VisionLink

APRIL 25, 2024

On April 25th, we observe National Telephone Day. Globally, more than 1.5 source: sellcell) National Telephone Day is a great day to highlight two essential telephone numbers: 211 and 988. The 211 network in the United States responds to more than 21 million requests for help every year. billion mobile phones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

But thanks to a strategy focused on bringing low-cost smartphones to the masses worldwide, Google’s Android surged to a whopping 68% share of the global smartphone market in the second quarter of 2012. That’s four times the 17% global market share held by Apple. National Wildlife Federation :: What Did Snakey Eat?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

Answer : • Countries should provide for a copyright exception in their national laws to allow nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities to make accessible versions of inaccessible books and other content • Import and export of such accessible materials shall be permitted 2. Question: What are the two key points of the document?

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

billion, according to new data from the National Philanthropic Trust in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. of all giving in the United States if the statistics for total giving in the Giving USA report released earlier this year at $557 billion and these DAF numbers are accurate. DAFs were responsible for roughly 9.8% increase from $228.92

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

Obviously nonprofits that work internationally would be wise to tweet around the clock, but even nonprofits that limit their mission and services to their own country, province, state, city, or village should experiment with being a global twitizen. Social Media Webinars for Nonprofits in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

National Philanthropy Day, Wednesday Nov. While it is celebrated in the United States, it’s also observed in various ways in many other countries. National Philanthropy Day (NPD) was first officially recognized in the U.S. What’s planned for the National Philanthropy Day?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Read on to learn how Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network have recently stewarded their corporate donors on social media. Feeding America is the second-largest nonprofit in the United States. The Global FoodBanking Network. Featuring global partners also enables GFN to increase its reach.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

The global venture capital ecosystem is inequitable. In the United States’ mature venture capital market, an entrepreneur’s race, gender and age help determine who has access to capital. But as the world grows more connected, the tech gap between nations isn’t narrowing fast enough.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

As the United States becomes an increasingly pluralistic nation, where do American Muslims fit into this statistic? Now in its fourth edition, this year’s report provides technology benchmarks for Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States and Canada.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

These publisher agreements have also included permissions to distribute books outside the United States: most frequently, we are provided global rights. Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. • These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Google workers across the world are coming together to form a global union alliance. The newly formed coalition, called Alpha Global, is comprised of 13 different unions representing workers in 10 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

1% via text message ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). 92% of donors say it is important that NGOs, nonprofits, and charities make a concerted effort to protect their contact and financial information from data breaches ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Large have 22,299 ( Global NGO Technology Report ). 9% via PayPal.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

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.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world. Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

For starters, it closely follows the Chafee Amendment , which is the copyright exception that has made Bookshare possible in the United States. We were worried that a bad treaty might even negatively affect our ability to serve our users in the United States.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Angela Williams, president and CEO of United Way Worldwide It’s both a brand refresh and renewal strategy for United Way Worldwide. The organization unveiled a refreshed brand, and this weekend hosts a nationally televised event, United Way Benefit for Hurricane Relief, for communities devastated by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

Guest Blog from Amy McNeely, Bookshare Librarian This past week, April 12th through April 18th, was National Library Week. That global connection is a huge way that worlds connect at Bookshare. We have members all over the world, but Bookshare India is the biggest outside of the United States right now.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Get ready for a startup throwdown of global proportions (literally). We’re the proud hosts of the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) Global Finals , and the pitch competition action starts tomorrow, July 22 at 9:00 am (PT). The Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals starts tomorrow, July 22. Not familiar with XTC ? alone produces 292.4

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. And, there are two states where a couple, accompanied by parents, can marry as early as 12 years old. Leaders who work on a global playing field can help you see in a new perspective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. 2014 State of the Canadian Web Nation :: Download. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

In the United States, 3 in 10 women (29 percent) and 1 in 10 men (10 percent) report enduring rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner, with significant effects on their wellbeing. Yet, beyond legal measures, a lack of awareness and resources continues to leave survivors vulnerable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Many small NGOs are also unaware of the services and resources offered to the NGO community by TechSoup Global , SANGONeT , NASSCOM Foundation , Meedan , and FrontlineSMS. In the United States this is called fiscal sponsorship. However,ngo and.ong will be available soon.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The breach targeted several US government agencies and is believed to have been carried out by Russian nation-state hackers. It “represents an act of recklessness that created a serious technological vulnerability for the United States and the world,” Smith argues. Investigations into the hack are ongoing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

So we’re hooking up with Extreme Tech Challenge (‘XTC’) to present the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals , a startup competition focused on powering a more sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and healthy world. Check out the 80 Global Finalists that emerged from this competitive pool. Going Green.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. How Does the Treaty Meet this Goal?

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. AlienVault was acquired by U.S.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

As a leader in the global AIDS community, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is committed to overcome the stigma, discrimination, and neglect that keeps the world from ending AIDS. Areas served: Canada, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Russia, The South Caucasus, Turkey, United States, and Western Europe. Point of Pride.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2021

Independent Sector has announced that the estimated value of a volunteer hour in the United States reached $28.54 State-level values range from $13.74 Reprinted from PND. in 2020, up from $27.20, or 4.9 percent, in 2019. Bureau of Labor Statistics and uses data from AmeriCorps on volunteer hours. Cardinali. “As

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Bobby Franklin is the president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association. The United States is the land of opportunity, where anyone with an idea can bring it to market. the global leader of innovation. Computer science is the key to America’s skills crisis. Bobby Franklin. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Donors feel a part of a broader community affecting change half a world away, while realizing they’re part of a tight-knit community here in the United States. UN Foundation’s Global Good Challenge. Jeff Slobotski , Silicon Prairie News. TOMS Shoes. Everyone needs publicity and wants their work to be recognized.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. Candid continues to track the global philanthropic response to the crisis. United States. United Kingdom. United States.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2021

Previously, The Exchange tucked into the United States’ early-stage market for startup capital , uncovering startups using abundant seed capital to get more done before raising a Series A, while others were using pedigree, team and market size to accelerate their first lettered raise. .- or European-specific — they’re global.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. A lot of helpful and insightful digital storytelling advice was shared; below are some of the highlights: India: NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global partner, led the way with How to Create High Impact Stories.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Rely on national law in each country to qualify the nonprofits that can use these exceptions to help people with disabilities. Don’t create a global Swiss registry of nonprofit organizations qualified to use exceptions. That’s so 20th Century (or 19th?)!

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