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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

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" As a mother of eight, including two children with special needs, Carr knew that "families with children that have special needs often can't afford basic programs such as sports, arts, dance lessons, or other services that many families take for granted. Birth of Dreams: Creative Expression for Kids.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

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Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music. The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual event in which 80 children are joined by volunteers from professional dance schools.

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How the Bridge School Uses Tech to Educate Students Who Have Impairments

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The nonprofit helps children with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs. Through TechSoup, the Bridge School can get donated products from companies like Microsoft , Adobe , and Cisco. TechSoup was thrilled to have the Bridge School director, Dr. Vicki Casella, as a guest speaker for its SharingSoup program.

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TechSoup Global Donor Partner Profile: BetterWorld Telecom

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They supply charities, libraries and foundations with discounted Cisco and Polycom office phones. They have a 100% service guarantee, and donate 3% of revenues to causes that benefit children, education, environment, and fair trade. Upon occasion we like to say a bit more about our now 75 great donor partners.

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And the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Go To.

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Cisco Flip camera. Hearing what those children want to be when they grow up motivated me to share the story with as many people as possible so that they would be able to realize their dreams. Cisco Flip cameras. Charity Express will receive: Connect2give suite annual plan. A Notebook PC. GoToMeeting with 25 seats. Second Place.

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How Office 365 Helps Caring Partners Support At-Risk Youth

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Caring Partners has a powerful goal: to keep children and young adults in their homes, at their schools, and out of trouble. Caring Partners' Intranet platform was previously hosted by WebOffice through Cisco. When they learned that Cisco was ending support for WebOffice , they looked for an alternative.

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Changing the Present, Give Meaning, and Personal Fundraising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In November 2006, WhatGoesAround.org announced that it would merge with NetworkforGood , the online giving portal that AOL, Yahoo, and Cisco Systems launched together in 2001. A better world for my children, and the children of everyone around the world. Here's a few of the wishes: I wish that everyone can plant one tree.