Sat.May 14, 2011 - Fri.May 20, 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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Martus: The Next Generation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech brainstorms are always a treat: it's a chance for all of us to step back and imagine how much more and better we could be doing for our users. Today, Captain Patrick (Ball, not Stewart), our VP Human Rights, led a brainstorm on the next major upgrade of our Martus secure human rights database software with our human rights program team as well as key technical leaders.

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Benetech Truth #1: Social Change Through Technology

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

[Note: this is part one of seven posts on the Benetech Truths.] The world has big problems. We need fresh, original solutions that are better than the status quo. Technology has revolutionized business, but bringing those breakthrough developments to government, education and the nonprofit sectors can take 5, 10, even 15 years. It doesn’t have to be that way.

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Day at University of Washington

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Leaders to Legends Breakfast Lecture Series