Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. People are immensely proud of their creations and would love to see them used to benefit more people.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! He is a frequent blogger and tweeter on nonprofit marketing and a nationally sought-after speaker on topics such as online cause marketing, web video, and social media for social change. Michael's favorite cause-driven video: (Please visit the site to view this video).

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Join Paul Habig of SankyNet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Eric Rardin of Care2 as they outline the critical and often easy ways you can boost your fundraising results in 2013. Finding out which people on your email list are on Facebook (without annoying them).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. We were up against immense political pressure to rescind the award. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” I’d say, dodging the recommendations. I was wrong.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. Nine scholarships for attendees were awarded. For the first time, a national speaker was scheduled to give a keynote. In 2013, the snow made a bigger impact.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Edit your work Nobody is perfect, and people understand that. Finally, have other people in your organization read your post, and get at least one outsider perspective as well. If you’re a beginner, don’t be overwhelmed. Start with small steps in your first blog posts and grow from there. Doing a little will help a lot.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Some of the most impressive ones include: Blue Drop Awards 2013 - Best Non-Profit Websites. The Webby Awards is sort of the Academy Awards for web design. It is replete with celebrity awards for people like actor Kevin Spacey, musician David Bowie, Internet Co-inventor Vint Cerf, and Arianna Huffington.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

The mission of the Lavelle Fund is to support programs that help people with visual impairments, including blindness, lead independent, productive lives. Worth Trust , an Indian social enterprise providing employment to people with disabilities, partnered with Bookshare to provide book-processing services and expand the library.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. Nine scholarships for attendees were awarded. For the first time, a national speaker was scheduled to give a keynote. In 2013, the snow made a bigger impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013. Accessibility.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries. The Freedom To Dream video by Dalit Freedom Network in Vancouver, BC, Canada was the grand prize winner in 2013. We were thrilled at the wonderful response of caring people for these forgotten children. The Winners in Their Own Words.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. Lots of people on the wrong side of the divide don't understand why broadband is useful to their families. A Human Right.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

People give their hard earned money for a reason; you need to understand those reasons and engage donors in the manner they prefer. “Appreciate, Engage and Retain Your Supporters” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2013 at 2PM ET. “Appreciate, Engage and Retain Your Supporters” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2013 at 2PM ET.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

We are excited to announce that Forum One has been recognized as a 2022 Vega Awards winner of 10 awards in seven different categories! The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Without further ado – here are this year’s 2022 Vega Award Winners!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The National Directory of Corporate Giving is a print directory for finding funding from corporations, that provides portraits of approximately 3,000 corporate foundations and 1,000 direct giving programs with essential information such as guidelines, priorities, financial data, and recent grants awarded. Funders aren’t ATMs.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

These individuals, recipients of the annual NTEN Award , are the people working hard to move NTEN''s mission forward from within the community: always ready to share a case study, idea, or contact. As we celebrate the NTEN award winner, we celebrate all of you. who embodies those values and enhances the NTEN community.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. Stories on the LIM are people-focused, highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. That sounds great. Interesting proposition.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Stories on the LIM are people-focused, highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. Interesting proposition. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. My game face is on.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. Derrick Feldmann. Achieve Agency. Kivi Leroux Miller. NonprofitMarketingGuide.com. He loves clubs. And community.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

This year''s inaugural Leading Change Summit brought together an amazing group of attendees: passionate people who know they aren’t alone in believing there’s another way to tackle a social issue, who see the world in a multichannel network, and who are looking to flip our cycle of adopting new technology on its head.

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2022

But the biggest loser when internal controls fail is the trust placed in you by your donors and the people you help. . In 2013, CBS News reported that the U.S. Three years of turmoil followed, including replacement of the management team and moving the national headquarters not once, but twice. Here’s an example: .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Let''s be honest, social media is progressing and changing every single day and most people don''t have the time to keep up with the most effective way to do social media. She has also been a featured speaker on web design, Internet marketing and social media at national conferences. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2017

But the biggest loser when internal controls fail is the trust placed in you by your donors and the people you help. Here’s an example: In 2013, CBS News reported that the U.S. Three years of turmoil followed including replacement of the management team and moving the national headquarters not once, but twice.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Best Subject Line Award goes to Oxfam America Ambassador Aziz Ansari for his “Bad fruitcake news, Steve” message. The Humane Society of the United States gets the award for Best-Email-That-Looked-Like-The-CEO-Sent-It-From-An-iPhone message. ☑ A or ☒ B.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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