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Seven ATLIS Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss

sgEngage

Whether you’re interested in learning about responsible AI, cybersecurity, APIs , staff empowerment, or something specific about Blackbaud software , we’ve got a session for you. The days of file cabinets crammed with paperwork and cash boxes shoved in desk drawers are long gone—right? Blackbaud’s 2024 ATLIS sessions include: 1.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. This is important here in the U.S.,

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

When I say “give permission,&# in this post, I’m really saying that you should balance the herding and collecting of the community with the encouragement and empowerment for the community to go wherever it wants with your message or information.

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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. We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways.

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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

an intensive, year-long empowerment and skills-based training for the returning men, coupled with a marketing strategy of recruiting business customers to hire graduates of the program. ii State of Minnesota, House of Representatives, House File No 681,87th session (2011): Minnesota Pay for Performance Act. iv [link]. v Rothschild, S.

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Twitter Community Organizing Rules for Non Profits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just like any real world activist, motivation is triggered by empowerment and shut down with arrogance. Keep a file of good ideas that you may want to use in the future. By Retweeting their content when it is appropriate, you validate them as important and increase their influence. Pay attention to what is working in the community.

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards

Care2

Constituent Empowerment. Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks. 58,000 people voted (12% of total file) and acquired 9000 new donors, waising $50k usinge "soft" asks within two emails.

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