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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. Jan 16 - 19.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our breakthrough in the conception of Martus came in 2000, when I was looking to expand Benetech to new frontiers of social good beyond our origins—helping disabled people access books in what is now our Global Literacy program. Beyond those top organizations, almost no groups had good technology designed for human rights documentation.

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Who's Responsible for the Digital Divide? The Answer May Surprise You

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This raises some interesting questions for how nonprofits and libraries talk about the digital divide and how they advocate for public access technology and technology skills development. I think this has interesting implications for how organizations talk about and advocate for public access technology and skills development.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

ASU Lodestar Center

The ASU Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) is one of only 56 continuing education professional development programs in the nation. [2] Current nonprofit leaders say that because of the recent downturn in the local and national economy, there is increased competition for nonprofit positions.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. MedShare is a national charity that collects surplus medical supplies and equipment and distributes it to healthcare facilities in the developing world. They specialize in providing both hard and soft job skills.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

VietNet-ICT also actively participates in policy discussions to formulate laws and policies relating to information, technology, and communication towards sustainable development and equity. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

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We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Interesting proposition.

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