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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. ECPAT International :: @ ECPAT.

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Supporting Latinx nonprofits by training leaders and fundraisers 

Candid

Latinx nonprofit staff need a unique sense of familia , safety, and empowerment that speaks to our experience with giving, money, womens leadership, and more. Be ridiculously accessible to small nonprofits When I started Somos El Poder, I surveyed Latinx nonprofit leaders about the issues they faced when it came to learning about fundraising.

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Ways We Can All Help Advance Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment

Connection Cafe

Women’s and girls’ empowerment is a sweeping topic, defined and shaped by family beliefs and cultural norms in the community and country where one lives. Some people associate the empowerment of women and girls primarily with challenges faced in communities where poverty and lack of access to education determine one’s level of empowerment.

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Human Rights and the Duty to Protect Sensitive Data

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Unfortunately, there is no HIPAA equivalent for international human rights and humanitarian information. At Benetech —a nonprofit technology company that develops innovative and effective applications for unmet social needs—we embrace the notion of individual empowerment every day in our work.

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How Grantmakers Can Turn Uncertainty into Growth and Innovation

sgEngage

Due to limited budgets, internally crafted grant application and review processes, and expectation of outcomes as promised, it can feel stifling to creativity and innovation in program design. The lack of inclusion and empowerment in decision-making compounds these challenges.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Go to “Gmail > Settings > Accounts and Import > Grant access to your account” and add an additional staff person (he must have a Gmail e-mail account) to prevent losing access to all your social media and mobile technology profiles and accounts in a worst-case scenario. Save Usernames and Passwords in a Secure Place.