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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. For example, Martus can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills. The Challenge ran for six weeks through December 5th.

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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program. Just have to find some time and money to tackle them!

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

Connections like this are built over time. The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Areas served: Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East.

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3 Ways to Bring Your Work to Your Donors (Instead of Asking Them to Come to You)

Achieve

That is, once they’ve cultivated a new donor, they spend a considerable amount of time and effort attempting to persuade that donor to volunteer or participate in some kind of hands-on activity at their headquarters or at an off-site location where the donor can experience their work firsthand. Be honest.). Because people are busy.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As someone who travels roughly half the time, it’s important to provide some insight into what’s going on, especially since these meetings often influence where Benetech goes with our efforts. To paraphrase Mark Twain, I didn’t have time to write a short blog post, so I wrote a long one.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Martus story that has unfolded during that time is a tale of hard-won success and focused efforts to bridge human rights and technological innovation. You can read more about the many faces of the Martus user community and the impact that Martus has had on human rights groups , from Africa to Burma to Guatemala.

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