Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. As a non-lawyer, let me explain from the point of view of a technologist who cares passionately about accessibility for people with disabilities. copyright law).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

is a question I often hear people ask. is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Inequality is driving the immigration of many people from poor countries to richer countries. New York: Random House, 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

If we focus our work on feeding the hungry, for example, do we actually create a system in which we rely on people needing our services? When working with communities, trying to enable change, looking for opportunities to spark collaboration, love seems like a strange thing to think about for many people. Learn more!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. This is a tough one for many people especially those in their twenties and younger.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Debbie Laskey: In the CORNER OFFICE section of The New York Times , there was a memorable interview on January 29, 2011, entitled, " Hey, Rock Stars: Take Your Show SomeplaceElse ," conducted by Adam Bryant of Michael Lebowitz, founder and CEO of Big Spaceship, a digital marketing and communications agency. Why or why not?

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Experience shows us that only 40% of your 2011 fundraisers will return for next year’s event. It means that keeping your participant numbers steady year-over-year requires 60% of them be new. People who participate in an event as a part of a team have a higher tendency to return. That’s a challenging number to digest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Bob Ottenhuff from Guidestar agrees: “People want a way to help the causes they care about, and they want to be able to do it easily via their mobile devices. Almost 8,000 have signed an online petition to urged Steve Jobs to change its iPhone donation policy. To date, there has been no response. Google and Microsoft are all ears.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I believe that new models of aging and senior life will emerge from this wave, and can't wait to see what is created, which is why I loved stumbling upon The New York Times article, For Healthy Aging, A Late Act in the Footlights. In 2011, he received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Gamers are exactly the kinds of people you want helping your organization succeed. Personality quizzes that help educate people about your cause. New York Public Library: Find the Future. Purpose: Engaging existing audience on a deeper level, recruiting a new generation of fans. Purpose: Education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

It was surreal and incredibly exciting to see these inspiring people, my colleagues and friends, assembled in one place to launch the next generation of Martus. This was a newer idea for folks in the room, but I think once the surprise wore off, people really accepted the challenge.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

The earliest Women's Day observance was held in 1909 in New York, when the Socialist Party of America commemorated a strike of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. By 2011, American women surpassed men in gaining college degrees , including advanced degrees. Those themes hold to this day. In the U.S.,

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2011

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions I've been asked to present a session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on "Technical Management Techniques for Managers". During the live session at the 2011 NTC , we'll talk about real-life situations and how to handle them.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

It's 2011 and we feel refreshed and ready to tackle new goals, but before we dive into them we need to take stock of the work and goals that went unfinished last year. In a New York Times article , the ruling is described as “net semi-neutrality.” In December, the FCC passed a weak Net Neutrality rule.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Microsoft has run the campaign since 2011, but it seems to have deeper resonance this year. The New York Times Outs Google+. ” She goes on, “advertising based on the kind of information gleaned from what people talk about, do and share online, rather than simply what they search for, has become more important.”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Additionally, Microsoft recently announced its YouthSpark initiative, which aims to create opportunities for 300 million young people over the next three years. These apps encourage young people to get involved in civic and political issues. The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] If you do it too much, that’s when people feel taken advantage of.”

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Happy People Give More and Giving People Are Happier. He also explained the direct relationship between happiness and giving: happy people give more and giving people are happier. November 17, 2011 - Atlanta January 30, 2012 - New York City Follow Social Media for Nonprofits on Facebook and Twitter.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library's resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

According to the new Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy tool recently launched by Foundation Center, out of a total of 18,446 grants awarded since 2011 by more than 1,300 funders focused on the broad range of issues and efforts related to democracy, just 962 have been focused on technology. Time for Other Heavy Hitters to Step Up.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

In our session on Community Voice at NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Techology Conference, Arthur provided a case study of the LikeMinded program and how it was built based on engagement with the community. We hosted community discussions in Oakland, San Francisco, Washington DC, New York, Minneapolis, and Portland. So we asked.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The Foundation does this through the Adobe Youth Voices Film Gallery where they host film, video, and animation created by young people from around the globe. The Bronx Guild in New York brings you the story of a young woman coming out to her family. students with a global audience. Employee Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Giller, a journalist, established the Seattle-based nonprofit as a destination news web site for environmental news, reports and opinion with a wry sense of humor. That content is some of the site’s top content and people spend longer reading it. Food and climate change are related, but most people don’t associate the two.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Have people heard of 350.org

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam. In its effort to help local people to meet local needs, LIN aims to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic environment and strengthen the communities. All people deserve equal access to opportunities.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

Combine that with this nugget: by 2014 more people will view web pages using a mobile device than a computer. And second, you don't have to count on users to upgrade their apps to see your new content. Once you update your mobile website content, you can be confident that's what people are seeing. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

- although the time frame is closer to 5 or 6 years from now (and I think it was Gartner who said that by 2010 or 2011 pretty much everyone is going to have a "Second Life" in a 3D Virtual World -I wrote about it in More people leading 3D virtual lives online ) due to hardware and platform restrictions that prevent a wider adoption now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

On Facebook, people connect with friends, family, their communities and the issues and causes they care about most. We work to empower the millions of people and organizations that use Facebook to create high-impact solutions to problems big and small, all over the world. Facebook is all about sharing and connecting.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Masi’s images of The Bhopal Medical Appeal were featured on the New York Times Lens Blog and TIME Photos. The visual story of the Bhopal Medical Appeal was subsequently awarded a Getty Grant for Good in 2011 after winning the 2011 Focus for Humanity NGO Assignment Fellowship. World Wildlife Fund.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

We’ll be matching people based on their skills and interests with organizations around the world that need their input. It’s a discovery process that first matches, then helps people build relationships, then let’s people share their resources.”- Where Jumo setup their offices in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Her thoughts on Apple’s ban on donations in iPhone apps recently appeared in The New York Times. This isn’t a new issue for her and she blogged back in June on this topic. Beth is hoping that people will sign an online petition letting Apple know that people want to give on their iPhones. Probably not.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! March 31, 2011 8:18 AM Jessica Sadoway said. posted by Laura E.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

An estimated billion people carry water on their heads, so this is potentially transformative technology. In either case, both Wello and the The Hippo Water Roller Project are searching for creative ways to make these devices affordable to the people who need them now that the technology is ready. News flash. Digital Inclusion.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Condors survived over the ages because they found new food sources, such as beached whales and dead cows, and didn’t have enemies. Until they did: people. A famous essay penned by Loye Miller declared that condors were incompatible with people, saying they had “one wing in the grave” (37). [1] A puppet feeds a condor chick.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Kostigen, is a New York Times bestseller. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The infographic focuses on four initiatives — the response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Charity: Water , Tweet Drive , and Twestival — and breaks down the campaigns’ success (how many people participated, how much money was raised, etc.). It also examines how the nature of donating and volunteering is changing in the age of social media.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Back in 2011, I started collecting all the emails that nonprofits sent me during the month of December and reviewed what was in my inbox. We ♥ goats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

Giselle’s dream is in her own words: I have been given an opportunity to attend a human rights workshop in New York City, this summer June 22-July 14. Her vision to create an opportunity for these young people share their authentic voice about their work. All in all, an inspiring start to the WomenWhoTech Summit 2012.

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