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Online Discussion on June 23: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes

Robert Weiner

Previously she worked for the Future of Music Coalition and was a law clerk at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Transcript: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes

Robert Weiner

Previously she worked for the Future of Music Coalition and was a law clerk at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month

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Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. You can also spend time volunteering and donating to nonprofits that provide important services to people with disabilities. During the protest, 104 activists were arrested for unlawful demonstration, many in their wheelchairs. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S.

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Online Discussion on June 23: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes

Tech Soup

Previously she worked for the Future of Music Coalition and was a law clerk at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Transcript: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes

Tech Soup

Previously she worked for the Future of Music Coalition and was a law clerk at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Volunteerism Keeps Proving Its Value (Especially When Skills Are Given)

Connection Cafe

and sometime in April or May, during National Volunteer Week , when Independent Sector often issues its updated data on the value of a volunteer hour. What’s even cooler is how the value jumps higher when volunteers give their professional skills in law, finance, marketing, operations, you name it.

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