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Human Rights and the Duty to Protect Sensitive Data

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Consider this: when you visit your doctor about a medical issue in the United States, you can be reasonably confident that it won''t shortly be on the front page of the local newspaper. Co-authored with Enrique Piracés, Benetech VP, Human Rights.

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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. One major roadblock is the affordability of braille reading tools. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. The French government extended the gift of the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876, in recognition of our first 100 years as a nation.

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A Webinar: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit

Care2

Lots of useful and practical tips and tools for using measurement for learning and continuous improvement. Additionally, she has been active in MomsRising's national and state campaigns for fair pay, paid sick days, paid family leave and breastfeeding promotion. What it means to be data-informed. The 7 steps of measurement.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

Departments of Commerce and State. In response to Cairo, the attendees sought to work together to forge relationships between the United States and Muslims based on respect and partnerships within the private sector and civil society organizations.

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards

Care2

Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association. Constituent Empowerment. Use of Convio's multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers. Honorable Mention: NRDC - National Resource Defense Council. Honorable Mention: HSUS - Humane Society of the United States.

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Use of Convios multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers.

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