Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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! Whether they need primary care, nutrition services, physical therapy, or any manner of health care, Church Health is a beacon of hope and healing.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

We also know that most nonprofits don’t have funds available to divert from their programs and services to further invest in fundraising. Audiobook and e-book library : Access thousands of fundraising- and nonprofit-related e-books and audiobooks, expertly curated by Candid’s librarians.

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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.

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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. Mapping an End-to-End Student Journey with Education Cloud with Ivy Tech Community College.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can do this by visiting a Black history museum or African American heritage site, by reading and sharing books written by Black authors, and by exploring Black music history. They help hundreds of students every year and 96% of their classes consist of students who are people of color and 67% of their students identify as women.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

While many people claim to be experts, the real social media users know that they will always be students, and they love it! Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?Book Book Tour?. ?Book Book Tour Sponsors. List of Nonprofits Mentioned in the Book?. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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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. 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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2013

Question: We provide our services free to our program participants, but we are feeling the strain of limited resources. Some have suggested we charge a fee for our services, but I am reluctant to go down this road. What should we consider about charging fees for our services? How do free services support your mission?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

11NTC Day of Service Volunteers Now in its thirteenth year, the Day of Service provide an opportunity for nonprofit techies to give something back to the local community where the Nonprofit Technology Conference is held. This year, we’re stepping up the Day of Service to include multiple days to help Bay Area nonprofits.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

She runs a for-profit social enterprise named Daproim that provides data entry services using disadvantaged students as their primary workforce. Samasource connected us with Daproim in Nairobi to proofread books for our Bookshare project. Daproim has more than 7600 applications from Kenyan students who want to work there.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

At Benetech, we always ask ourselves how our existing successful programs can reach more people who need our services and how we can apply technology in new ways to enrich and improve more lives. These milestones represent a giant leap forward in the number of students and individuals we serve. The majority of our members are U.S.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Quantifying the impact and success of services and programs can be challenging, but it’s essential. This category could include volunteer time, equipment, how many books were provided by a corporate partner, etc. Outputs : The products, goods, or services which result from an activity.

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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. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Benetech’s Bookshare library continues to expand its international service providing accessible books and publications to members in more than 30 countries. Our international Bookshare service recently announced new partnerships with three organizations that are reaching out to readers with print disabilities in their home countries.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I’m excited to contribute to this topic in honor of the multitudes who work together to make a difference in the world through Bookshare, a global asset we have built with joint efforts of education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics estimated earlier this year that about 3 million veterans, or 14 percent of the total veteran population, had a service-connected disability. For veterans with visual impairments, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities, reading standard print is difficult, if not impossible.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Star Wars: Force for Change. Greenpeace. Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Tutor students so they can reach their potential in school? Get an idea of how many people will need the service you are offering. Talk to the people who will need your services, and ask them what they need. As a service provider, you are not in the shoes of the people who need your help. How will yours make a difference?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Education Keynote: Wow Your Students for Lifelong Success . Last but not least, Data Lake for Nonprofits, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), simplifies setting up a data lake for organizations with just a few clicks and no code, making it easier to innovate, adapt, and scale.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The Section 121 copyright exception (often known as the Chafee Amendment after the Senator who introduced it in 1996) makes it possible for Benetech to scan just about any book and make it available to this community. Ensure that only people with qualifying disabilities get access to these books.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services were participants, along with academics and experts from around the nation. Read books about mental illness and research risk factors and warning signs so you can better recognize when someone is in crisis and may need help. Agencies from within the U.S. Donate to support their mission here.

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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. Participants can collect pledges based on the number of books they read for the duration of the campaign to raise money for your cause. Brochure fundraiser Brochure fundraisers are a great option for schools.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Incentivize your students to read more with a fun peer-to-peer read-a-thon. Have your students team up with their friends and go head-to-head for some friendly competition. Student art show. Give your artistic students the opportunity to show off their skills by hosting a virtual art show. Online tutoring.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

This week, Mark answered for me the following six questions about his book : Interview with Mark Divine Author of The Way of the Seal: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed Question : Navy SEALS learn they are capable of twenty times what they think they are. Mark : Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover three things you can do to express your faith through your work: Be transparent Integrate Christian values Foster a strong community of support The values associated with charitable work and community service generally align with the values of the Christian faith.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

During the party we had a surprise video message from Stevie Wonder, a long-time Bookshare member who told us that he is using Read2Go to read accessible books from the Bookshare library. “I This summer, we will have three students working on Bookshare software for our users underwritten by Google’s Summer of Code program. said Stevie.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

They get frustrated and don’t want to read,” she says, “but access to digital books and reading technologies changed all that for Zach.” When our team last caught up with him, he was a busy student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, rejoicing in his ability to read independently and reach his full potential.

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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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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Accordingly, U.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Eisenmann features all his research findings and expert advice in his new book, Why Startups Fail. Eisenmann : There are lots of excellent books about how to succeed as an entrepreneur, and aspiring founders should read them. In this way, the show mirrors the case study approach we use to train students at Harvard Business School.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Remarks Here are my remarks to the Leadership Conference on receiving the Migel Medal from Carl Augusto and Paul Schroeder of AFB: It’s a great honor to address the leadership of this field, and receive the Migel Medal in recognition of our shared commitment to service to the community of people who are blind or visually impaired.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As the operators of Bookshare in the USA, which was made possible through a great exception in our copyright law here, we would love to make all of our books available to people with qualifying disabilities around the world. It’s expensive to make braille books. My core point: Don’t put up bureaucratic barriers to access.

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

Community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students are all essential parts of this month-long celebration. Read books written by AAPI authors and visit a museum to learn about significant figures in the AAPI community and their contributions.

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