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Weekly update from PND

Candid

170 million in challenge grants for low-income, undocumented students. September 30, 2021 The Schuler Education Foundation has awarded a first round of challenge grants totaling $170 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students. A weekly update with the latest news from PND.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. What a year it’s been. But among the storm clouds, there were some silver linings.

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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. That’s why braille is an important focus for us in Benetech’s Global Literacy Program — we know that we must keep braille relevant and make it more available. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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The Best Virtual Event Use Cases

AccelEvents

Use Case Example: Global Women Empower Virtual Summit , which was held in October of last year, took to the virtual space to advocate their mission of advancing women’s lives and creating paths of change for women throughout the world. The hybrid event is based out of Cleveland Ohio, U.S., and is a multi-week program.

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The Best Virtual Event Use Cases

AccelEvents

Use Case Example: Global Women Empower Virtual Summit , which was held in October of last year, took to the virtual space to advocate their mission of advancing women’s lives and creating paths of change for women throughout the world. The hybrid event is based out of Cleveland Ohio, U.S., and is a multi-week program.

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Rudy Frank Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Global 2000 businesses have recognized gamification as a powerful tool to engage consumers and motivate them to purchase more products. While growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio he learned to his passion was within the arts and photography.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

Have Fun - Do Good

Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. My friend and colleague, Adam Sterling, was a 21-year-old student at UCLA when he first heard about the genocide in Darfur, and then he was outraged and decided he had to act.

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