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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. WBU is the global organization representing the estimated 285 million people worldwide with vision impairments.

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Award Winning Combinations for Social Change

Care2

The recent award winners of the 2012 Grinnell Prize are a great example. Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world.

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What I Learned About Online Donor Engagement from Fundraisers in Brasil

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. Stories are social. The UN Global Report is also using Facebook Messenger bots to engage young people around different issues. Empowerment. This was my third visit to the country.

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An Unconventional 3-Step Plan To Save the Oceans

Saleforce Nonprofit

Through projects focused on communication and education, youth empowerment, direct action, research, and material science, we create success stories that set new standards and provide the roadmaps for others to follow. In 2012 he decided to focus on a new client vital to us all: the oceans. Everything is up for redesign.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits in previous years were chosen primarily because they excelled at social media. Yes… the majority of this year’s nonprofits have also implemented good-to-exceptional social media campaigns, but they are also nonprofits whose missions I care about and feel a personal connection to. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From the global to the local, here are #10Ways geolocation is a positive force for good. Social media has changed the world. It has revolutionized communications on a global scale, and the transformation continues with every status update, blog post, and video stream. The global citizenry has become a global network.

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