National Development Council was looking for a better solution to staying connected. On-site email servers at the Child Study Center were becoming complex to maintain, with about 25 full time staff members, 75 part-time staff, and 60 students.

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Delivering a Better Volunteer Experience: 5 Tips for Nonprofits

Volunteer Hub

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, a research center of the Urban Institute, approximately two-thirds of nonprofit organizations in the United States utilize volunteers. Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions.

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How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

For an organization based in the United States to qualify for Facebook’s fundraising tools, you must be a 501(c)3. If your organization is based outside the United States, check to see if you are eligible for Facebook’s fundraising tools. Tuition for ten students in an after-school program?

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