Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

That was the theme of the ninth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton recently convened in New York City last month. Our commitment was selected as an exemplary approach to addressing a global challenge. “Mobilizing for Impact.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2014

Similar to Mozilla, we share the belief that the web is a global public resource that’s an essential part of our modern life. That’s why we’re supporting this global effort to teach web literacy through hands-on learning and making with the Maker Party. Join the celebration by attending a Maker Party event in your local area.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. September.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Each step you take to maximize your impact creates a ripple that carries through to create global change. Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether it's to protect endangered species, fight global hunger or increase children’s literacy rates, your organization aims to make the world a better place. Nonprofits have big goals for the future.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges. Advocacy, we’ve recognized, is essential for realizing our vision of a world where the benefits of technology reach all of humanity, not just the richest five percent.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo’s contributions related to the Benetech Global Literacy Program include: Overseeing the building of the tech infrastructure that has taken Bookshare from serving tens of thousands of members to over 300,000 members, with a rapidly growing collection of 280,000+ accessible ebooks.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. Wish You Well Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. Our Benetech Labs is busy looking for the next tech social enterprises that could make similar global impact. As one of our partners from an LGBT group in Uganda noted last year, “If it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. Internet.org isn’t alone among big tech companies working on the global digital divide. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy' Convergence. Image: Shutterstock.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

You probably know that Robin was a pioneer in the ebook industry, but you probably don't know how she applied those experiences and her extensive network to the cause of advancing global literacy. There's so much more that I could share about Robin’s impact. And much, much more.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Children's Literacy Initiative. The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Greenpeace. The Humane Society.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

Globally, Habitat for Humanity has worked in more than 70 countries and helped more than 39 million people with improved living conditions since 1976. There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Beth''s Blog recently featured a guest post by Christian Arno, Using Social Media Internationally: How Not to Get Lost in Translation , full of useful tips for anyone with a global audience. No matter where you are, there''s still a week left for you to hone your social media skills during Social Media September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

29: Global Tiger Day — #GlobalTigerDay or #TigerDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #IntLiteracyDay or #LiteracyDay. 8: World Oceans Day — #WorldOceansDay. 14: World Blood Donor Day — #WorldBloodDonorDay. 20: World Refugee Day — #WorldRefugeeDay or #RefugeeDay. September.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation. In her current role at Salesforce, she leads volunteerism in Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Dallas, and co-leads Global Volunteer Month across the company. This isn’t your usual read-a-thon! .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! especially veterans with disabilities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2009

From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda loves the Pulaski County Public Library's Literacy Bell, a simple way to celebrate children's literacy. Chris sums up last week's webinar, Five Mistakes to Avoid When Acquiring Software. Tools Using the Web and Internet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. For veterans with visual impairments, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities, reading standard print is difficult, if not impossible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2006

Jenny manages the China operations for a global cell phone technology company. I just had a great meeting with Jenny Zhao where we talked about the cell phone industry in China. One of our dreams for the Route 66 technology is that it could be used to teach reading to people all over the world, in English as well as other languages.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Additional resources: Digital Skills Framework — a taxonomy of digital skills, plus further learning resources to help build skills in each area, aimed at global nonprofits. Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. Or take advantage of free tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. The new WIPO Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind: we were an integral part of the team advocating for it, and how do we make it real as the leading library for the blind with global ambitions? Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Global Fund For Children. Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. Global Fund For Children. Funding Priority: Education. Mellon Foundation. Kars4Kids Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2007

We built a new school building for them - and the school is a literacy program. We also have a presence at Global Giving which has recently launched a new look for its site. A sort of Headstart program. It prepares the kids to enter the village school. A volunteer on our board put up this profile over at Changing the Present.

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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. Together with the World Blind Union and other campaigners, we set out to get a global treaty that would not only replicate the U.S. And, the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program. copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Her experience includes 8+ years of Marketing, Communication, and Program Management for organizations working on issues such as poverty, financial literacy, voter engagement, health research, and the public arts. Cierra believes effective internal communications are essential to nonprofit success.

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NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

A once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and a global economic recession have made nonprofit services an essential lifeline for millions of people. Professionalism in financial literacy & intentionality. With the right solutions in place, nonprofits can convey: Resource allocation for nonprofit initiatives. Overhead projections. Conclusion.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I recently spoke with Alice Loy, co-founder of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship. She pointed out the sad irony that while Internet literacy is a key ingredient for fighting poverty in New Mexico, building up that literacy is more expensive in poor communities than in wealthy ones: read more.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2014

You just need to master a few tech literacy skills, and come to grips with what most of the big challenges have in common." TechSoup Global is a champion of the 2014 National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October. You don't need to be a tech genius to figure this stuff out. " Have a security topic you want to cover?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. With the support of Salesforce’s tools, Malala Fund has invested $22 million in global education programs that have ensured countless girls get the equal access to education they deserve. with radio-based education during the pandemic.

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