Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

Today was an example of this. In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals. Since I’ve been working on IP policy and licensing on Bookshare, I was quite interested and had ideas of how to work with companies to apply their IP to social needs.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

He shared an example of an initiative that demonstrates their approach to funding — the NPR One app — which personalizes the listener’s experience by curating content suited to their interests. For example, if we’re doing a story on the Affordable Care Act, nonprofits have the relationships and can connect us to people on deadline.” #2

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 27, 2010

I’m joining many other social entrepreneurs on our journey to Davos, home of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. The Schwab Foundation arranges for the social entrepreneurs to stay in the Schatzalp mountain hotel. My first event was the orientation for new Schwab social entrepreneurs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

The victims of Cyclone Sidr in the southwestern region of Bangladesh have immediate needs for relief items, including food and non-food items, emergency shelter, basic health care, clean water and more. Take for example, Fight Hunger's Click to Feed a Child is similar to the rice game. Miss it and they???ll ll give you an easier one.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. The great news is how much attention social entrepreneurship is getting. And, the godfather of the social entrepreneurship movement, Muhammad Yunus, received the Nobel Peace Price this year!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. They will be doing a variety of work tasks (not just social media and networks). I’ve spent some time taking a look at various reports, studies, and International organizations and the use of networks and social media.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Gordon Shockley, who describes the work he and colleague Peter Frank are doing on social innovation. Government has a rich legacy of social entrepreneurship. Consider some examples from American policy history. federal government’s social innovations reached new heights with President Lyndon B.

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