Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us. One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. This experience helped us prove the potential of Bookshare to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Judy Heumann (left) moderating the panel on empowering the world''s billion people with disabilities On the second day of the CGI Annual Meeting, I announced Benetech’s Commitment to Action : Leveraging Technology to Bring Books to the Blind in India. Our commitment was selected as an exemplary approach to addressing a global challenge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. The first is developing strong local partners , such as disability NGOs, libraries or educational institutions that help us customize our services to the specific needs of their communities.

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Socialbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

Here are some of the campaigns run with Donorbox: Some of the kids helped through the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Bangalore, India. Students go to Shanti Bhavan at no cost and are given nutritious foods, shelter, education, medical care, clothing, and emotional and mental support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

While NGOs worldwide will need to meet the needs of a surging youth population, simultaneously NGOs will be called upon to help serve the world’s elderly citizens. Source: Sapient. 3) People aged 60 and older make up 12.3% of the global population, and by 2050, that number will rise to almost 22%. will strain our global economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Zawadi shared her most recent crowdfunding campaign, probably one of the most successful in Kenya, raising over $71,000 in a couple of days, to help a 24 year old brain cancer patient Emmanuel Otieno (pictured above and known as Jadudi) to get surgery in India. Those people can provide “on-demand” help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Irrespective of channel or medium, the key elements to effective storytelling are the ability to convey what is unique about the nonprofit, why it is worthy of support, how the audience can benefit from supporting it and how to go about doing so. WhatsApp is a useful tool with which to apply the elements of good storytelling.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

Thus far, more than 75 countries have signed the Treaty, and in June India became the first country to ratify it. We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification. The Treaty will take effect only after 20 ratifications are presented to WIPO. Its signature period has now ended.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

They have workers and volunteers, sometimes literally, on the front lines to both provide immediate support, and to learn more about the problem they are trying to solve, and who they are solving it for. I was fortunate to meet some individuals who connected me to developers that helped me with the first prototype of the app.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2022

This is where NexellAngels — an initiative from Salesforce.org partner Nexell, which specifically helps nonprofit organizations — came on board to build a bespoke solution with Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud for the WHO Foundation’s fiduciary needs. “Nexell had the most comprehensive knowledge of the org, the different dependencies etc.,”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website. To prove that point, this video tweet from @WildlifeSOS that tells the good news story of a nail-biting rescue of a leopard in India received very high engagement compared to their other tweets: 4. Follow back those that support your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

He lives in India. So Dr.Mani decided to try and help sponsor the operations. A group of caring, generous, passionate people who wanted to make a difference, reach out with a helping hand, change the world and make it a better place. Mani and thank you Roger for introducing us to his amazing work: Dr.Mani is a heart surgeon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

I recently learned about an nonprofit organization in India dedicated to using video to help alleviate poverty and accelerate social change in the developing world. They partner with a range of NGOs to create an ongoing community video unit to support the NGO's programs by placing a full-time trainer in the NGO for a one-year period.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

New digital platforms and tools enable universities to operate efficiently, manage risks effectively, and coordinate resources effectively on and off campus, while reducing costs and helping the institution scale beyond traditional boundaries. Learner-Centric Impact. For example, more than half of U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. Educate Girls ● educategirls.ngo.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It’s why the great majority of accessibility work is done by volunteers, charities, and with government support. If you make it expensive and time consuming to help people with disabilities in other countries, with greater barriers to access than we have in our home countries, most libraries from rich countries won’t bother.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Many of us will purchase hundreds of dollars in holiday gifts over the next six weeks, and with some conscious consumerism those dollars could also help some of your favorite nonprofits continue their work in 2012. Your purchases help improve the lives of tens of thousands of artisans worldwide. [ Shop 10,000 Villages ].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity. How can our existing successful programs reach ten times more people?

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

Technology product donations, training, and nonprofit data are all part of TechSoup Global’s offering to civil society in India. Our BigTech program is run by our local partner, the NASSCOM Foundation in India. million NGOs in India. According to the Indian Central Statistical Office, there are 3.3

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

The Nasscom Foundation in India is the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation. NASSCOM Foundation was set up to support the Indian IT industry’s role in nation building and to promote the underprivileged to help them become self-reliant and productive participants in the country’s progress.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Peer-to-peer campaigns are an effective way for nonprofits to leverage their supporters’ connections to reach new donors. Your supporters may have connections your nonprofit doesn’t, and a well run peer-to-peer campaign can put your nonprofit into contact with new audiences your team likely couldn’t reach without your supporters’ help. .

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Read on for a little Monday morning inspiration and then take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. Orphans Getting an Elite Education in India. Childhood Cancer Support in Canada. spanhidden.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Utilize this helpful document to build a profile for all potential funders with relevant information and contact information. They support strategic partners that focus on helping children succeed via a comprehensive approach to education. Areas served: US, India, South Africa. State Street Foundation. Areas served: US.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

chair and UK&I managing partner Hywel Ball, for a discussion that focused on how to ensure young people receive the right education and support to help them fight climate change, both now and in the future. Driving A Culture of Intrapreneurship SDG Panel.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In June, with the help of Stevie Wonder , we got a treaty that did just that: the Treaty of Marrakesh. We’re going to demonstrate what this could look like by piloting Bookshare International at scale in India. We’re also expanding our efforts to help more people in the U.S., especially veterans with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

This rapid increase in our collection size has been due to extensive support from publishers: the majority of new books added to Bookshare last year and this year have been voluntarily provided to us by 130 publisher partners in the U.S., Canada, Europe and India. These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S. Thank you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Recently, Social Misfits Media’s Community Manager, Angharad Francis, interviewed the brilliant Pushpa Aman Singh, Founder of GuideStar India. In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. Adding video to your end-of-year online campaigns can help you achieve, and even exceed, your year-end fundraising goals. In this example, the video would be used to get Beth’s friends to donate to support her participation in the event.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

It contains all your key supporters, near and far, old and new. How do we initiate new financial support, even when they’ve already done so earlier in the year? Below are a number of helpful pointers to include in your donor list health check up. It’s okay to ask donors for support again.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 28, 2021

” “We’re extremely loving and supportive of each other in the LGBTQ+ community 365 days a year. I think having the platform of Pride Month helps reach those with limited access to a world outside of their own, surrounded by people telling them they need saving or to not make the choice to be queer.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I also think that examining this idea in a place where the 3 areas create a very clear Venn Diagram, like India, invites a wide range of voices to the conversation. One of the participants was Pratima from Shelter Associates in Pune, India. Find out more about the conference here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

We’ve already built a collection of titles in Hindi and Tamil, two of the most-spoken languages in India, and last summer we released our first accessible collection in Arabic. We’d also like to thank the Mada Center team for its great support throughout this process.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

Read on for a little Monday morning inspiration and then take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S. Orphans Getting an Elite Education in India. Childhood Cancer Support in Canada. Want to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

In February 19th, Joel Comm has organized an event called " Tweetathon " on Twitter to promote and sell copies of his new book, Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time and help a nonprofit that supports children in Africa, China, and India. This foundation helps children at risk around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

We have a partnership with the Worth Trust in Chennai, India, to do data entry for Bookshare.org, funded by the Lavelle Fund. OK, there were no computers when I was growing up in India but the current going "off" was very common. I blogged about it in May: Scanning in Tamil Nadu. However I was not sure Lisa would approve a "Genset".

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

and we needed more help. Steve went to India for more tests. Last week I was able to visit Nairobi, and I sat down with Carol to find out how we could help her. With the investment in systems thanks to Rockefeller’s support, expansion is relatively easy. Unfortunately, early last year, Steve got sick. No problem!

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