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DIAGRAM Center

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just attended two days of meetings in Washington DC on the first year of the DIAGRAM Center , held at the Office of Special Education Programs in the Department of Education. The goal is to be able to gain access to the same learning a sighted student would get from that diagram.

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5 Top Strategies for Better Member Communications

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Face, name, and voice — People care about other people, so putting a face and name to this individual is critical if you want to connect with supporters. . Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course.

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5 Top Strategies for Better Member Communications

Get Fully Funded

Face, name, and voice — People care about other people, so putting a face and name to this individual is critical if you want to connect with supporters. . Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course.

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Activating the Generation of Do-Gooders: MCON 2016

Connection Cafe

As a unique political backdrop that has long informed and shaped our social movements and culture, DC inspires us to create our own future. This two-hour bipartisan forum is where your voice will be heard as panelists address the main issues facing Millennial voters and what steps can be taken to address those issues. The content.

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Women of Color Leading Essential, Activist Work in Cultural Institutions

Museum 2.0

Ravon Ruffin and Amanda Figuero - Claiming Space for Brown Women in the Digital Museum Landscape Based in Washington DC, Brown Girls Museum Blog is a new-ish site led by graduate students Ravon Ruffin and Amanda Figueroa. She writes with power, and a voice unlike any I've encountered online.

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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander. darfur genocide rwanda bloggers

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime. Independent Sector / Washington, DC / $1,625. New voices energizing conversations. ARNOVA / Washington, DC / $380. State/Local. Nov 16 - 18.