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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Everyaction

DACA paved the way for these children of immigrants to obtain work authorization and relief from deportation, enabling them to go on to universities and build careers and families. They hold the government accountable for unjust immigration laws and educate the American public on the longstanding importance of immigrants in the US.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

federal law supports braille instruction. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children. Data from the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual registry of legally blind students shows that in 2012 only 8.8% Accordingly, U.S. This allows a much broader group of experts to keep working on the problem.

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America's Giving Challenge: Bloggers Campaign Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. The children sat at their desks, quietly writing the khmer letters on their little chalk boards. The children sat at their desks, quietly writing the khmer letters on their little chalk boards. law of reciprocity).

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Good Magazine Wants You To Do Good!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing. Each chapter offers drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-schools programs -- all free of charge -- for children, classes, and schools with particular interests or particular needs.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized each year in America. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized each year in America. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.