Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). The goal is to be able to gain access to the same learning a sighted student would get from that diagram.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

For example: I want you to act as an average college student in the Midwest. There is a scary elephant in the room: efficiencies can also mean a team can do more with fewer people, but resisting change isn’t the way to approach this. Here are a few use cases we’ve seen (and used ourselves): Brainstorming content topics. Copyediting.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

E-commerce has forever changed the way people shop, and your organization can use that to your advantage with wish list drives. Rather than asking people to donate material items directly to your organization, you can create a public wish list on an e-commerce site like Amazon where your donors can buy items you need directly online.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2022

Health Discrimination Identifies people by their condition rather than their personhood. The Inclusivity Tool does not directly search for these as its usage is intentionally meant to other and insult people. Theme: Put People First. Gendered Gendered language emphasizes 2 genders and bias toward masculine language.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems. How to incentivize volunteerism At its core, volunteerism is the engagement and mobilization of groups of people to support others or fight for a worthwhile cause. Volunteering is important because it enables people to help and serve others in a selfless way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

Startup nonprofits, nonprofit newbies, umbrella organizations, community foundations, mentors… there are a lot of ways people may think about or refer to fiscal sponsorships, even if they’re unfamiliar with the term “fiscal sponsorship.” Put simply, fiscal sponsorship is an alternative method to obtaining tax-exempt status.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. To find the right product for your needs, the best place to begin is with requirements to help you evaluate alternatives.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2012

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. From this, we developed an alternative list of ten types of collaboration, organized by increasing levels of integration, and which can be combined to make hybrids. Project Manager. Create Etc.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Leaders like Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun (Toyin) , founder of Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC (TLNYC) which has supported 2,000 over-age middle school students across New York to defy the statistics. of CEOs and leaders of surveyed foundations are people of color. . Between 2012 and 2020, the Fellowship supported 90 leaders working across 40 U.S.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You’ll also want to prioritize accessibility in your web design, so make sure to use alternative text for images and create a strong color contrast between the foreground and background to increase readability. Encourage your community to share posts and use this same hashtag so people in their personal networks can learn about your business.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

“ While tech was thriving in the mid-90s, people in Washington, D.C. They focus on three areas to provide digital equity and to increase diversity in the tech sector: Byte Back is working toward equal access to digital skills training, broadband, and digital devices for people of all ages. DC needs you and this. were struggling.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2018

If you are unsure if you use excessive buzzwords and jargon, web search “business jargon” and you will find lists of buzzwords and a clearer alternative word. Some people like creative tasks, some like to work alone, etc., Instead, give me a due date. This also makes for a good laugh.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Tutor students so they can reach their potential in school? Feed people? If you want to increase capacity, open another shelter so more people in need of shelter will be able to find a bed, work closely with existing shelters to understand demand. Get an idea of how many people will need the service you are offering.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To communicate his thoughts, he uses an alternative augmentative communication device. When our team last caught up with him, he was a busy student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, rejoicing in his ability to read independently and reach his full potential. This wasn’t always the case, though.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

As a non-lawyer, let me explain from the point of view of a technologist who cares passionately about accessibility for people with disabilities. As the parent nonprofit organization of the Bookshare online library, a leading provider of accessible books to people with print disabilities in the U.S.,

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The World Health Organization says this theme “serves as a powerful call to action and reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and that through our actions, we can encourage hope and strengthen prevention.” Make mental health an open topic with your friends and family, and regularly check in with the people you love.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the holidays roll around, many people will be in search of the perfect Christmas tree or holiday wreaths to adorn their homes. Sell the balloons at your event, and towards the end of the night, have people pop them at the same time to see what they’ve won. Christmas tree/wreath sales. Straw Draw. Candygrams. Restaurant night.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Launching a unique campaign can set your organization apart by creating a buzz around your mission, engaging new audiences, and getting people excited to participate in something meaningful. . And by bringing this event online as a virtual fundraiser , people were able to participate from anywhere in the world. .

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. It’s the difference between seeing cook Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people on your to do list and seeing create guest list, send invitations, collect rsvps and food allergy info, create a menu, etc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Patrick's story is getting a lot of deserved attention nationally as a significantly disabled college student who hasn't let disabilities stop him from pursuing his dreams. And, thank you to Perseus Books for going the extra mile in ensuring this book is available to everybody.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

It’s why an organization matters to people. CVS realized that tobacco didn’t align with its purpose: “helping people on their path to better health.” Any area of the company that would be directly impacted had a seat at the table, connecting purpose and strategy to the people working in the stores. “We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Within a few years, it grew to be a community of people who use it as a tool for planning, organizing, and adjusting the methodology to their life habits and routines. Diagnosed with learning disabilities early in life, he was forced to figure out alternate ways to be focused and productive. What is the Bullet Journal System?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. Alternative Supports (<1 percent). Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We reflected. We adapted. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

“What if we offend people by asking for donations right now?” . “We major impact they have on over 122,000 students. In light of COVID-19, the School District of Palm Beach County shifted to distance learning for the safety of students and staff. We have so much going on right now – how can we even find time to fundraise?” .

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

She is also a Penn student and a current Top 15 National Finalist for the Washington Campus Compact's Students in Service Awards , as well as the winner of a DoSomething Grant. If you have suggestions for people I should interview (especially new, young big visionaries), please email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Alternatively, your team could provide [service or donation amount] in your role as our sponsor. When most people think of nonprofit organizations, traditional philanthropies and charities tend to come to mind. However, we wouldn’t be able to keep serving our team of [number] young people without important partners like you.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Majora realized that creating green projects and jobs empowers communities to see themselves in a different light, and that beautiful things happen in neighborhoods where people feel invested in their own economic and environmental well being. SB] 2 is but part of Majora’s multi-pronged strategy for urban renewal.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

They will be used by everyone from students to CEOs. AI writing tools can help you communicate more effectively by understanding the way people read and process information. Some people are much better as editors, there is something powerful about getting to see the work written in a certain way to inspire what needs to be tweaked.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Again, you’ll want the focus of the image to be the people benefiting from your organization’s services. Minds Matter of Los Angeles added a background image of the students that benefit from their programs. Alternatively, you can look up “image optimizer” for a few other sites. Use this space! Columbia Christian School.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Organization Mission: The California State Parks Foundation delivers innovative solutions for an excellent park system by facilitating park improvements, inspiring stewardship, supporting partners, advocating for sound policies, and connecting people to 280 state parks to enjoy now and for generations to come. Podcast: Broken Ground.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. In addition, I’ve learned alternate approaches to resolving the technical challenges that abound in statistical coding from the talented team of HRDAG statisticians I worked alongside.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

students about environmental issues, Adventure Ecology is one example of a growing field of ???serious??? Here's a description of the game play: Students ages nine and up embark on virtual missions instead of listening to rote lesson plans. Developed to teach Australian and U.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Critical thinking is the process we use to reflect on, access and judge the assumptions underlying our ideas or other people’s ideas. Paul published Critical Thinking: How to Prepare Students for a Rapidly World. In his book, he outlines six types of Socratic questions that can develop critical thinking skills in students.

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