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Struggling to get people to donate online?

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Amanda believes in collaboration, empowerment, trust and wicked-good customer service. She has served as the vice president and creative director of a national fundraising firm and chief development officer in arts and higher education. During her tenure she also served as a senior development officer in the University’s $1.2

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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

It was updated for National Mentoring Month in January 2023. I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. We’ve seen how social justice and unrest have pulled our nation apart. That was long before Oprah.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. Accordingly, U.S.

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October Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Since then, the pair founded the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer and partnered with researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine to lead clinical trials and improve breast cancer therapies. Educate yourself and view this awareness month as an opportunity to take real action and help the fight against breast cancer.

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I found successful data driven organizations across nearly every sub-sector including higher education, international relief, religious, medical research, healthcare, human services, mental health and crisis intervention, community improvement and capacity building, environmental, and animal welfare. ALL SHAPES, SIZES, & MISSIONS.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Third, the print book is not universally accessible. All students around the world have access to rich and varied educational content. •

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation is the largest part of the Cherokee Tribe, spanning 14 counties in the northeastern part of Oklahoma. departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services. Their Educational Talent Search.