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Keeping the Rich History of Virginia Preserved and Secure

Tech Soup

She was George Washington's mother, born in Lancaster County in Virginia's Northern Neck region. The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president. Celebrating a Region Rich with History. Keeping History Protected.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. Fortunately, technology like digital advocacy tools make this easy to do for staff and supporters alike.

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Cool App Roundup: Library Edition

Tech Soup

highlights how apps can help libraries connect with patrons and provide services in new ways. Many libraries accomplish this by. creating standalone apps or a mobile-friendly website and library. inspire libraries (and nonprofits!) inspire libraries (and nonprofits!) use apps and mobile technology.

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How Online Collaboration is Changing Scholarship

Forum One

Wulf was a perfect choice to introduce Georgetown University's Crowd and the Cloud Symposium , hosted by my former graduate program in Communication, Culture & Technology. ever awarded at the University of Virginia in 1968, and, as he said, "had a seat on the 50 yard line watching the technology revolution."

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Meet the Bookshare in-house summer volunteer team!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare , Benetech's online library for people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled, is fortunate to have a variety of summer interns and volunteers working in our Palo Alto office this year. John Pastorius I am from Smithfield, Virginia. I attend Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia where I am studying music performance.

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Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

NTEN

As a remotely managed organization, we relied on the cloud to help run C3 until we leased our own office space in Alexandria, Virginia in 2007. Today, we are still a small organization with only seven staff members, five based in our Virginia office. Keep a library of training materials.

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Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

NTEN

As a remotely managed organization, we relied on the cloud to help run C3 until we leased our own office space in Alexandria, Virginia in 2007. Today, we are still a small organization with only seven staff members, five based in our Virginia office. Keep a library of training materials.

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