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. My two closest peers in California have both gotten MacArthurs (Victoria Hale this year and David Green two years ago). The great news is how much attention social entrepreneurship is getting.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. Use the “Story” section of the form to tell us the great things your organization has been able to do with the help of TechSoup. Limit one submission per organization.

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Digital Sponsor Law San Francisco 70

Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

I’ve helped to support the innovation processes for a number of organizations successfully and I have helped found a number of organizations and I want to use the insights I have gained from those experiences and, hopefully, help you all in your innovation processes. And here are some examples. 20% is orange 20% is red.

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Impact Video Social Chicago 52

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. That sounds great. How do you plan on doing that? Enter your story by 5:00 p.m.

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Digital Sponsor Law San Francisco 65

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

Many of these organizations operate loan programs as well as assessment and training to use the devices. A good example of such a program is Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley Assistive Technology Services. This nonprofit has been running for over 20 years. Additional Technology Resources. Accessible Technology Coalition.

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Accessibility Ohio North America Nevada 64

Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

American Literacy is Iffy. And in our defense, it’s because we think about our organizations a lot more than our audiences do!). Among the speakers will be anthropologist Margaret Mead, college president Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins, and California governor Pat Brown. The average American adult reads at an 8th-grade level.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

Organizers and leaders should use equity frameworks and seek out local voices to authentically vet new solutions. She cites an example from her work helping communities adopt deep energy retrofits in San Diego, California. Principle 1: Seek Community Validation. It will sit on a shelf and nothing will happen.

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Community San Diego Mississippi Local 59

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We’ll be in California in January, we just left. And if you’re in the room today, chances are you are part of a nonprofit organization or, what I like to call, a purpose-driven organization. Maybe you want an emotional response that leads to being an ambassador for your organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

One example proves we'll reach our goals. Now, all students and schools can achieve the level of success experienced by one of our student users, Tyler Norwood, a seventh grade student at the Corte Madera School in Portola Valley, California. Route 66 Literacy was put on the back burner last year because it ran out of funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

Photo by James Jordan I'm actually in the clouds, flying to California on Virgin America using the (not free) wifi listening to Mark Pesce's keynote via Mike Seyfang delivered the other day at Connecting Up Australia the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Australia (see web site for details). I keynoted the conference last year.

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Moldova Australia Knowledge Leadership 94

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

I have noticed that smaller nonprofits especially, don’t always have the organization or funding to develop programs that appeal to corporate donors; or they worry that they’re not big enough for corporate dollars. Many organizations list sponsors on their home page. Your organization’s juju is your fingerprint.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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