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Nonprofits, Get Your License to Design!

Tech Soup

Get your design driver's license by taking a few of TechSoup's online design courses. Get your design license. If this is your first time accessing TechSoup Courses, our new online learning platform , please remember that you will need to create an account before registering for any course. Let's face it.

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Bookshare to Convert Open Content Textbooks to Accessible Formats

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of the coolest meetings was with Under Secretary of Education, Martha Kanter, who headed our local community college here in California before getting the appointment. Our new announcement about the Department granting Bookshare supplemental funding to convert open content textbooks to accessible formats went over very well.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.

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33+ Raffle Basket Ideas to Wow the Crowd & Win Support

Bloomerang

You may need to secure a permit or license and follow specific regulations for hosting and handling income made at the raffle. Partner with a local bakery to create a basket of fresh pastries, such as donuts, croissants, cookies, and muffins. Local goods basket. Where can you get raffle baskets or prizes? Pastry basket.

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How Advocacy Fits Into Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Strategy

NonProfit Hub

Local CEOs. If local businesses are making decisions that may impact your mission, target them in your advocacy efforts. For example, you might ask that a local chemical company stop polluting a river. . For example, you might ask that a local chemical company stop polluting a river. . Data licensing.

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7 Things Nonprofits Should Know About Virtual Desktops

TechImpact

With a virtual desktop, everything that you see on your computer screen (the operating system) is actually located on a server rather than on your computer’s local drive. User accounts are stored on the server with the OS, allowing individual employees to access their version of the virtual desktop. Image courtesy of Feedio.Net.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

And while it is not a park, the project also offers public access to 126,000 acres for hiking, hunting, and trail riding, with additional acreage accessible through private licenses. From loggers to trucking companies to timber and pulp mills, the timber industry is a bedrock of local economies in many parts of the U.S.

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