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Record Revenue, Double Digit Hike For GivingTuesday

The NonProfit Times

This year Benin, Bolivia, Denmark, Panama, and Sri Lanka launched national GivingTuesday movements, and GivingTuesday launched its Europe Hub, which joins the Africa, India, Latin America & the Caribbean, and U.S. & Participants who volunteered in the U.S. was estimated at 9.2 was estimated at 16.6 million, a 17% jump.

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My remarks just made at WIPO today

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

That is why we have exceptions: to lower transaction costs and secure the civil rights of people with disabilities to have equal opportunity • That is why we need a binding instrument that makes copyright exceptions a global norm, and allows for import and export of these materials. •

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries. extended to help all people with print disabilities in the world who need it.

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TAACCCT Grantee Focus Group / Reception

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TAConnecT is a source of neutral information relevant to a major, nation-wide federal program designed to improve community college education. For more information about TAConnect, follow the link , or go to taconnect.org.

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Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable

The Verge

We know that organizing for justice at a global company like Alphabet does not stop at national boundaries,” said Parul Koul, executive chair of the Alphabet Workers Union and a Google software engineer, in a statement. That is why it is so important to unite with workers in other countries.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator adds beautiful Nordic views in its latest update

The Verge

World Update V is focused on the Nordic region (specifically Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), bringing stunning vistas to an already visually impressive title. You can see Lego House and Frederiksborg Castle in the trailer, along with the Arctic Cathedral and Sarek National Park.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that some 18 million people will ultimately become affected, including 6.7 The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Giving by funder type.

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