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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

Qgiv

November is National Native American Heritage Month! This important awareness month is dedicated to honoring the contributions of Indigenous American Indians and the history of the country’s first stewards. However, a national acknowledgement didn’t emerge until J.C.

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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Qgiv

After the country’s bicentennial celebrations, Jew approached Representative Frank Horton of New York with the idea to create a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans. Read books written by AAPI authors and visit a museum to learn about significant figures in the AAPI community and their contributions. million people.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

When a disaster strikes, individuals, communities, philanthropy, and entire nations often rise to the occasion, providing relief and humanitarian aid. Awareness of the critical relationship between climate change and natural disasters and that to address one means engaging with both is a crucial test for the sector.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. In Authors Guild v. In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations. copyright law). copyright law).

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How To ROAR Into Your Second Half Of Your Life

Eric Jacobsen Blog

So many people I’ve talked to have no idea where they are going or want to go once they hit their mid-forties,” shares Michael Clinton , author of the book, ROAR into the Second Half of Your Life - Before It’s Too Late. These past few years, often called “The Great Pause,” has made us ask: What is important in my life?

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. The new system was initially called BackRub because of the backlinking. We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet.

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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

NetWits

Description: As non-profits turn their sights to the social web for mission delivery, advocacy, fundraising and awareness building, more for-profits organizations are supporting charity work with specialized programs and initiatives. He led the company’s 2011 video initiatives with the World Economic Forum and United Nations Foundation.

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