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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. and the European Union.

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Boulder Makes Worst Dressed List

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This town is always obnoxiously flaunting its "fittest-place-in-the-country" awards, and you will be hard-pressed to find one person here, including your 85-year-old grandmother, without a six-pack. Okay, Boulder had this one coming. Yet of Boulder''s 100,000 people, about 30,000 are students, some 99.9%

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

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In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations. A federal district court ruled against the Authors Guild in October 2012, finding that HathiTrust’s process was fair use under U.S. copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue

Nonprofit Tech for Good

What is on your To Do List for 2011? Our plan for 2011 is to keep growing the relationships we have been building in all of these social arenas and to roll out our new website. Because all of our social marketing has increased our web traffic by more than 25% our keywords are usually on the first page of Google.

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NTEN Receives $1.1 Million Grant from Google to Aid Nonprofit Technology Adoption

NTEN

You can read the official press release , but we thought you might rather read what a few members have to say: Blog Content: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 Danielle Brigida, National Wildlife Federation - This is a victory for all nonprofits. million grant from the Google Inc.

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How Can Nonprofits Increase Leadership and Staff Diversity?

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According to a study conducted in 2011, 86 percent of nonprofit board members are Caucasian (Schwartz, Weinberg, Hagenbuch, & Scott, 2011). She is looking for an organization where she can make the most difference in the lives of underserved populations in our nation. Schwartz, R., Weinberg, J., Hagenbuch, D., &

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NTEN Receives $1.1 Million Grant from Google to Aid Nonprofit Technology Adoption

NTEN

You can read the official press release , but we thought you might rather read what a few members have to say: Peter Campbell, Earthjustice - Every resource NTEN gets is a resource passed on to nonprofits like Earthjustice, the one I work for. Danielle Brigida, National Wildlife Federation - This is a victory for all nonprofits.

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