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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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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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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

Author: James Young. Recently, I was in New York City for a mini vacation with my family, seeing all of the tourist traps with my kids, who had never been to the big apple. The French government extended the gift of the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876, in recognition of our first 100 years as a nation.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

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In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. ” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. and is the eighth largest economy in the world, so it is expected that the law will become de facto national legislation. This is more futuristic tech for good.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

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The MAH is not the authority on all things OF/BY/FOR ALL. But we're starting with a campaign to involve one million people - and to build a community of organizations helping each other make it happen. We're excited about this movement-building model for three reasons: It taps diverse sources of expertise.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Buffalo, New York: What Are Realistic IT Goals for Our Nonprofits? Buffalo, New York: Essential Data Management. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Ilorin, Nigeria: Recession: Reviving the Nation's Economy Through Technology. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License.

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An Unconventional 3-Step Plan To Save the Oceans

Saleforce Nonprofit

event held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, we presented the first adidas x Parley prototype: a shoe made with plastic waste collected in the Maldives, and illegal fishing nets recovered from the Southern Ocean by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society during their record-breaking campaign to thwart notorious toothfish poachers.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Lastly, we travel to advocate for the world to change, from a position of authority based on the change our organizations are already delivering. New York Every year, social entrepreneurs and donors (along with a whole lot of other folks) converge on New York City. That’s my theory, and I’m sticking to it.

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