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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We are delivering more and more books that meet the literacy needs of our users, by providing the latest bestsellers, textbooks and daily newspapers into accessible form. Another great piece of news is that Janice Carter has joined Benetech as our Director of Literacy Programs, and is now general manager of Bookshare.org.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

VisionLink''s Role VisionLink customers are among those providing 2-1-1 services, from New York to Washington state, from Florida to Maine, and here in our own state of Colorado--and for many regional and metropolitan systems in between. Requests for health and mental health services increased to 15% of all calls.

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3 Marketing Strategies To Boost Campaign

The NonProfit Times

Let’s explore three innovative marketing strategies for nonprofits, according to Jackie Sue Griffin , owner and executive director at JSG & Associates in Tampa, Florida Leveraging Social Media Advocacy Campaigns Social media platforms have become powerful tools to raise awareness, mobilize supporters, and drive action.

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Win a copy of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World

Have Fun - Do Good

In 2006, USA Today named him one of the Top 20 College Academic All-Stars, and the Governor of Florida awarded Darius with a Points of Light Award for his community service. While in Florida, Darius created Books All Around, Inc. , a nonprofit organization that promotes youth literacy.

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The Silver Tsunami: How the Next Wave of Nonprofits Can Serve Aging Populations

Whole Whale

The nonprofit sector will be central to meeting these demands, with thousands of new organizations expected to emerge in areas such as healthcare, housing, mental health, and digital literacy. In some states (Maine, Florida, New Hampshire, and Vermont), nearly a quarter of the population is expected to be over age 65 by 2030.

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An Interview with Silvia Tolisano of Langwitches Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s Program in Instructional Technology at the University of North Florida. tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. The past five years I have been teaching Spanish at an Elementary School and serve as the school???s s webmaster.

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How a Few Tiny Horses Bucked the Facebook Algorithm

Tech Soup

Magic is part of the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses , a Florida charity that visits more than 35,000 adults and children each year with its team of tiny horses. Gentle Carousel also has a literacy program called Reading Is Magic that brings the horses into schools, libraries, and at-risk youth programs.