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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset. We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India.

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Every Human Has Rights: Sign the Pledge for the Elders

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The law is the same for everyone; it should be applied in the same way to all. December 10, 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations' adoption of the Declaration. . • You should be legally protected in the same way everywhere, and like everyone else. •

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). Historically, federal and state laws have viewed nonprofit and for-profit entities as mutually exclusive organizations whose work rarely, if ever, overlapped.

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$100,000 Grant: Polls Still Open in the Peace Primary - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Also in the running and campaigning hard are (in alphabetical order) Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation; Citizens for Global Solutions, Faithful Security; Genocide Intervention Network; Global Green USA; National Religious Campaign Against Torture; and Women’s Action for New Directions. All rights reserved.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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On April 15, 2008 I talked with Janessa Goldbeck, the Director of Membership at the Genocide Intervention Network, about what we can all do about genocide. Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. Someone should have done something.

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Got the Winter Blues? Giving May Cheer You Up

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According to the Corporation for National and Community Service , volunteering also has health benefits. The Effects of Volunteering on the Volunteer , John Wilson and Marc Musik, 62 Law & Contemp. Money: If you want to search by issue for a cause to support, Network for Good and Global Giving are two places to start.

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Leading the Resistance: 28 Organizations You Can (and Should) Support Today

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Lambda Legal Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Southern Poverty Law Center. Lakota People's Law Project.

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