Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

That’s why we love Random Hacks of Kindness Global: 2 days + 30 countries + 3000 geeks working on making the world a better, safer place. As RHoK Global December 2012 event is taking place this weekend (December 1st and 2nd) worldwide, Benetech and SocialCoding4Good are thrilled to be participating once again.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Mark your calendars for TechSoup Global's Digital Storytelling Online Event ! This free event will take place across three separate platforms: webinars, forums, and the virtual world of Second Life. The webinar portion will take place over two days: Wednesday, September 30th and Thursday, October 1st.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. The Knight Foundation believes arts and culture are at the core of community, connecting people to place and to each other. Areas served: San Francisco (Greater Bay Area), Maine. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Placing more importance on any one piece as more important can lead to failure to Thrive, as you will not have the capability to successfully move between modes. She earned her doctorate at the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar and is now based in Miami, San Francisco, USA, and London.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. The Knight Foundation believes arts and culture are at the core of community, connecting people to place and to each other. Areas served: San Francisco (Greater Bay Area), Maine. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. TechSoup.org. Connecting Up Australia.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Gayle works with all sections of TechSoup Global to grow and maintain the unique focus of direct services and benefits to the nonprofit and civil society sector. She was owner and co-CEO of VYC Yacht Charters, director of sales and marketing for the San Francisco Business Times , and director of sales for the Healthcare Forum.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

The Summit welcomed some of the most impressive individuals and organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America , Mary’s Meals, World Central Kitchen, the Ford Foundation, Greenpeace, Save the Children, and more to speak at the event’s global mainstage, in breakout sessions, and on thought leadership panels. .

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Newest NetSquared Groups. NPTech Social.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

At Grantli , I’ve created a Grant Tracking Template that will easily keep all of your grant deadlines in one place. As a leader in the global AIDS community, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is committed to overcome the stigma, discrimination, and neglect that keeps the world from ending AIDS. Areas served: San Francisco Bay Area.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The story in the San Francisco Chronicle says the new gift cards are available in Safeway and Vons supermarkets in California in denominations of $25 and $30."

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Our **San Francisco** group curates a list of [tech for good experiences each month]([link] --> Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Well, there are! Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

nonprofits like Teach for America take on the hard work of rebuilding and reinventing education in places where schools have failed or where dropout rates among low-income children are very high. She grew up in Central America, studied in France, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University. Even in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. San Francisco, CA: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Sunnyvale, California: Smart Apps Hackathon (Deep / Machine Learning) — Great Place to Get Started on AI. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Newest Groups.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki is designed to be a starting place for organizations just getting started on social media. TechSoup.org. Connecting Up.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup, hosted a breakfast in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood for nonprofits, app developers, and anyone interested in changing the world for the better. Open Data San Francisco. The lineup began with an overview of San Francisco's OpenData Program.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

nonprofits like Teach for America take on the hard work of rebuilding and reinventing education in places where schools have failed or where dropout rates among low-income children are very high. She grew up in Central America, studied in France, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University. Even in the U.S.,

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . San Francisco Ballet. Global CTO, Tech for Social Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. Guest post by Sam Gregory. Sam Gregory.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

Use Case Example: Global Women Empower Virtual Summit , which was held in October of last year, took to the virtual space to advocate their mission of advancing women’s lives and creating paths of change for women throughout the world. The primary goal of a virtual trade show or expo is in creating an immersive virtual experience.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

Use Case Example: Global Women Empower Virtual Summit , which was held in October of last year, took to the virtual space to advocate their mission of advancing women’s lives and creating paths of change for women throughout the world. The primary goal of a virtual trade show or expo is in creating an immersive virtual experience.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Red Cross is holding global workshops that bring together tech and nonprofit communities to explore how new technologies can be adopted for disaster relief. I had the privilege of attending the San Francisco workshop. Outcomes of the San Francisco Workshop. The Emerging Technologies. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. If you missed the party, here's the full line up of our awardees: First Place: Kramden in 60 sec by the Kramden Institute awarded a Flip Video camera.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. Social media used to engage local supporters to act globally.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Net2Local organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back and want to make the world a better place. NetSquared Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place, and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language. questions surrounding globalization and social justice. His forthcoming. employers in Brazil and the US.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2014

Gayle Samuelson Carpentier,TechSoup Global’s Chief Business Development Officer, is a newly minted member of the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) board of directors. Gayle Samuelson Carpentier: I am the board chair for a San Francisco digital inclusion nonprofit, Community Technology Network Bay Area.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2009

Last week, representatives from TechSoup Global's international partners came to San Francisco for a three-day meeting. In discussing online community building, Marnie Webb (one of TechSoup Global's CEOs) made an opportune point. " Jane Zhang, director of TechSoup Canada , echoed that sentiment.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. With robots in warehouses, bots on social media, and algorithms thinking for us - it's sometimes hard to figure out the place for people. Association for Healthcare Philanthropy / San Antonio, TX / TBD. Mar 11 - 13.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2011

TechSoup used to distribute software donations to worthy nonprofit organizations from the basement of a San Francisco Victorian. More than10 years later, TechSoup Global has moved on from that basement, but Microsoft software donations are still mainstays of the TechSoup program. And it’s a good thing!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. Women, Girls, Education and Global Health. Women, Girls, Education and Global Health. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! Happy listening!

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 8, 2009

I started volunteering at a San Francisco based arts education organization, Streetside Stories. I was in a job that wasn't using my skills, and wasn't going anywhere. My boyfriend had broken up with me. Turning 30 wasn't far away. I wasn't feeling so hot.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language. David Evan Harris - Global Lives. Follow @aaronMSB at @lightscamerahelp.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2009

If you're in San Francisco for the event, be sure to stop by TechSoup Global's booth (#2) in the Grand Ballroom and check out the five TechSoup Global-led sessions taking place today and tomorrow (some of our regular TechSoup bloggers will be presenting!)

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Julie Pietrantoni, an associate attorney in the Technology Transactions Practice Group at Cooley, is a longtime TechSoup Global board member. The Legal Aid Society of San Diego honored Cooley as their " Law Firm of the Year " for its commitment to pro bono work. Places To Find Legal Pro Bono Services. United States.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The winning story will be featured as our "story of the month," and will be published on TechSoup.org, which projects to our global network and averages five million views a year! Even if you don't win this month, we would still love to place your organization's story on the Local Impact Map. Official Rules.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

In addition to Zoetica, implementation partners include SMEX Beirut , TechSoup Global , and Meedan directly, plus a network of in-country teams and training partners. The implementation team was in the conference room in San Francisco for the first time, plus we had in-country leaders on Skype and phone.

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