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Guest Post: Murphy’s Law — sometimes simpler is better in technology for volunteer management

Twenty Hats

Back in the late aughts I had my first brush with volunteer management, when I volunteered for a second year with a film festival in New York City. Fast forward to 2020 and I’m working with an incredible education non-profit in New York City which provides programming to and through college for underrepresented students.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. This first grant allowed us to pilot a Bookshare outreach project in the New York metro area, with a de facto focus on senior citizens with vision loss.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. copyright law). copyright law). copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment. In Authors Guild v.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

Tech Soup

The earliest Women's Day observance was held in 1909 in New York, when the Socialist Party of America commemorated a strike of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. From the beginning, it was about jobs, education, and money. Gender parity in education and equal pay for equal work are unresolved issues in 2017.

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an article about education programs in Second Life. Father and daughter have been co-teaching a Harvard Law School course in Second Life this past semester, called CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opnion. Professor Nesson will serve as the judge in both trials.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480. Innovation Enterprise / New York, NY / $1,695.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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