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Davos Codes: Connecting Students’ Passion for Their Planet with Technology

Saleforce Nonprofit

To give students the tools and skills to create a brighter future for themselves and empower them to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the students learn more about the SDGs, they learn more about their community and the impact of sustainability on it. Creating Lasting Change.

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Guest Post: Murphy’s Law — sometimes simpler is better in technology for volunteer management

Twenty Hats

Thus came my introduction to the wonderful world of Google Sheets for scheduling and the nightmare of sending scheduling emails before we had scheduling apps and volunteer management systems to simplify this laborious task. We had a list of maybe 100 volunteers and it was my job to email them all to ask about days and times for volunteering.

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The R in M+R

M+R

Donald was one of the original (Ralph) “Nader’s Raiders,” tasked with traveling the country and turning college student energy into student advocacy groups. Well into his 60s, Donald traveled the country and learned everything there was to know about the US’s cruel and ineffective juvenile justice system.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. Instead of only being able to report your overall funding totals, fund accounting allows you can report the total number of students supported, the total dollars that were dispersed, average award size, and other key statistics. An organization may have many funds supporting?its?mission.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Everyaction

The American Immigration Council is at the forefront of defending immigrant rights in the court system. They hold the government accountable for unjust immigration laws and educate the American public on the longstanding importance of immigrants in the US. National Immigration Law Center. American Immigration Council.

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