Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. They lack the books they need for education, employment, and social inclusion. Benetech has already solved this problem for students in the United States. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Benetech has long been a pioneer in providing innovative services to people with print disabilities. This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Those talks with association CEOs and executives who head businesses that service the association industry formed the basis for two books. It’s a good idea to include people from outside your organization’s playing field who can introduce a different point of view and push the group forward.” Association 4.0:

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process. The authors, James M.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published. One of my favorite pieces of advice from the book are the six ways leaders can Challenge the Process. The authors, James M.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

I wish the book, What To Do When You're New , would have been published many, many years ago. The book, by Keith Rollag , is all about how to be comfortable, confident, and successful in new situations. The book, by Keith Rollag , is all about how to be comfortable, confident, and successful in new situations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

“Great leaders are great students, and the world is their classroom,” says Damon Lembi , author of the new book The Learn-It-all Leader. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: Being – explores how Learn-It-All leaders think. Listening : To be a good listener, you first must hear what people are saying. Just listen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. 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?”

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Choose a fundraiser that educates students. Celebrate students by offering prizes. Think about the people who make up your community of donors. What about students’ extended families?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

“Great leaders are great students, and the world is their classroom,” says Damon Lembi , author of the new book The Learn-It-all Leader. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: Being – explores how Learn-It-All leaders think. Listening : To be a good listener, you first must hear what people are saying. Just listen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Keo Savon, the young Cambodian woman supported by Measuring Networked Nonprofit book royalties. The book also has a social good purpose. I am donating my royalties to support the Sharing Foundation ‘s college education program for young people in Cambodia.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It Gets Better Project Proceeds from each purchase help to reach more young people throughout the world every day. Featured Gift— The LGBTQIA+ Reading List —“ Gift the gift of queer books to an LGBT Center, a Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA), or a similar LGBTQ+ affinity club at a school near you!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

February is Black History Month in many countries in the United States and Canada, an annual observance dedicated to honoring and acknowledging the valuable contributions of Black people in both nations. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We want the people with the capacity to make major gifts to make them. There’s a fundraising story about Bill Gates receiving a telemarketing call from a young student alum asking fellow Harvard alumni to donate. Bill’s reply to the young student. We don’t want everyone to give a small gift.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

It went from something that you almost never heard about just a few years ago, to the topic of numerous books , websites and conferences today. If you are a school, you collect parent and student stories. If you want people to share their stories with you, you need to ask them to do so. Rule #2: Make a Direct Ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2013

Our book was one of four finalists, including colleague Allyson Kapin and Amy Sample Ward’s awesome book, “Social Change Anytime, Anywhere.” ” This book would not have been possible with going through a wonderful collaboration for my first book, “The Networked Nonprofit” with Alison Fine. .”

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Education announcements tied around the theme of wowing students for lifelong success introduced a number of key new features and enhancements poised to revolutionize the industry. Student Contact vs. Parent Contact), and respected Record Types, all while preventing those stubborn duplicates. Improvement to Learner Success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

They passed it off to me and I started doing outreach with it to connect with people who might speak up about wildlife issues. We currently use a plethora of online tools to spread the word and talk to people. Traffic (how many people are actually coming to our website). Interaction (are people sharing our content?

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2024

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.” She created a new and growing revenue stream while expanding our ability to deliver fresh produce to people who need it.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Your work attracts new students, engages current students, and delights alumni and donors. Attracting Students. Potential students are excited and nervous all at once. As marketers, we’re always trying to stay on top of the latest trends—and college-age students are a discerning audience. Hold Students’ Attentions.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

This is an excerpt from Whole Whale’s book – The Simple Guide to Building an Awesome Internship Program , now available on Amazon. This book draws on case studies from Donor’s Choose, DoSomething.org, Idealist.org, Move For Hunger, Women Deliver, The USO and decades of experience of running internship programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

Check out the book, Eat That Frog! For Students , adapted from Brian Tracy ’s time-management bestseller, Eat That Frog , which has sold more than 2.4 This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

The new book, Bridgebuilders , should be on the reading list of every public official, CEO, and civic leader. That is because throughout the book, authors William D. You will discover more than one hundred specific strategies and tips , proven by some of the world’s best managers that Eggers and Kettl share in their book.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Robin was beloved by the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who had the honor of coming into direct contact with her. However, I'm here to spotlight the impact Robin had on millions of people who never had the pleasure of meeting her personally. However, the publishers disliked Bookshare intensely, calling us the Napster of books.

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Bloomerang

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. These are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on “awesome projects.” . The Barney Family Foundation. Change Happens Foundation.

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Candid

JUNE 17, 2022

While recently recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, Black people have long celebrated the historical importance of Juneteenth. This was necessary, as Black students continued to be unwelcome at institutions of higher education, despite legislation that promised otherwise. Looking back at the history of Juneteenth and HBCUs.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Our social enterprise partners not only deliver a high quality product or service at a fair price, they also are using the revenues to train disadvantaged people who otherwise wouldn't have these opportunities. The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

This small but mighty nonprofit is committed to improving life for LGBTQ+ people by sharing personal stories and educating school students, parents and guardians, teachers, youth workers, and workplaces on LGBTQ+ issues. Even consider donating some books to the school to help get them started! Solving The Problem.

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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. Here are some of my favorite leadership lessons from Kent and his book: The best leaders stay down-to-earth and approachable. Become a student of your craft.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A recent Deloitte quantitative survey led by Amelia Dunlop of 6,000 people in the US revealed that 84% of respondents said they do their best work then they feel worthy. And nine out of 10 people surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that it matters to them to feel worthy. Who are the people in your life who nourish you the most?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. We blew up the old approaches to converting inaccessible books into accessible equivalents. With support from the Bookshare community, we changed that reality.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. We have the privilege of being able to serve people with disabilities in large part because of a generous provision in U.S. copyright law. How do we uphold the social bargain?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 4, 2015

Tomorrow is an exciting day for our Bookshare online library for students with dyslexia or visual impairments. We love reading, and we know how important being able to read a book is to educational and employment opportunity. Spread the word to people who care about reading, and about educational opportunity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. We didn’t have to convince them that students with disabilities had important needs. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” I’d say, dodging the recommendations.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Indigenous people and culture have a great impact on our world today from naming conventions to cuisine, and every region of the United States has been influenced by the many American Indian nations and tribes that still live in the country today. Donate to support the fellowship here.

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