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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

It was updated for National Mentoring Month in January 2023. Maybe it was because I liked to talk — a lot — and ask questions. I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. When did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up?

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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Soup

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. Leonard Library.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Community Fellows posed the question: “How might we leverage the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem – employees, philanthropy, product, suppliers, and policy influence – to address food insecurity?” She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s in Public Administration from Arkansas State University. Emilio Tavarez.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

This Impact Lab cohort sets out to address the question: How might we enable female, small-scale farmers in maximizing food production and planning proactively? Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America. Eric manages the Food and Climate Justice Unit at Oxfam America, part of the Food Systems Unit. What Ideas Were Generated?

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. It's essential that they hear from us.

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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. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract. Please join us in realizing this “radical” future!

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Here's 28 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Switch to EveryAction

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

EveryAction is built to scale and is now trusted by some of the nation's largest nonprofits - from the United Nations Foundation, to Planned Parenthood, Comic Relief, the Audubon Society and Greenpeace. Dig deeper by segmenting data by universe, timeframe, or source. It's trusted by some of the largest nonprofits.