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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. The guiding principle of the awards is to “apply a Silicon Valley mindset to social innovation.

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Tech Awards: An Annual Showcase of Challenges and Hope

Tech Soup

The Tech Awards , an annual event that honors projects which use "technology to significantly improve human conditions," just unveiled their laureates for this year. Rickshaw Bank provides a lease-to-own model for their redesigned rickshaws, and “back-end support” like insurance and licensing.

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The FCC and Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although the Clearinghouse and Awards programs could be helpful to the cause of greater access for people with disabilities, I don’t think they truly take on the biggest opportunity for change. We have a model for this kind of change: TTYs (text telephones) and relay services though the telephone. Are they intended to inspire students?

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Guest Post: A Tale of Two University Museums

Museum 2.0

Margaret shared these thoughts about "museums for use" on her blog , and I asked her to adapt a version for the Museum 2.0 Should a museum be a destination or a place for everyday use? During my time at RISD studying industrial design, I developed relationships with two museums on campus: the Museum of Art and the Nature Lab.

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Free Webinar 1/8: Leveraging Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results. In the book, we share a couple of case studies and examples of engagement models. Register here.

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

I recently read the BERI report on bilingual labels in museums and was blown away by its findings. in Applied Social Psychology and has evaluated and researched informal learning experiences in museums and other visitor institutions for over 20 years. is a controversial topic, and the same is true in museums.

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Working to Change the World - May 24, 2007

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Coleman, co-founder of BEA Systems, the fastest growing technology company in history, and Fruchterman, recipient of the 2006 MacArthur Genius Award, will talk about their passion for social improvement. Program and Q&A Location: de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University Space is limited. Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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