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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I am lucky to be able to contribute this passion to Benetech by providing outreach and membership support in Spanish to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? This photo was taken in a library in San Juan.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. magnitude mainshock left nearly 1 million people without access to power. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. Programs shifted to virtual offerings (e.g.,

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . To learn more and to access the latest ? Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy ?

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. In 2021, 53 million Americans turned to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table. Why Food Insecurity in the U.S.?

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

2-1-1 Background 2-1-1 is available to over 240 million Americans – approximately 80% of the United States population –covering all or parts of 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “2-1-1” It’s simple to remember, accessible to everyone at no cost, available 24/7, with multilingual capabilities.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

Tech Soup

In late September at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York, Autodesk launched the Autodesk Technology Impact program. This new philanthropic program will provide software donations to nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico that are directly using design to create a better world.

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Addressing Maternity Care Deserts: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Cherot

Non Profit Quarterly

We’re one of the nation’s oldest nonprofits really looking at health data and program data, trying to get to the current state of the maternal and child health crisis in this country. In 2022, we did all counties across the US showing the access to care and the continuing decline. You will see in that report that things are worsening.