Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. federal law supports braille instruction. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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MAY 6, 2021

This quote, taken from the TIME article “ Behind the Anti-War Protests that Swept America in 1968 ”, is a good example of that. . “ You can read more on the protests of the 60s and 70s at American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s online exhibit, “Speaking and Protesting in America”. . Billion. . . Billion. . .

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sgEngage

APRIL 22, 2021

The increase in single use plastics over the past year, due to the need for PPE and a huge surge in takeout for the restaurant industry, has presented yet another environmental challenge that can’t be ignored. The National Centers for Environmental Information has been tracking ‘billion-dollar disasters’ since 1980.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. don't have a coherent national collection infrastructure. According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. World Snapshot.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. ” You have lots of competition, you know, there’s a million charities in North America, and then the nonprofits outside of charitable giving.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

60) Search « Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 | Main | On Frogloops Radar » Wednesday Jan 28 2009 The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:51AM | by Robin Reed When the National Women’s Law Center first applied for a Google Grant ?

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

These platform companies have not only grown their economic power, they also enjoy near-monopoly control over their industries. For instance, Uber has transformed the taxi industry in the decade following its inception in 2009,and now dominates 69 percent of the ride-sharing market.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in the clothing trade, in laboratories, and in the entertainment industry. MomsRising is a nonprofit grassroots movement working to build a more family-friendly America.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

And it didn't seem like rocket science to me that you actually don't want to build something with a lot of industrial metal and toxins on top of your drinking water. Louis, Missouri, and I was working for an environmental law clinic as a consultant. Interestingly, Doe Run has a sister company down in Latin America.

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