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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. The Migel Medal, often called the highest honor in the blindness field, is awarded annually to one or two individuals whose careers exemplify exceptional accomplishments in the field.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Ellen Toscano, 2024 Bid Master Winner Voted as the Top National Auctioneer Ellen Toscano (yoursingingauctioneer.com) , voted as the top national benefit auctioneer of 2024 is the founder, CEO and Principal Auctioneer of The Singing Auctioneer LLC, has been a professional singer, actress and stage performer her whole life.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children.

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How a small nonprofit organization survived the Great Recession

ASU Lodestar Center

Defenders of Children. Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. Our nonprofit 50l(c)(3) child advocacy agency survived the Great Recession of 2008-2013. Best of luck and hard work to all in 2013.

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A Webinar: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit

Care2

Additionally, she has been active in MomsRising's national and state campaigns for fair pay, paid sick days, paid family leave and breastfeeding promotion. in Political Communication from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Communications/Psychology from Willamette University. Ashley has a M.A.

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New Tax Law: Understanding the Impacts on Charities and Giving

ASU Lodestar Center

Wealthy donors tend to give more to larger nonprofits such as universities, hospitals, and arts and cultural groups. Smaller community and human service organizations serving our nation’s most vulnerable populations may be the ones to see more of a decline in donations. 3988, The Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. students at Stanford University. California became the first state in the nation to have a law go into effect concerning privacy. .

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