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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. For many Native Americans and Indigenous peoples, Columbus Day is a painful reminder of colonization, violence, and exploitation. Columbus vs Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday Timeline History.

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3 Blackbaud School Websites Win 2023 WebAwards

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To determine WebAward winners, independent expert judges from around the world review websites in 97 industry categories, scoring them on seven criteria—design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting, and ease of use. 2023 Education Standard of Excellence St. 2023 Education Standard of Excellence St.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We strongly support this position and believe the digital content revolution holds the best promise for the future of braille. The increasing focus on digital content, rather than its printed form, and the shift to electronic distribution of ebooks pave new avenues for removing the barriers to accessibility.

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Study Released: Untapped Opportunity to Engage High Dollar Nonprofit Donors via Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

New research funded by the Columbus Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation demonstrates that High dollar donors — especially 30-49 year-olds — use the social web, but have yet to be engaged by strong, trustworthy philanthropic organizations. The full executive summary of the study is available for download.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Decatur, Illinois: Storytelling, Planning, and Scheduling Content for Your Nonprofit #Storymakers2017. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: The Content Marketing Blueprint. Storytelling and Content Strategy Best Practices. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Washington, D.C.:

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Foundations That Tweet: Profile Patterns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I threw the urls into a google spreadsheet and started to browse the Twitter streams to get a better understanding of the content shared. (It In an earlier post , I found the following types of patterns related to content shared on Twitter. . Reveal field insights ( Columbus Foundation ) ( Case Foundation ).

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Interview with Bryan Stevenson: On Juneteenth and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

In the United States, most children are taught that Christopher Columbus discovered this continent, that we created freedom and democracy. We now have a curriculum and new content for educators. So while it was an extraordinary moment, there is so much about our history that we’ve got to change. We’re issuing more reports.

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