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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. 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.

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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

Cause Camp, presented by Nonprofit Hub and Do More Good , has been nationally recognized by Forbes as a “must-attend” for the nonprofit sector. Inovo is a global consulting firm that helps purpose-driven leaders with innovative and profitable business models to pursue social change. Registration is open now !

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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. Together with the World Blind Union and other campaigners, we set out to get a global treaty that would not only replicate the U.S.

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Grow Your Community #NPTechChat: Challenges, Opportunities

Tech Soup

Join @NTENorg , @TechSoup , @plus_socialgood , and the United Nations Foundation for a critical conversation on effective community engagement. How do you open up a design process that works? Join us as we go around the globe. We'll see what works and how we can learn from one another to mobilize supporters and grow our base.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

That’s especially true coming off of a year defined by a global pandemic, social justice movements, and a tense presidential election. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. A: We wholeheartedly agree and thought of the exact same myth.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

In parallel to the Presidential Entrepreneurship summit, Forum One participated in the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy’s 11th annual conference and sat in on open debates on how to improve and strengthen the strained relationship. We're excited to be part of this new movement.

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Igniting the 15NTC stage at lightning speed

NTEN

We''re kicking off the 15NTC with these high-speed presentations during our opening reception, as well as rounding out our plenary session on Day 3 with more Ignite talks. Data''s New Clothes Speaker: Greg Schneider, Information Systems Director, National Institute on Money in State Politics. Is it time for a change of clothes?

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