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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Educate Girls ● educategirls.ngo. Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. Kijani ● kijani.ngo.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you have a family history of breast cancer, the BRCA gene test can help you determine what your risk of breast cancer is and help you develop a plan for preventative care. Making healthy lifestyle choices can help lower your risk of many cancers, including breast cancer. Make healthy lifestyle choices. Nonprofits to support.

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Everyaction

JUNE 20, 2018

This World Refugee day, here are 5 organizations you can support to help refugees travel safely and keep families together. Their model of empowerment amplifies the voices of refugee communities, allowing them to act as their own champions. border, all during the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Refugees International According to.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland is currently debating a global treaty to help the blind. Funders like the U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. Orlando, Florida: Microsoft Gives Back: Community, Education, and Philanthropy.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. Krista prides herself on helping others discover their resilience and use it to achieve their goals. Ask for help when it’s appropriate with clear language. You are not weak if you feel burnt out.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Join @NTENorg , @TechSoup , @plus_socialgood , and the United Nations Foundation for a critical conversation on effective community engagement. Serving 236 countries and territories, TechSoup is an international network of 63 NGOs that leverages technology to build nonprofit capacity and help solve social problems locally and globally.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

I spoke with them recently about how they've used the software donations received through TechSoup to help run their programs. is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation is the largest part of the Cherokee Tribe, spanning 14 counties in the northeastern part of Oklahoma.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. This adaptability isn’t just for people with disabilities: personalized content helps everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

She helped me to understand the importance of behaviors, rituals, and mindsets that shape the culture of any organization. Culture of Agile: There is empowerment of people to interact and collaborate that allows them to adapt and respond to a changing environment. ALL SHAPES, SIZES, & MISSIONS.

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sgEngage

MAY 14, 2024

States may offer public funds in the form of tax-credit scholarships, vouchers, education savings accounts (ESAs), or a combination of those options. Iowa’s Students First ESAs are $7,826 for the 2024–25 school year to cover private school tuition, fees, and other educational expenses such as textbooks and tutoring.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

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: Santa Clara or San Mateo counties of the San Francisco bay area.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP is helping to make a difference in the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup. Their business intelligence products let organizations create interactive reports and presentations, while their cloud-based tools help enable group decision making. Seven Billion Actions.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

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: Santa Clara or San Mateo counties of the San Francisco bay area.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is an organization dedicated to "creating a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. The organization says its mission is "to support, educate, and empower the multicultural communities of North Texas.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Events like GivingTuesday are helping condition people to give online and raise awareness about the importance of giving. But they aren’t going to cure cancer, reduce hunger, or improve pre-K education. Data''s New Clothes Speaker: Greg Schneider, Information Systems Director, National Institute on Money in State Politics.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

They wanted to help museums and galleries across the UK make significant, sustained changes in the ways they engage community partners and visitors as participants in their work. And in several cases, the projects constituted "empowerment lite" for participants rather than true collaboration, co-creation, or transformation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

The building of coalitions between Ministries of Agriculture, Labour Inspectors with employers’ organizations and workers’ organizations is essential for ongoing dialogue and collaboration in developing national policies. Realizing Children’s Right to Education. Achieving Universal Access to Social Protection.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ).

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether you’re looking for educational resources or want to get involved, these organizations are a great place to start. Color Of Change —Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. They help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. . Organizations to Connect With.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum includes a Committee on Conscience , which advocates and educates about acts of genocide around the world. This amounts to messageless activism, which doesn't help anyone. People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action. Or by pursuing religious education?

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

leadership, collaboration, empowerment). Natalie Root is the Founder & CEO of The Root Agency where the team helps philanthropy Take Root & Grow. About The Root Agency The Root Agency helps philanthropy take root and grow. Invite each team member to contribute up to five values (these are single words).

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

The Women of Color Resource Center has been around for a little over 17 years and we are a pretty impressive place, I think, because we are one of the very few places in the nation, and globally, that holds the interest of women of color, and girls of color as a central piece of our work. Participate in workshops, lead a workshop.

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Givinga

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Those pillars have helped companies increase their awareness and close sales. To help businesses compete with similar offerings from competitors, we’re helping companies add an additional, differentiating employee benefit at scale: charitable giving. But the corporate competitive landscape is shifting. What Givinga is Doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2012

“Anyone who works for the State Department knows that they work for women and for the advancement and empowerment of women,” said Alec Ross , Secretary Clinton’s Special Advisor for Innovation, with pride at the opening of TechCamp Tel Aviv. TechCamp: Empowering women through technology - guest post by Ma’ayan Alexander.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

While I faced a difficult decision culling winners from the forty focused initiatives described in the entries, I selected the following based on their innovative and courageous approaches to a variety of social issues, from new types of housing for the underserved, to animal welfare, to women’s empowerment.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Supporting data comes from many corners, but primarily the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The demographic profile of those engaged would match that of the nation/region/city. That target could relate to ethnicity, or education level, or gender, or age. The first step is to know who is already engaging.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 13, 2009

I find it helps keep life in perspective. You can also find volunteer opportunities at your local public school by contacting a school district, a school, or a teacher and asking how you can help. Some cities have organizations that can help you find a school volunteer opportunity. public school volunteer education donation

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

We do that through educational dinner circles, which we call "chapters." We, "we" being the Dining for Women headquarters, prepare an educational program. The education is as important to our mission as the fundraising is. The education is key. That's so fantastic. It's the social component.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. National MS Society :: @ MSSociety.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

For instance, the Drivers Cooperative in New York started in an educational classroom among Uber and Lyft drivers, after workers became tired of paying high commission fees to these platform companies while also being required to pay for their own job expenses such as insurance and repairs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

"We want to support anyone who is interested in engagement, but we want to help them do it in a way that is healthy for them, creates community, and creates longevity, so that everyone wins, and no one gets burnt out or sick. She utilizes her national platform to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis. It really didn't matter to us.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

"[T]hose of us who take pictures, even for our own personal trips, and share those pictures with friends, because we have that skill, also have an obligation to help people understand each other more completely. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. Consulted with some peer social entrepreneurs about whether we could help them with specific technology for their nonprofits. This time, I had the benefit of help. Kampala, Uganda The Sixth Africa Forum was the main reason for my Africa trip.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

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