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Lawsuit over denying access to a student with learning disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We look for social applications of IT that will make a major impact on social sector activities. New Jersey is not such a state, and thus Bookshare would need to wait to be assigned titles by an authorized user of the NIMAC for the state of New Jersey, typically a responsible person at the state education agency.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

I see this work in public maps like Open Green Map. I’ve created a heartspace for my mother and for some of the things she’s taught me: But To Mama With Love isn’t just about my mama, it’s about 4 special women making great impact around the world. I see this lesson in the work of 350.org.

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VisionLink Is In The News: Real-Time Winter Storm Map

VisionLink

Using VisionLink''s outbound telephony polling software, over 12,000 people throughout New York and New Jersey received automated calls enabling them to report on what the storm was doing to their homes and to their local communities in real-time.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Economic downturns have had a significant impact on the sustainability of local news outlets, leading to layoffs and closures in many areas. Digital disruption : The rise of digital platforms and online advertising has disrupted traditional revenue models for local news, making it difficult for many outlets to adapt.

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Americans' Urge to Help Overcomes Lock Down Limitations

VisionLink

In the face of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD), Visionlink’s Disaster Technologies Division and Sterling Volunteers are partnering in a public-private pro bono effort to help state governments and non-profit agencies mobilize the desire of Americans to provide help from a safe distance.

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Court Date Pending For Daniel’s Law Data Suits

The NonProfit Times

New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which penalizes the dissemination of names and residential addresses of judicial, law enforcement, child protection investigators and other covered individuals, is having a significant damping effect on marketing efforts – including nonprofit solicitations – aimed at Garden State residents.

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Welcoming Joleen Ong as NTEN's new Marketing and Publications Director

NTEN

Joleen Ong joins us as the Marketing and Publications Director (or, rather, "joined" two weeks ago already!). I know that she will do great things with NTEN''s research, marketing, and publications like the NTEN: Change journal as she brings her passion for technology and communication to our work.