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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That was the theme of the ninth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton recently convened in New York City last month. “Mobilizing for Impact.” I had the honor of attending CGI 2013 where I announced Benetech’s latest Commitment to Action.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Carnegie Corporation of New York. Global Fund For Children. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. New Earth Foundation.

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Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide?

Tech Soup

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. If you go to Internet.org most of what you’ll see is a short promo video with scenes of people around the world doing ordinary things with a stirring narration from a John F. Kennedy speech.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

How can our existing successful programs reach ten times more people? How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. As a non-lawyer, let me explain from the point of view of a technologist who cares passionately about accessibility for people with disabilities. copyright law).

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Time & expense best practices for nonprofits looking to thrive in 2021

NTEN

A once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and a global economic recession have made nonprofit services an essential lifeline for millions of people. Professionalism in financial literacy & intentionality. This is emblematic of a broad challenge for nonprofits, and the consequences could be dire. Overhead projections. Conclusion.