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National Day of Unplugging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That’s precisely when the National Day of Unplugging (NDU) starts. The purpose is to encourage young, hyper-connected, and frequently frantic people of all backgrounds to re-embrace the ancient beauty of a day of solitude and unplug their smart phones.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. National Park Trust. Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans).

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. For instance, people such as Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and others suggest we enter into a doomsday scenario. . BackRubbing doesn’t work.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. The Knight Foundation believes arts and culture are at the core of community, connecting people to place and to each other. Areas served: New York City. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation. Areas served: San Jose, St.

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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. As a non-lawyer, let me explain from the point of view of a technologist who cares passionately about accessibility for people with disabilities. copyright law).

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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. You can watch the Presidential Forum on Service on CNN, or streaming live on the event host's site, Service Nation. SN08 service Service Nation Barack Obama John McCain volunteer.

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Pulitzer and the Pedestal – Or Why Crowdfunding Needs Influencer Marketing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Construction of the statue had been completed the year before in France, but efforts to construct a pedestal in New York ground to a halt. Efforts to appropriate money in state and national legislatures were defeated. And the press scorned the fundraising effort. The committee in charge of fundraising was short on cash.