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10 Volunteer Training Ideas for Onboarding All Types of Volunteers

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Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Mary’s University of Minnesota. or “I love filing so much! Focus on your mission.

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Favorite Free Software

Robert Weiner

Google Desktop — Use Google to search your desktop files: [link]. TrueCrypt –- Very well-designed and easy-to-use program for encrypting your files and folders: [link]. Koyote Free CD — Ripper and Free Audio Converter: [link]. But that’s why it’s free.).

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As New technology will allow breakthroughs that will continue moving people who have vision impairments toward a better tomorrow.

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A Chat With The Interns

Connection Cafe

Both of them are students from the University of Texas. Connection Cafe Podcast 10 Download audio file. I was super impressed with their energy and insight. They also shared some tips on what nonprofits can do to better recruit young talent to their organizations. Well worth the listen if you have open positions at your org.

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Third, the print book is not universally accessible. We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio.

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Meet Chip Bell, Summit Keynote Speaker

Connection Cafe

Chip Bell holds graduate degrees in organizational psychology and human resource development from Vanderbilt University and George Washington University. Download audio file. He was a highly decorated infantry unit commander in Vietnam with the elite 82nd Airborne Division. Connection Cafe Podcast 3 - Chip Bell.

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