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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

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Julie Lyles Carr was asked a life-changing question five years ago: "What is the one thing you would like to do to impact your community?" Two years ago, Cisco Systems engineering manager Roland Holloway nearly reached the point of needing hospice care due to complications from cancer. million in Cisco products.

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

E-Mediat is funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States Department of State with support and in-kind donations from Microsoft, Cisco and craigslist Charitable Fund. So, the workaround was to post “Allah is watching” on the site and the cursing rate dropped dramatically. Mohammad L.

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Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And Cisco says that 90% of the world’s data will be video in four years. Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. American Cancer Society saw a 10:1 return on investment from this effort. Holy smokes!

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