| October 13th, 2022 | 12:15pm ET | Online! |
Listen in on a discussion that we hosted for World Sight Day online with leaders from several of the largest vision and blindness nonprofits in the world in honor of a month of vision awareness that also includes White Cane Day.
Discover how the work of these teams at the cutting edge of technology drives advocacy that empowers people impacted by blindness to live their dreams and tear down barriers to inclusion.
Learn how organizations of all kinds can take these lessons into their own work, increasing your impact and widening your reach.
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Andre Lukatsky, Chief Technology Officer Founded in 1920 by William Hadley, an educator who lost his eyesight later in life, Hadley offers practical help, connection, and support free of charge to anyone with a visual impairment, their families, and professionals supporting them. With Hadley, you can discover new ways to do things that have become more difficult due to vision loss and connect with a network of peers who "get it." And you don't need to come to Hadley. Hadley's help comes to you; online, on the phone or through the mail. |
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Alicia Lansford, Chief Mission Officer East Tyler Lighthouse for the Blind The mission of East Texas Lighthouse is to empower the blind. With their mix of employment opportunities and training opportunities for some, they are a catalyst, and for others, they are a destination. With its beginnings in 1976 as an employment opportunity, East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind is still proudly serving today as a federal contractor manufacturing critical products for our government and military. In 2010, ETLB opened its community-facing Client Services division where a wide selection of free services and training are available to the low-vision and blind community. While technology was always present in training offered, in 2018 the reach of ETLB expanded to a national level through their Microsoft Office and Assistive Technology Instructor programs. |
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Frank Lombardo, Vice President, IT and Digital Ecosystems, CNIB Founded in 1918, the CNIB Foundation is a non-profit organization driven to change what it is to be blind today. CNIB offers career support, tech training, youth groups, cooking classes, book clubs, and more. Their work as a blind foundation is powered by a network of volunteers, donors, and partners from coast to coast to coast. |
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Sterrin Bird, Nonprofit Industry Advisor Salesforce.Org Our moderator Sterrin joins us from Salesforce.org. Salesforce.org powers the purpose of institutions and organizations dedicated to solving the world’s biggest problems with Salesforce for nonprofits. |
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Arkus, Inc.Salesforce & Salesforce.org Premium PartnersArkus has completed more than 1900 Salesforce projects with more than 700 clients since our founding in 2010. As a team, we hold hundreds of Salesforce certifications and have been named Nonprofit Cloud Engagement, Fundraising, and Program Management Experts by Salesforce. Learn more about us on the Salesforce AppExchange or our website, or click here to find more Arkus events. |