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The Internal is the new External: EDF Business Innovation Exchange

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Where together with their partner, Net Impact , EDF embeds trained MBA students who identify energy efficiency improvements that can cut costs and reduce emissions. Blurring the lines between internal/external: What does modeling transparent behavior actually look like on the ground? Sharing internal presentations on slideshare.

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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Background on this can be reviewed at the Knowledge Ecology International website. Everything that needs doing can be done by license voluntarily. Everything is negotiable under license, except in practice, they don’t want to negotiate about access -- because there’s not enough money involved. Except, that’s the status quo.

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How to Improve On-Time Tuition Payments

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These options allow private schools to expand student recruitment and help reduce tuition delinquency by increasing payers’ ownership of their tuition cycle. Using a third party to handle the follow-up saves the school time internally and conveys the seriousness of the late payment. Paul’s Episcopal Day School. “I

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Austria conference on access technology

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just got back from a terrific week in Austria at the International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs conference. It was fun to hear students and fresh Ph.Ds I posted these on my Flickr site with creative commons licenses (of course)! talking about their research. And that's just two examples.

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Making #GivingTuesday Count: New Mexico State University’s Story

Connection Cafe

million matching funds from our NMSU license plate affinity program, an estate gift from a loyal Aggie and additional campus matches. First, we created a logo that aligned with the international logo which allowed us to brand all our communications consistently. We raised a grand total of $5.7 million with the matching gifts.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. In the past year, Childreach International has impacted the lives of over 70,000 children.

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. Security details such as managing passwords, software licenses and intellectual privacy. Given the increasing use of cell phones and other mobile technologies by students and employees, as well as the rise of BYOD policies, your. Lost productivity.

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