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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

federal law supports braille instruction. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children. of legally blind children in public and residential schools used braille as their primary reading medium. Accordingly, U.S. What’s alarming is that for decades the number of braille users has been on the decline.

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Sponsorship v. Donations: The Drawbacks and Benefits

NonProfit Hub

Whether it’s sponsoring children, saving animals, or underwriting a golf outing or gala, we’re always pursuing sponsor support. Of course, this is subject to tax laws. By carefully evaluating your nonprofit’s needs and capabilities, you can leverage the unique advantages of each opportunity to boost impact.

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Better marketing for nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

We all remember Sally Struthers talking about starving children on TV back in the day, but approaches that are all guilt are old school. For more on how to evaluate “softer” campaigns, check out the Ad Council's website to see how they assess their success. Don't let private companies corner the market on creativity. Conclusion.

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

NTEN

Your transitional housing program for homeless families always needs activities for children. Unfortunately, they did not have releases for the children's pictures. There are many things you need to consider: Should your on-line presence adhere to the same laws as your physical space? A volunteer group put on a Fun Day.

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The Critical Role Tech Will Play in Eradicating Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

Tech Against Trafficking was born out of a meeting at Wilton Park which brought together 60 stakeholders from key sectors — including policy makers, law enforcement, business, civil society, and academia — for an expert exchange on the creative uses of digital technology in tackling modern slavery.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

Have Fun - Do Good

Practically, what this means is that the principle component of our program is a Community Health Action Committee (CHAG), responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating their own public health and social development projects. We feel that true development is about civil society, laws, attitudes, and institutions.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

That’s our internal evaluation of are they even ready? But Phil openly admits, “You know, our core competency is planning churches and feeding children.” But what we have been able to do is walk with our partners to identify what steps we need to take with them. Then we look at land acquisition and land planning. .”