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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? Within these regions there are nine Service Centers for Special Education that train and service teachers and students.

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

inappropriate language, pornography, and other questionable influences. Given the increasing use of cell phones and other mobile technologies by students and employees, as well as the rise of BYOD policies, your. Educational organizations walk a fine line: enabling student access. guarding business interests and data theft.

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Guam and the Consortium

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The native people of Guam are called Chamorros, and the language is resurgent. The goal was to bring each of the key leaders from the island states up to speed on the NIMAS and NIMAC: the mandated and recommended elements of a strategy of delivering books to students with disabilities. Not quite ready for students, yet!

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

Have Fun - Do Good

Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali. It is a collaboration between American students and residents of Sikoro, a dusty periurban town of 65,000 people outside the capital city of Bamako, Mali. We feel that true development is about civil society, laws, attitudes, and institutions.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

sgEngage

196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community. the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Clean Air?Act.? Two years later Congress passed the Clean Water Act.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Classes Nonprofit organizations often offer classes that cover a wide array of topics, from literacy and language skills to financial literacy and job training. If you’re looking for a good place to start, set up a series of leadership workshops geared towards high school students with an interest in fostering positive change.

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