Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 27, 2008

As part of the large national award we received from the Department of Education, we are spending a lot more time in Washington. There are more than 8,000 textbooks and other instructional materials in the repository, but very few of these have reached students. This is our current objective.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For many students, these school closures could mean the end of their formal education. Content is available in Arabic, French, and English, and it adheres to Lebanese school curriculum to ensure students don’t get behind when in-person classes resume. Syrian refugees and Lebanese students learn for free. . .

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Areas served: Worldwide. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Kresge Foundation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 15, 2021

For nonprofits and education institutions, data represents donors, grants, volunteers, students, faculty, staff, and the impact they are driving. Our nonprofit and education customers are in need of highly compliant environments to deal with constituent, donor, volunteer, student, or staff information.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. “ While tech was thriving in the mid-90s, people in Washington, D.C. Students build a solid foundation to learn more in a professional track. DC needs you and this. were struggling.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

I just attended two days of meetings in Washington DC on the first year of the DIAGRAM Center , held at the Office of Special Education Programs in the Department of Education. The goal is to be able to gain access to the same learning a sighted student would get from that diagram.

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AFP Blog

MAY 28, 2013

High school students build electric car powered by social media - Chicago Tribune : High school students have turned a 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia into an all-electric car that is powered by tweets, shares, posts and likes. Turning tweets into watts will take the at-risk students from Kansas City to Washington, D.C.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

With nearly 200 food banks nationwide and offices in Washington D.C. OUSD is Focused on Holistic Student Support. In Oakland, California, Dr. Johnson-Trammell is setting a new standard for the role that schools play, going beyond serving solely as a place of learning in order to support the whole student. About the Author.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. The Corps Network / Washington, DC / TBA. 2019 Washington Nonprofit Conference. 2019 Washington Nonprofit Conference. DMA Nonprofit Federation / Washington, DC / TBA.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 26, 2009

I'm going to be heading to Washington DC this week to give a talk at the National Press Club on Bookshare and our new partnerships with universities and publishers. Tags: print disabled students disability AAP Bookshare Adler. Should be very interesting. On my last trip to DC, I was very happy to be showing off the above graph.

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Forum One

AUGUST 11, 2022

The summer internship is an opportunity for students to get a glimpse into the world of digital technology, learn from our experts, and apply their experience to a variety of exciting projects. Daniel has recently graduated from George Washington University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Building a Network.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 26, 2011

The universities I visit tend to be full of students and faculty committed to doing important and innovative work. Caltech faculty and students are especially focused on sustainability. My student host, Cole Hershkowitz, demonstrated this sustainability focus. The students are, of course, the treasure of a place like Caltech.

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Achieve

AUGUST 3, 2016

This year’s event gathered leaders, social entrepreneurs, activists and students from all over the country to National Geographic’s campus in Washington, D.C. Planning is already under way for next year’s event in Washington, D.C. The dust is starting to settle from another remarkable MCON. for an unforgettable week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic. When I first saw the article, I thought it was the article from a year ago where they said basically the same thing.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Giving Levels for the ‘Building for the Next 100 Years’ Capital Campaign at the University of Washington) Pledges Finally, pledges play a crucial role in fraternity or sorority fundraisers but especially for a capital campaign. No, not those pledges, I’m talking about financial pledges.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

And second, Donna McNear, the itinerant teacher of the visually impaired from Minnesota, who kept telling me that I had to go to Washington and talk to the Department of Education. Washington? We were following in his footsteps, on a path he helped create! Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” Thank you again for this honor!

