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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Connected Civil Society: Applying machine learning and computer vision to document human rights violations and promote accountability in Syria in collaboration with the UN. Born Accessible: Working with publishers to ensure that any new ebook is accessible to people who read differently - with the goal of one day making Bookshare obsolete.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The difference is that the social entrepreneur pursues change at scale primarily as a tool for social justice, not private enrichment. We provided a tool that blind individuals could use to scan and read their own books independently. The Arkenstone reading tools became a key mode of independent access to books.

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7 Nonprofits that Inspired Us in 2013 and How Your Favorite Nonprofit Can Make the List this Year.

Connection Cafe

Best Use of Peer-to-Peer/Special Events – Central Parks Conservancy – Central Park Conservancy wanted to build its acquisition base by increasing the percentage of its local supporters living in buildings adjacent to and near the park. Read the case study. Read the case study. Joseph’s Indian School – St.

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Seven Nonprofits That Deserve a Standing Ovation

Connection Cafe

The organization turned to social media using Blackbaud’s Registrant API to get new supporters to sign up, Blackbaud’s Survey tool to gain immediate feedback, and Blackbaud’s Donation API to convert new and existing supporters into donors. Read the case study. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. While this represents around 150 million more users than this time last year, these numbers may still be conservative.

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