Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. million contract to do just that. Fast-forward six years.

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MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. Another factor to consider is the limited access and high expense of processing credit cards and PayPal in Kenya compared to the United States.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!) government and states like Texas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. California is finalizing a law that will mandate a ‘kill switch’ be included on all new smartphones. The problem this new law addresses is that last year an estimated 3.1 The effect of the law will be pretty fast. million phones were stolen in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. That sounds great.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. My game face is on.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Historically, federal and state laws have viewed nonprofit and for-profit entities as mutually exclusive organizations whose work rarely, if ever, overlapped. The B Lab “promotes socially aware business practices by providing an opportunity for a business to voluntarily adopt responsible standards of decision making” (Hiller, 2013, p.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. Safer Internet Day.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Here are the 7 ‘can’t miss’ breakout sessions coming up at this year’s #14NTC : 50 Shades of Social Media: Navigating Policies, Laws, and Ethics [#14NTC Shades]. Why I’m excited: This diverse panel includes experience in the nonprofit industry, law, social media, fundraising and communications. When: Thursday, March 13, 10:30-12PM.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

The next one will be in New Orleans in November 2013. Willie Cade was also involved in the creation of the Illinois Electronic Waste Recycling Act , which is the model US recycling law with a defined flow of material that is designated for reuse and refurbishment. This conference is still going strong and is organized by PCRR.

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2022

In 2013, CBS News reported that the U.S. Comply with laws, regulations, and policies . Broken laws . Improving the reliability of financial information and allowing appropriate access to query functions are just some of the ways that communication can get stronger across the organization. Here’s an example: .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Aylward is responsible for operationalizing cross-sector partnerships to address infectious diseases and played a key role in standing up COVAX , a global alliance whose goal is to ensure that people in all corners of the world get access to COVID-19 vaccines. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. AW: That’s great, Dr. Aylward.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

From Arkenstone to Bookshare The field of access to books by blind people is where Benetech has twice been the key engine of positive equilibrium change at scale, and we are already working on the third change. Blind people were dependent on sighted people for access to books. Enter the Born Accessible movement.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2017

Here’s an example: In 2013, CBS News reported that the U.S. Comply with laws, regulations and policies. Broken laws. Improving the reliability of financial information and allowing appropriate access to query functions are just some of the ways that communication can get stronger across the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

It includes international trade and development, security, micro-finance, LBGT rights, renewable energy advocacy, water policy, security, human rights for indigenous people, terrorism financing, refugee protection policies and rights, law enforcement, trafficking, peace in conflict areas, and poverty reduction. 2013: A Year in Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care.

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