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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Humane Society of the United States :: @ HumaneSociety. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP.

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10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The United States has tax ID numbers (EINs) and the GuideStar database which enables vendors to easily process online donations for nonprofits in the United States without fear of fraud. As 10,000 Baby Boomers retire each day in the United States, Gen X (currently age 37-52) is entering the peak years of their careers.

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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States. Geological Surveys Powell Center Status of Butterflies of the United States Working Group , which I am involved in. The law mandates that the government maintain habitat for listed species. Thats 1 in 5 butterflies lost.

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Benetech Closing Statement on the Marrakech Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In addition, Benetech is happy to provide hosting technology for new, and existing, authorized entities who would like to take advantage of the generous resources the United States government invests in our Bookshare library. We believe it’s possible to build on top of this asset without recreating it.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

and Lahore, Pakistan, become part of FreeWill, whose employee footprint for the first time will span beyond the United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C. The beta version was started during early 2023 and the 1.0 version launched in April of this year.

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DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show

Wired

The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.