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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. I’ve been to national meetings in the U.S.

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Announcing the Launch of Our Philantech® Cloud

Givinga

million global charities, automate tax incentives and rewards of charitable giving, and deliver donations fast and transparently. According to the National Philanthropic Trust, Americans donated nearly $450 billion in 2019 , a 5.1% Givinga brings a more modern, proactive approach to global charity vetting and faster payment processing.

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How Salesforce Is Speeding Up Safeguarding Support For Bipolar UK

Saleforce Nonprofit

One of these nonprofits is Bipolar UK, the only national charity in the U.K. In the middle of a global pandemic, Salesforce.org and Cirrico have enabled us to revolutionise our approach to managing safeguarding to a really efficient, instant process,” said Butcher. dedicated to empowering individuals and families affected by bipolar.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

. • These publisher agreements have also included permissions to distribute books outside the United States: most frequently, we are provided global rights. Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. •

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The Davos Blur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals. James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Perhaps not as well known as Yellowstone or Yosemite, public lands like the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Jefferson National Forest, and the Clinch River State Park sit within a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, home to more than 100 species of Greatest Conservation Need.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Ashley Madison.

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