Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We know, however, that we’ve only scratched the surface of meeting the global need for access to books and information. To keep abreast of what’s new at Benetech, please regularly visit Benetech’s Blog that features voices from across our organization or sign up for our monthly updates. While the majority of our members are U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

4) Read more books. Now I am lucky if I can get through a first chapter much less read an entire book in less than 6 months. I bought a reading lamp and three new books and make an effort to go to bed at least 30 minutes earlier to have time to read. Reading books does that. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I was named to the inaugural class of Distinguished Fellows of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in 2017, became a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) in 2001, and have traveled all over North America teaching fundraising and nonprofit management. What are your top three apps/ books/ movies?

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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. The first 100 people to register received his book, which is still a popular read for those new to fundraising. This was long before Zoom, and Skype was still relatively new.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America !) to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America!)

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2019

Sure, you could pay for some audio books — but there are also a wealth of podcasts that are just as, if not more interesting than said books. The Impact Boom podcast and accompanying blog feature voices from many different sectors that are challenging the way things have always been done in the name of radical social change.

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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. The first 100 people to register received his book, which is still a popular read for those new to fundraising. This was long before Zoom, and Skype was still relatively new.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Over the past few months, I've been doing research for a forthcoming book on relevance. One of the best parts of developing a book is learning new stories. For me, the early stage of writing a book is a treasure hunt--an excuse to seek out new examples and ideas that strengthen the story. It held no meaning for anyone else.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2015

Recipes that Emeril Lagasse featured on Good Morning America. During my time managing the web site for what is now the Jewish Federations of North America, one of the most consistently popular web pages was an article on Jewish death, burial and mourning practices. The advertising team loved it, the editorial side, not so much.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

However, as I learned from spending two weeks in Asia this past December , the news sources you watch and consume can dramatically effect your consciousness and ultimately your social media voice. America didn’t seem like such a mess in the foreign media. By early December I was anxious, angry, and hopeless. Guaranteed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

We had an incredible team of women tech advisers from Silicon Valley, all experts, and who taught classes on how to use various tools such as Google, Canva, and Indiegogo, complete with detailed work books with exercises. If you speed up or slow down mid-sentence, this makes it hard for the interpreter to keep in sync with you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 2, 2008

They recommend giving to the United Nations World Food Program and America’s Second Harvest. Trista Harris of New Voices in Philanthropy thinks you should purchase goods and services from a local nonprofit. FinancialAidPodcast suggests paying down your debt, putting it in a savings account, or donating to a charitable organization.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

We Millennials believe there''s not just a job crisis in America, there''s a calling crisis. I heard a voice in my head: You''re the man of the house, and you have to take care of your mom and sister." I wish that little voice had told me about money! Food, rent, books, study abroad, plane tickets. That''s never good.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

He has 500 professional how-to and reference books in his office. 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. Results were all that mattered. Dan Pallotta.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Georgia Popplewell from Global Voices asked people if they would consider donating their schwag for the Cambodian bloggers conference. During the America's Giving Challenge, when we dropped into 5th place and I thought the race was over, Jen activated her supportive network with this beautiful post, " To Cambodia With Love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2011

My parents realized that my cultural heritage would mostly be a footnote in history text books throughout my formal education, would be under-represented or poorly represented in the media, and would generally be misunderstood by many. I am fortunate in that my family raised me to value my heritage as an indigenous person of Mexican descent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Often a breakthrough is accelerated by a good book – for Food: The Omnivore’s Dilemma. The story has to be told from a personal POV by someone I can personally relate to who uses an authentic voice. That the POV is from a “detached” observer who is above the situation and outside the story who speaks in an institutional voice.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

A Shopify store is a great fundraising tool for nonprofits that sell branded merchandise, arts, or crafts; for libraries that run book sales; and much more. Speaking of IT staff and support, the nonprofit sector is one of America's largest employers. Shopify is now open to all budgets!

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See3

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. Keep trying more – thanks!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

And data is voice. We need to see data as an expression of the voices. If we truly care, we need to listen to these voices. Disabilities like dyslexia, vision loss, or a brain injury or physical disability that gets in the way of using a printed book. Now this vision is not just about more data. But wait, there’s more!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. You can be an expert and have a strong voice--a voice visitors want to hear--without being the only voice in the room.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. You can be an expert and have a strong voice--a voice visitors want to hear--without being the only voice in the room.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B. Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

Companies participate and get to use the Fair Trade Certified label when they open their books and demonstrate that they bought direct from the farmers and paid a fair price. That means to go to high school you need bus money, you need uniform money, you need book money. I mean, really small.

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

—Young, Black & Lit was started by book lovers who understand the critical importance of reading and representation in the lives of children. Their mission is simple, to increase access to children’s books that center, reflect, and affirm the experiences of Black children. . Books: Me & White Supremacy.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Wrote a book on brandraising, which is really awesome, and has got kind of a newish book right here, “Nonprofit Communications Engine,” which is you’re going to get a little bit of the book information today too. So buy those books. And, Steven, please chat out the link to your book for everybody too.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Hobbies or groups, charitable organizations, so that’s what the rest of America is saying. Adam Grant, his book is right next to me. . Adam Grant talks about in his book, think, what is it? “Think Again,” I love this book and highly recommend it. “Think Again,” here it is. It is brilliant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

I decided to give away copies of Chris Brogan and Julien Smith's Trust Agents , Shel Israel's Twitterville , and Nancy Smith, John Smith, and Etienne Wenger's Digital Habitats. We asked folks to leave a comment on the blog post sharing why they wanted the book. (I'm I'm going to ask for follow up case studies.) Leave me a comment!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

That their voice DOES matter? The people in countries that are most happy--mostly small, incredibly poor countries in Central and South America--may not be as reliant on external indicators, like money and status, to feel valued, connected, and important to their communities. And that's very doable.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2007

Frank Warren has been called “the most trusted stranger in America.” He has published three books of cards (500,000 copies), has two more in the works, and has put on numerous gallery and museum shows of the postcards. the cards, get books signed, and share their passion for this project. Frank was a wonderful speaker.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Well, I think first of all, I'm definitely a person of faith, so I pray about it, The other thing is that for most of my adult life I always had this voice in my heart that was telling me, "You really need to enact goodness. The stock Miss America answer is that I really do wish for world peace, and it's really true.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Ashley Meyers, Code For America (Development and Engagement Manager). Code for America helps governments become more connected, participatory, and more Lean through new opportunities for public service. One of the Lean Startup’s core concepts is build>measure>learn —the process that start ups follow to iterate and learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

I started contributing to Global Voices where I did blogging roundups from Cambodia. In 2007, I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2011

A colleague recently shared this video that pokes fun of the “always on, gotta share everything on social networks&# lifestyle for many people here in America. Normally, voice communication over the Internet is no more secure than unprotected email and instant messaging. This FireFox plugin called HTTPS Everywhere is handy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2011

I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofit s with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg , sprinting towards our deadline. It resonated a lot with the themes in my book, and no surprise that DoSomething.org is one of the featured case studies. Nancy Lublin is really funny!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. Inspiration.

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