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Our goal is to graduate more students who are ready to enter aerospace and advanced manufacturing careers and STEM-focused post-secondary education.” . Areas served: Worldwide. Mazda Foundation.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. Jan 24 -27. Feb 11 - 14.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. SimCityEDU has been piloted by over 100 teachers and 3,000 students. She previously worked with the Washington, D.C.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Microsoft partnered with Facebook and Washington State to develop the MyVote Facebook app. While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. School and Job Preparedness.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 18, 2007

Lisa go to Washington Lisa Friendly and I just spent a fascinating week in Washington. We need to now spend a lot more time acquainting Washington decision makers about why OSEP made an inspired choice in selecting Bookshare.org as the provider of books for print disabled students nationally. Department of Education).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

We recently obtained the ability to directly download books from the national accessible textbook repository for those states who appoint us to do that for the disabled students of their state. While I was at the ATIA conference in Florida, our Director of Marketing was in Washington DC at another conference.

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Achieve

APRIL 21, 2016

is a three-day event for leaders, activists, social entrepreneurs and students who want to change our world – for good. The implications of this research will be discussed at the Washington Post Live Political Town Hall. Top 4 Reasons to Attend. Get great value. Register now to turn your interest into action.

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Achieve

MARCH 2, 2016

in Washington, DC? Whether a student, entrepreneur, businessperson, filmmaker, fashion designer or artist, or simply a person with a curious and caring mind – and whether attending in person or online – MCON attendees receive a platform for using creativity to spark action. campus of National Geographic.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Department of Education includes overseeing OSEP, the people who are funding our Bookshare for Education project to serve every student with a print disability in the United States. If you had told me two years ago that we'd be hosting someone from Washington at Benetech, I would have been surprised. Tracy's brief at the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour. Our Fellows should feel they’re working at a job, even if they already have a job or are a full-time student,” says Pandey. Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits – Guest Post.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

Most Americans know the name George Washington … but do you know the name Mary Ball? She was George Washington's mother, born in Lancaster County in Virginia's Northern Neck region. The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2009

One of the board members from the Y, Gunilla Hastrup, heard me waxing eloquent about why I loved the Y as a student and why I still do. It doesn't have a pool or a gym, but it does provide Caltech students, staff and faculty with a vibrant link to the outside world. And, I agreed to write up why I am so enthusiastic.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Together with our fabulous volunteers Melissa & AJ Leon of theLacProject , we taught the students and teachers about computers and social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Avi is just back from Tanzania where he and other Epic Change team members were working with the students in the classroom built with last year’s TweetsGiving proceeds. Together with our fabulous volunteers Melissa & AJ Leon of theLacProject , we taught the students and teachers about computers and social media.

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Interview Tanzania Change Africa 108

Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2011

This is a guest post from Dr. Erik Bansleben at the University of Washington, announcing a new online green IT certification program. The new program is now accepting applications and students can take the courses from anywhere. Students who complete the program will receive a joint certificate from both universities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

She is also a Penn student and a current Top 15 National Finalist for the Washington Campus Compact's Students in Service Awards , as well as the winner of a DoSomething Grant. Rachel has loved animals since her parents got her the Eyewitness Companion Guide to Dogs for her 8th birthday.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 22, 2010

This has been a really exciting week in Washington, DC, with the focus of today's 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It's hard to imagine a world without the ADA, which was passed during my first year in the disability field. And, the big finale is today, the actual 20th anniversary of the ADA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2013

Making Sense of Your Data Course : If your nonprofit needs more help analyzing your datasets, Professor Bill Howe at the University of Washington is inviting organizations of all types – small businesses, nonprofits, and research labs, to name a few – to join his massively open online course, Introduction to Data Science , in order to (..)

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Since the organization’s annual spring gala was postponed due to COVID-19, the team invited all supporters to join in celebrating their students virtually instead. Giving Day is followed by a day dedicated to faculty, which consists of a virtual auction, and a third day dedicated to alumni, which includes a virtual reunion. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

When I was on vacation a few weeks ago , I had a dream that I was walking through a large public school library filled with students. There were so many students in the room that they were sitting on all of the window sills, and on the tops of bookshelves. They were all going to take a standardized test.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Support is also provided for primary caregiver education programs focusing on the elderly and nursing scholarships for students specializing in gerontology. Forever Young Veterans has two programs: Trip of Honor, returning senior veterans on a trip to the places where they fought as well as Washington D.C.; Areas served: Texas.

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