Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

High level of attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to balance/manage multiple simultaneous tasks on your own. You will work at Benetech's Palo Alto office; some domestic and international travel may be required. Requirements: Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.

Analysis 150

Analysis Statistics Chart Language 150

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 8, 2005

Africa is definitely getting more attention from us. Susan Bazilli, an international human rights attorney, recently brought Martus to the attention of the women's rights community in Africa, through a posting to the Women's Information Technology Transfer site. Kristen Cibelli is on her way to Uganda right now.

Colombia 100

Colombia Nigeria Uganda Africa 100

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MAY 7, 2012

The senior social entrepreneurs in the audience were listening in rapt attention. Because that's the sort of thing that social entrepreneurs want to get unrestricted money to do, getting money with these minimal restrictions is just about as good as receiving an unrestricted donation.

Fund 154

Fund Social Liberia Money 154

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JANUARY 28, 2007

I was surprised how attentive the audience was to this commercial. After the opening show, we were treated to a short video extolling the virtues of investing in Malaysia. Knowing their audience it prominently featured a beautiful golf course (and of course beautiful Malaysian women).

Malaysia 100

Malaysia Brazil Music India 100

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JULY 17, 2008

I met the developer behind WebVisum, which is getting much attention from blind people for its ability to make CAPTCHAs (those annoying squiggly words you have to type to access many websites) accessible. People from all over Europe talked to me about their dreams for improved accessibility.

Austria 100

Austria Accessibility Conference Portugal 100

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Conclusion There are other issues in the bracketed sections that may be worthy of attention, but the ones we mention above are the ones that struck us as being important to note. And, we don’t understand some of the other three step mentions and if they might also have similar problems.

eBook 193

eBook Library Alternative Authoring 193

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2004

However, I'm happy to shed the responsibility and dedicate even more of my attention to Benetech and the social sector. RAF does some very exciting work, such as routing the mail for the US Postal Service or playing a significant role in the US Treasury's pay.gov website. I hope RAF continues to grow successfully!

Mail 100

Mail Job Attention Roles 100

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JANUARY 15, 2007

Ben grabbed my attention with the following quote about the problem: Traffic is worse than it's ever been. Ben's been thinking about global warming issues for quite a while, and came up with an idea that could be implemented quickly and make a major impact on pollution and congestion. but better than it will ever be.

Technology 100

Technology Global Structure Problem 100

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JUNE 5, 2010

It’s not clear that money awards would be an important driver of this Phase: the gift of attention to the issue would be the main payoff. I think identification of problems could be a very exciting opportunity, to build up a detailed list of requirements that could inspire developers and problem solvers.

Accessibility 100

Accessibility Award Proposal Phase 100

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JUNE 13, 2009

My role is to now and then draw attention [to their service]. Service to others takes different forms. Our government's public servants have been released to their jobs better. They're now allowed to do their jobs. Examples like the TSA and EPA blogs. FDA transparency effort. US Military Southern Command blog.

Interview 100

Interview Afghanistan Iraq Government 100

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APRIL 22, 2007

Luckily, other folks prevailed on Jim to get medical attention and he soldiered on with his one crutch. However, he was leaving his shoe on, because the conference had three days to go and he couldn't risk the possibility he couldn't get his show back on!

Long Beach 100

Long Beach North America Milwaukee Boston 100

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NOVEMBER 8, 2004

I have been frequently critical over the years about Microsoft's disability policies, but this meeting is quite encouraging so far, especially with the active attention of the founder on disability issues and the hosting of this meeting to address a key global issue in our field.

Brazil 100

Brazil Library Sound Global 100

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JANUARY 2, 2007

The great news is how much attention social entrepreneurship is getting. Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others.

Literacy 100

Literacy San Jose Guatemala Bangladesh 100

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Most of all, we need to pay attention to our users, the customers for our tools (even if they are free and open). We usually have three different revenues streams in mind to make a venture sustainable, but if a fourth approach appears to work, we’ll take it!

Articulate 137

Articulate Open Source Metrics Open 137

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AUGUST 7, 2008

The recent book, Just Another Emperor, is getting a lot of attention in philanthropic circles these days. It slams the use of business thinking and approaches in philanthropy, and makes some drastic policy recommendations to fix elite philanthropy by those dubbed philanthrocapitalists.

Philanthropy 100

Philanthropy Technique Policy Empowerment 100

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

His mother had been very attentive to Donna's advice, and Donna had seen big improvements on her last visit to Aleckson. You can't tell which condition without doing a medical exam, which isn't the point of our visit. Donna wants to find out how Aleckson is developing. But, the mother's loss certainly has been a setback for his cause.

Micronesia 100

Micronesia Guam Children Minnesota 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Many of these opportunities are not as lucrative as the ones that business owners and technologists have focused on over the last decades, but they still demand our attention. Philanthropy? Bleeding hearts? Perhaps, but when you use your heart, you don't have to check your brain at the door.

San Jose 100

San Jose Build Companies Help 100

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OCTOBER 30, 2011

He urged participants to remember that the reason the world pays attention to human rights activists that they speak truth to power. Patrick Ball, Benetech's chief scientist, spoke at the conference about the importance of coding human rights tools that meet the immediate needs of activists on the ground.

Conference 167

Conference Yemen Syria Skype 167