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Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, which funds this magazine as well as eye research programs at universities across the United States.

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Being the Media at the Service Nation Summit Sept. 11 & 12

Have Fun - Do Good

I'm sitting in the press area at the Presidential Forum on Service at Columbia University in New York City. It's not often that a little do-good blogger like myself gets invited to cover a big 'ole event, but I am!

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SocComm - New York on February 10

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On February 10th 2009 at the 3LD Art and Technology Center in New York City, social media guru Jeff Pulver is producing SocComm - The Social Communications Summit. 9:20 - 9:40 - (M) David Kirkpatrick, Senior Editor, Fortune Magazine. 9:20 - 9:40 - (M) David Kirkpatrick, Senior Editor, Fortune Magazine.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement.

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[VIDEO] Where to Find Potential Donors to Support Your Cause

Bloomerang

And I have the honor of teaching the fundraising courses for both Temple University and their 10-week online certificate program and Messiah University for their undergraduate courses. I think this is Museum of Modern Art in New York City. They can design that funnel. People were doing this last year.

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37 Social Media Ideas for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

And as New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine once said, “ My muse must come to me on union time.” We love nonprofit literary magazine Electric Literature’s #ReadMoreWomen series for this very reason. Check out our newest Whole Whale University course ! Fill in the _.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. The term platform cooperativism is relatively new, introduced in 2014 by Trebor Scholz, associate professor of culture and media at the New School in New York City. “KAINJI” BY KOMI OLAFIMIHAN/WWW.KOMIOLAF.COM.

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