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Thank You, Gerardo!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs. Overseeing the Accessibility Metadata Project , with which we led a collaborative effort to develop standards for accessibility metadata.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. In November 2023, we received a grant from the Capital One Foundation to support our housing and financial empowerment programming.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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How Cross-Sector Collaboration is Helping Fight Youth Unemployment in Boston

Connection Cafe

Where does your organization sit in your community? Inspiration can come from an assortment of places, but to be connected to collaborative opportunities you need to have relationships across different organizations in your community. Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs?

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are organizations and individuals who work as intermediaries on connecting the dots between data experts and the people, but what about a network? ” The blog post is about the launch of the Boston Foundation’s new resource for community organizations and media, the Boston Indicators Project website.

Data 101
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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. She has spent almost thirty years working in the nonprofit world helping organizations communicate more effectively internally and externally.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, honoring the countless contributions women have made and continue to make in our country and around the world, it’s important to recognize the many organizations whose focus and missions revolve around helping women. Areas served: US & Canada. Foundation For Women. The mission of Ms.