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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As a result, the Treaty closely follows the Chafee Amendment , which is the copyright exception that has made Bookshare possible in the United States. First, WIPO, with a mandate from its member nations, is working to address the need to change national laws and get more accessible books flowing—a process that will take a long time.

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The Sit-Ins: A Story of Creative and Strategic Struggle

DipJar

They are a DipJar customer whose cause and work deserve to be highlighted. Calling him Tour Coordinator doesn’t begin to describe his work, as he also assists with bookkeeping, marketing efforts, various special projects, and — yes — giving tours to visitors from around the world.

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

Qgiv

Since 1995, presidents have issued annual proclamations declaring March as Women’s History Month and celebrating the contributions women have made to the United States. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” million workers and generating $1.8 trillion in receipts in 2019. Donate to the fund here.

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Building Immersive, Innovative Digital Experiences for Arts and Culture

Forum One

Forum One has worked with numerous cultural organizations that play an invaluable role in supporting arts and culture in communities across the country and how they developed virtual spaces representative of their dynamic offerings offline that reach and engage their audiences. Forum One worked with AMFA at a critical stage in their journey.

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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? Work-life balance.

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E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The New Media for the Networked NGO Networking Conference provided NGOs who participated in the E-Mediat program the opportunity to come together to share best practices, successes, challenges and lessons learned from their use of social media to effectively advance their organization’s work.

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Beyond Survival: Post-Disruption Nonprofit Culture Strategy

Bloomerang

Some of the seminal work has been done by the Walter and Evelyn Haas, Jr. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . How do you work on a strategy of building a culture that not only promotes goodness but also does no harm? This is also hard to argue with.

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