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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

Activities they considered “service” included “working with others to make the community or campus a better place” (81%), “acting to benefit the common good” (80%), “everyday acts of kindness” (76%), “acting to raise awareness about a campus, community, or global problem” (72%), and “working with others to address social inequality” (68%).

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Earth Day ‘22: Salesforce.org Customers Tackle Climate Challenges by Land, Air & Sea

Saleforce Nonprofit

ValleyCAN seeks to improve public health and quality of life in disadvantaged communities by qualifying low-income residents for multiple incentive-based programs. Mission: Empowerment of children and youth and mobilize for and enable the restoration of 1 trillion new trees worldwide. Valley Clean Air Now (ValleyCAN).

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Thank You, Gerardo!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Gerardo helped Benetech dramatically increase our capacity to benefit larger populations by scaling our services, revamping our innovation process, and establishing a thriving network of industry partners and volunteers. Gerardo has publically shared many of his presentations on these and other topics, which are available via SlideShare.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. My idea was completely legal!

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. as a form of self expression and identification.

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. as a form of self expression and identification.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

of legally blind children in public and residential schools used braille as their primary reading medium. We also know that braille materials must be far more available to braille readers of all ages in order to realize their full benefits. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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