Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 3, 2009

As someone with three kids in college, I'm used to the idea of educational loans. It's the American way of higher education! educational loans are not so common. And, education is the way out of poverty. This loan was the result of a conversation I had with Kushal Chakrabarti, the founder of the Vittana Foundation.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. Kellogg Foundation.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Born This Way Foundation. Launched in 2012 by music legend Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, the Born This Way Foundation develops programs that support its mission to connect young people in safe ways and empowering them with the skills and opportunities that will inspire them to create a kinder and braver world.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY – TEXT-TO-GIVE . It is no secret that Achieve is a big fan of the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County*, not to mention the. major impact they have on over 122,000 students. right in our backyard. . What They Did: . Why It Works: . What They Did It: .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

This summer, we will have three students working on Bookshare software for our users underwritten by Google’s Summer of Code program. Our vision is to provide equal opportunities for students with disabilities and help them overcome a major barrier to accessing to the most valuable prize in society: a great education.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

An important part of what we do at Salesforce.org is to convene those who can push the needle on improving the state of the world, and Davos was an ideal opportunity for us to engage inspiring speakers on pressing issues such as mental health, climate change, inequality, and global health. She is also CEO of the Salesforce Foundation.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Tim Hill, Strategic Advisor for Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions, recently appeared on the Changing Higher Ed podcast hosted by Drumm McNaughton of The Change Leader, Inc. Scott Roberts is the president of the UConn Foundation, which serves the University of Connecticut. Internal and External Challenges.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on and continues to cause distress, corporations are being entrusted – and expected – to lead the way to support and help solve the world’s most pressing issues. Five pressing issues that have emerged as priorities for corporate philanthropy and volunteerism are: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

At Harvard Law School in real life via the Berkman Center, there was an fascinating discussion tonight called " Legal education in a networked world." The session opened with a question on whether students should be allowed to use laptops in the class to take notes or not. " It was moderated by Charles Nesson.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 27, 2021

For the education space, specifically, Salesforce has revolutionized the way campuses are connected through their technology. Cloud for Good provides Salesforce implementation services for institutions looking to modernize their platform to meet the ever-changing needs of students, staff, and faculty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

And this copyright exception, in turn, has enabled us to create a completely new approach to providing people with disabilities access to the books they need for education, employment and inclusion in society. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind. In the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

It states the following about the HDL’s digitation process: The image files will provide an additional and often more useful method by which many disabled patrons, especially students and scholars, can obtain access to these works.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our second Impact Lab recently announced the Financial Aid Chatbot to support students as they navigate the FAFSA application. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

That network supports local leaders in improving education policy through advocacy. When the crisis kicked off, there were a lot of people who were for education or education policy for whom education policy stopped being very important. Stephen Peeler, Executive Director, Infectious Disease Society of America Foundation.

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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. Our current model mainly depends on government and foundation support enabling us to provide free library services to members.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 5, 2022

The 10 th annual Salesforce Education Summit is right around the corner. Education Summit. In addition to the inspiring customer and trailblazer stories, we’ll hear from Rob Acker, CEO of Salesforce.org, Jason Belland, VP of Education Cloud Solutions at Salesforce.org, and Susan Morrow, VP/GM of Education Cloud for Salesforce.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2007

The Sharing Foundation is always looking for new summer cloths to send over there, so I asked Jay for the t-shirts to give to the college students sponsored by the Sharing Foundation. The t-shirts were delivered to the students in May - here's a blog post about it. And here you go. It's baby steps.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Philadelphia, PA/ $410. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / $250. Nonprofit Management.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Camp Kesem empowers college students across the United States to create a free, life-changing one-week summer camp experience for children affected by a parent’s cancer. Mai-Lan provided their volunteer student leaders a toolkit with everything they needed for a success. Get ready for some awesome fundraising ideas. Pretty cool, right?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Discovery Center is a one-hour simulation in which groups of students (grade 5 and up) role play in a realistic, interactive environment. The students are each given roles on one of three teams--the Oval Office, a military command center, and a press room. The topic is the invasion of Grenada. You will make history.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 1, 2016

Avery has become a little brother to not only the Nebraska basketball team, but surely the student section and perhaps the entire state of Nebraska. Lacey’s mom was quoted in an interview with the Associated Press saying that Lacey, “loved unconditionally and without hesitation, spreading her smile and love throughout the world.”

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

A call went out over a combination of listservs and social media channels asking local nonprofits and libraries to share their most pressing needs and dirtiest jobs with TechSoup via video or text. " While at SF Brightworks, TechSoup volunteers worked one-on-one with the young students, who were busy completing their annual portfolios.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

On the other hand, because Kickstarter is so popular, you might be able to garner a lot of press or attention for your campaign. Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. For more information, check out TechSoup's CauseVox page.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Find the European Court of Justice press release here. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Very sophisticated for a student team. Pathways to Education is dealing with the large and troubling Canadian high school drop out problem.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

On the other hand, because Kickstarter is so popular, you might be able to garner a lot of press or attention for your campaign. Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. You simply have to claim your page to get started on a campaign.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / Less than $200. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / San Diego, CA / Not available.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

For the first time, this year's Games for Change Festival created an opportunity for producers of games in development to get live feedback from leading game designers, educators, and funders on the main stage. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike. SOS_SLAVES. JURY FEEDBACK. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. Have there been any other opportunities -- press, major donors, etc. -- that came from winning the contest?

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. Have there been any other opportunities -- press, major donors, etc. -- that came from winning the contest?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This makes the crisis a key strategic issue for nonprofits and educational institutions alike. The climate crisis is one of the most unifying challenges of our time and a key strategic issue for nonprofits and educational institutions. So what can you do to kickstart an action plan in your organisation? Listen to Your Stakeholders.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We love doing them, bring on great guest, speakers, totally free, totally educational. But if not, this is a great way for us to connect in a safe and educational space. Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. Why is it important?”

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

As part of its Be Fearless initiative, the Case Foundation has chosen the 20 winners of Finding Fearless —a nationwide campaign to recognize, reward and inspire fearless changemakers. provides a 12-week afterschool program and 4-month paid apprenticeship wellness program for low-income high school students. Twitter: @dcsocialinnov ) 3.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

But I also was director of a large family foundation. What it means is there are 100,000 grant-making foundations out there right now in the U.S. These are the private foundations that you can access, 100,000 of those. Secondly, community foundations, which, in the U.S., They have corporate foundation arms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”). ” Thunderous applause. Higgs #ICHEP2012.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to empowering students of all ages through high-quality arts and cultural programs. Educational materials.

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