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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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10 Threads & X Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Threads is primarily meant to be used through the mobile app, but for your reference, your Threads username is displayed in desktop browsers as threads.net/@yourusername. You can post from the mobile app, from your desktop, and very soon via third-party apps, such as Buffer and Hootsuite. For example, threads.net/@nonprofitorgs.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. Many communities, especially in impoverished and remote locations, lack sufficient healthcare services.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. Many communities, especially in impoverished and remote locations, lack sufficient healthcare services.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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