Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

But I also regularly read books as part of my ongoing self-directed learning. When I’m training other trainers, I often get asked “What books should I read?” This book looks at standard secondary education practices and adapts them based on scientific research about how the brain learns. by Eric Jensen.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Another Dreamforce is in the books, and although this year’s event looked different than those in the past, it wasn’t lacking the usual entertainment, insight, and community building that we’ve come to expect from a traditional Dreamforce experience. And of course, the highlight of all highlights: our incredible world-changing customers.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Brooks’ nonprofit management course at the Harvard Kennedy School. As Louis Gump puts it in his new book, The Inside Innovator: A Practical Guide to Intrapreneurship , “an intrapreneur creates value through innovation and growth, inside a larger organization.” It also emphasizes recruitment and retention of top-tier talent.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In the new book, Taylor recounts how he built the restaurant chain from the ground up after being rejected more than 80 times as he pitched the idea for the business. His approach to business was often out-of-the-box, however, his business lessons and leadership lessons from the course of his life and career and invaluable.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You’ll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins’ new book, Burn The Boats – a business-advice and self-help book. This is the biggest takeaway, and the foundation of my entire book. Higgins : Forget Plan B!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities. We scan the books in the U.S., and ship the images and recognized text to Laos (and several other countries with other partners, including of course the U.S.).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

students with visual impairments, physical disabilities, and severe learning disabilities like dyslexia, but we also serve international members in nearly 50 countries and are working to extend Bookshare’s reach to veterans who need access to books and information. The majority of our members are U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0 , has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book , Giving 2.0, 3) Giving 2.0:

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

For us at Salesforce.org, of course, we’re especially focused on our nonprofit and education trailblazers. Education Keynote: Wow Your Students for Lifelong Success . Dreamforce 2022 has certainly been one for the books in countless ways, and our nonprofit and education keynotes were highlights for Salesforce.org Trailblazers.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Students can raise money by selling products from a selected catalog that they can hand out to potential buyers. Partner with a local golf course to provide your participants the chance to compete against each other in their very own Masters experience while raising money to support a great cause.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

Many print-disabled people (people who are blind, severely dyslexic or a have a physical disability that keeps them from reading regular print books) see electronic books as a dream come true. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle.

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MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . First Book. They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). First Book.

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APRIL 1, 2021

Online courses. Online courses are professionally structured and guided opportunities that simultaneously provide flexibility and convenience for students. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance guide on the subject explains that you have an option to choose between open-source and paid courses. Journals and blogs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. Today I’m delighted to share the exciting news about the new award we just received from OSEP to build upon Bookshare’s success and significantly improve access for students with disabilities. In the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

million downloads of accessible books through its online library, to over 200,000 people with disabilities such as blindness and severe dyslexia. We already collect a great deal of information like which books are downloaded most, but our delivery model has been similar to that of print textbooks: “Here it is; hope it’s useful!”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Frankly, it didn’t go as well as we had hoped, and Lavelle worked with us to retarget the grant to focus on students with visual impairments. This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools. Of course, in India and other developing countries, the gap is even larger.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. At the close of 2012, we are five years into our work in education and are serving over 230,000 students.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 26, 2011

The universities I visit tend to be full of students and faculty committed to doing important and innovative work. Of course, I have a soft spot for Caltech, having gotten my two degrees there. Caltech faculty and students are especially focused on sustainability. My recent visit to Caltech was no exception.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. A read-a-thon can take place anywhere, so long as your participants can curl up with a good book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. Leap of Reason Books (Free download).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

Mentors: Bobby Deleon and Michel Daniel and students from ECHS - Speed Networking. Note from Beth: My friend Porter Gale has just launched a new book called “ Your Network is Net Worth.” Her book shares the secrets of how to do this. 5 Reasons Why Should Make Mentoring A Priority by Porter Gale.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

You’ll want to stay professional as you interact with your donors, of course. For example, imagine you host an “ask me anything” session and learn that your supporters are deeply interested in your new summertime lunch program for students. When posting on social media, skip the formalities and embrace your unique voice and tone.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. It allows users to search book content that contains a match for their search terms. In Authors Guild v. copyright law). The Authors Guild then appealed the ruling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur. Earlier this year, authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp answered the following questions about their book: Susanna Camp Question: What inspired you to write your book? We both started in tech in San Francisco.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

So, the student might be able to read only 60% of the relevant content, and have no idea about what the equations say. In some markets, printed books are receding into the past. Amazon now ships more ebooks than print books in the United States.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

If you can buy a book, you can’t borrow it. Marrakesh is intended to end the book famine for people who can’t read regular books because of their disability. Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

Braille books saved her from isolation and she became an insatiable reader. However, she soon encountered the frustrating “accessible book famine” because very few books available were available in Braille. Listen to their needs and adjust course accordingly.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Keep a list of students or your group members on hand to make sure everyone gets a candygram, and add a sign to your table giving people an option to order extra candygrams to cover the cost. For a fun addition, ask students to bring sleeping bags and blankets to school with them. Used book sale. Obstacle course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

I ran into a Stanford MBA student at TED, Joy Sun. I questioned her about how technology could help the health field, and she quickly came up with where she thought maximum leverage could be applied: helping those who are students in the health field get access to the content/textbooks they need. But, all the students had cell phones.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

The status quo is that people with print disabilities are experiencing a book famine. It’s a tribute to many publishers and authors that they do engage on a voluntary basis in these activities, but it does go against the normal course of business to focus on things that make money. And, the book industry hasn’t collapsed.

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Qgiv

APRIL 13, 2022

Have you seen high school students from athletics organizations or prom committees washing cars for cash? Of course you have. This type of fundraiser works by encouraging children to complete age-appropriate chores for people in their community (with parental supervision of course). Car wash fundraiser.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

This is a must-read book whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current entrepreneur. Awhile back, authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp answered the following questions about their book: Susanna Camp Question: What inspired you to write your book? We both started in tech in San Francisco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn. At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas. And, of course, you can always create your own Giving Page. The cool part?

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