Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

Secure tools to document human rights violations, such as those developed by Benetech’s Human Rights Program, have become critically important in efforts to pursue reform and seek justice—and in keeping human rights defenders safe. And they need to be able to trust those tools. This post originally appeared on the new Benetech''s Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. Wikis Laura Whitehead writes about how to use a wiki as a trainer tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? He believes that: "Inspiration + Know how + tools = you can change the world" The tools are just tools, but you need to add your network. What if networked better and created stronger communities of practice?

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Australia Conference Guidelines Comment 56

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

In this photo, Tyler is listening to a book from Bookshare.org on his school's laptop with the assistance of the Kurzweil 3000 audio software. This response is a measure of how eager the environmental field is for a tool that helps better manage projects. You'll be hearing more about this vision in the coming months. Not Benetech!

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

I've included links to each audio interview, as well to transcripts (when they're available). GPI (formerly the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World) uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women, who produce high-quality local news coverage that elevates global awareness and ignites social change.

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Change Podcast Sudan Interview 111

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. So, the answer is yes as a tool. Rather than ask if the tool is perfect or not, we should work together to make it a perfect tool, keep the internet platform healthy. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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