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Why are read receipts so triggering?

Mashable Tech

Read receipts have been around for a while: Apple introduced them to iMessage in 2011, and Instagram followed in 2013 with a little “seen” tag at the bottom of DMs. ” SEE ALSO: Why some people on dating apps just want to be 'pen pals' Grant recalls a recent session with a client who had texted a woman after a first date.

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President’s Update: Fall 2013

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. It was exciting to be an active player in global diplomacy: Bookshare was the most-cited model of what other countries hope to have, both in terms of accessing our 200,000+ books and having their own national version of Bookshare.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. Data collection focused on the largest 800 funders nationally plus the top 25 grantmakers in each state and Washington, D.C.,

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Pollination Project: $1,000 seed grants to individual change makers

Have Fun - Do Good

The new Pollination Project is giving $1,000 seed grants to individual changemakers, every day, 365 days a year. Do you have an idea for a world-changing project that could bloom with some seed money?

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Jump In Now to the Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey

Tech Soup

GrantStation is a set of tools and resources to help organizations identify and secure grant dollars.) Here’s how: Recency: We survey grantseekers, grant writers, and those involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year (spring and fall). Is it location or focus, or both, that affects grant dollars?

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? It never occurred to me that there was any other way to write a grant request. For decades, I have preached the importance of drawing the reader into your grant request by opening with a story.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!)

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