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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. Our new and long-term Martus partners crossed a milestone and backed up to our public servers over 200,000 bulletins, each of which captures crucial, sensitive information about incidents from a victim’s story or from a field investigation.

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A New Power Couple—Humans Plus Bots Deliver Member Delight

.orgSource

and in 2011 won a $1 million prize! I also like the option of multitasking while I am getting the information I need. Members with technical questions can get documented responses quickly. Purchasers can receive product information without having to leave the sales site.

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Explore funding for U.S. democracy with our free data tool

Candid

democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. The data visualization tool, which consists of a map, charts, and lists, documents foundation support across several key areas including: campaign and election processes governing institutions and processes information and media public engagement and voting . democracy.

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Year-end donation processing

Robert Weiner

The check would be considered a 2011 charitable contribution even though the nonprofit did not receive the check and the funds did not clear the bank until January 2012. "A So if the charity did not process the charge until January 2012, the donor would be treated as making the gift in 2012 rather than 2011, as she intended.

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2011 NTEN LIfetime Achievement Award: Judy Hallman

NTEN

Judy started her career providing support for nonprofits after retiring from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she helped introduce the university to the Internet as a documentation and training specialist for campus information systems. This year, we are thrilled to honor Judy Hallman for her work with this award.

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Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Publishes Account of Landmark Guatemalan Human Rights Case

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Guatemalan Attorney General’s office summoned Guzmán to present evidence based on his analysis of random samples drawn from the millions of documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archive. Benetech’s Human Rights Program was asked to help analyze the documents in this vast archive.

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Guest Post: What Good Could Come After a No?

Twenty Hats

With that the request for more information before making a final decision began a very different path about when and how we might make my cicada-proof dream a 2021 reality. Draft a document that shows your vision, strategy, planning, finances, options and commitment to your solution. “You are giving me a no without details.