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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. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. AFP Florida Caucus / St. Planet Philanthropy is the annual statewide conference presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Florida Caucus. Feb 21 - 24. Jun 16 - 18.

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Win a copy of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World

Have Fun - Do Good

Darius is currently a law student at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy , and an Editor of the California Law Review. While in Florida, Darius created Books All Around, Inc. , a nonprofit organization that promotes youth literacy.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

I think, not only in terms of digital literacy…but some people don’t have laptops with cameras, or they only kind of know how to use their smartphone, or maybe they don’t have access to the physical hardware at all to do some of this stuff. School districts scrambled to get Chromebooks to students.

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An Interview with Silvia Tolisano of Langwitches Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s Program in Instructional Technology at the University of North Florida. tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. Education needs to start in the early grades in order for students to be familiar and comfortable with the tools that are available to them.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

We’ll be in Wyoming, in Colorado, and Florida over the coming months to do strategic planning and development work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes. Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. So perhaps we’ll see some of you.

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