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How tech can help people with dementia stay in the workplace longer

Fast Company Tech

The ageing of populations around the world is influencing our lives in many ways. But many organisations already have robust policies for other conditions. Our own employer, the University of Bath, has a repository of reasonable adjustments that can be tailored to support staff and students experiencing mental illness.

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How Just Stop Oil harnessed emotions to ignite public concern for climate change

Fast Company Tech

That means market-based solutions, a faith in technological innovation, and incremental policy reforms within existing political and economic systems. Of course, disruption risks alienating some peoplebut that can actually strengthen a movements overall influence. Change happens by making an emotional splash.

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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The Verge

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I How did one email lead to a university-wide ban?

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Strengthening Social Impact: Actionable Insights from The Generosity Commission Report

sgEngage

.” This analysis not only highlights the current state of generosity but also offers a set of actionable recommendations aimed at empowering nonprofits, foundations, companies and policy makers to help promote and protect generosity. Utilizing social media platforms, community events, and other channels to feature these stories.

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Minter-Jordan Picked As New CEO At AARP

The NonProfit Times

CareQuest Institute collaborates with a wide range of partners to achieve its mission of improving the oral health of all through work in grantmaking, research, health improvement programs, policy and advocacy, and education, as well as leadership in dental benefits, care delivery, and innovation advancements.

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Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda

TechCrunch

EsTech seems likely to press that line of argument — although at the time of writing it was still preparing its policy plan. The final shape of that pan-EU regulation is still pending the bloc’s co-legislative process so the opportunity for lobbying to influence the detail remains live.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.