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. Here in the United States, we’re especially focusing on expanding our efforts to help more disabled veterans.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 7, 2015

Nevada 2-1-1 is a program of the Financial Guidance Center (FGC) and is committed to helping Nevada citizens connect with the services they need. VisionLink is honored to work with Nevada 2-1-1, helping to provide communities with humanitarian inspired software and consulting.

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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. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world. Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation. About the Authors.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Over a third of adults in the United States are now using health apps or wearable devices to track their activities, making it easier than ever to monitor progress, set goals, and stay motivated. Participants track the number of pages they’ve read or books they’ve completed on a leaderboard to support literacy and education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

However, the time has come when we need a really smart attorney to join Benetech and help us navigate the intersection of technology and social good. We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. when we bring them to developing world countries.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

In the United States, the school year traditionally starts in the fall and ends in the spring. This schedule was created with the intention of allowing children in farming families to be home to help out during the planting and harvesting seasons in our primarily agricultural society. Donate school supplies. Junior Achievement.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Download the Toolkit Good news: Library Giving Day has created a free online toolkit to help you plan your campaign. Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. This helps anyone who sees your message understand who you are.

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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! We’re also expanding our efforts to help more people in the U.S.,

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Farm to School is a nationwide grant program run by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) that encourages school districts to buy more food from local farmers to spur economic development and make meals healthier, more affordable, and more environmentally conscious. Farm to School Census.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

2-1-1 Background 2-1-1 is available to over 240 million Americans – approximately 80% of the United States population –covering all or parts of 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “2-1-1” People who want to give help often do not know where to begin. With approximately 1.5

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. copyright law.

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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. I believe in the power of books to change the world.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. The tough question that ran through my mind was: How can we as technologists in Silicon Valley help prevent this kind of atrocity?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

They are not helping you or your organization. A large percentage of grant opportunities in the United States are available to the public through one of two websites: grants.gov and foundationcenter.org. Grants.gov is a clearinghouse for information on grant opportunities for all grants offered by the United States government.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2017

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. million nonprofits registered in the United States, which includes private foundations, public charities, chambers of commerce and civic leagues. There are currently over 1.5

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Since 2016, online fundraising has grown 17% among nonprofits in the United States. Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% Some form of GDPR will come to the entire United States – not just a few states.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We held 33 virtual focus groups (via Zoom) with 181 CVAs in the United States and Canada. We fed the many hours of conversation into an application called Dedoose, which helped us to sort and flag themes in the focus groups. And…they know technology, so they’re also an asset to help teach other volunteers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

They will create and promote digital literacy programs. It is a Scotland-based charity that has to date helped more than 20,000 people to gain digital skills. Every Public Library in the United States. The new NTEN fellows have just started their training. This program addresses the relevancy of the Internet problem.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

If you want to embrace innovation, then there are some key strategies that will be really helpful. The bottom 60% of the United States have household incomes that are virtually stagnant for 50 years. This program, that’s helping 25,000 people. Those people really need those help, that help.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Since May 2007, he and his crew have aided thousands of victims at 15 sites across the United States -- free of charge." Carolyn LeCroy "After serving time in prison, Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project to help children stay connected with their incarcerated parents. Maria Da Silva "Has lost 14 family members to AIDS.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, which funds this magazine as well as eye research programs at universities across the United States. During Arkenstone's 11 years, Benetech sold literacy products under the Arkenstone brand in more than a dozen languages to over 35,000 individuals in 60 countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Your donation will help the organization reach more children in poor, rural communities in the United States through early childhood education, literacy, physical activity and nutrition programs. Habitat for Humanity's Operation Home Delivery.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

This nonprofit has supplied just under 10,000 low-cost or free computers to people with disabilities in the southeast part of the United States. The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Carie Lewis from the Humane Society of the United States has used this approach with impressive results over the last three years. We have also had great gifts donated for giveaways and that has helped us achieve fantastic support and awareness. I used a cli.gs link [link] so I could track traffic to the link.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

On behalf of our nonprofit organization, Benetech, and the thousands of similarly situated social enterprises in the United States, we are writing to support this rejection. In addition, we hope to supply the Examiner additional information that may be relevant in reviewing this and similar applications in the future.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funds research to help patients, caregivers, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, insurers, and other stakeholders make informed healthcare decisions. This tool provides data on schools across the country – School Districts, Colleges and Universities, Legal Units (i.e.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Not only do we get outstanding quality and value for our money, we also know that money is supporting a social objective by helping disadvantaged people build assets financially and experientially. Their goal is to help protect vulnerable children. We call it using the social enterprise supply chain.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism. We go on our gut instinct from people's answer to that one question, and then there is literacy testing involved as well. BB: How can listeners help? I said, "You write it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

In essence, we're being paid to deliver – free – accessible books to all students with print disabilities in the United States for the next five years. This response is a measure of how eager the environmental field is for a tool that helps better manage projects. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

Our political education starts on a very basic level by identifying the systems of oppression that we live under here in the United States. I was at that time working at a wonderful organization called Streetside Stories , which is a literacy arts organization with programming in various Title 1 middle schools in San Francisco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Bookshare is legal in the United States because our copyright law includes an exception that allows nonprofit organizations like Benetech to make accessible versions of books for people with print disabilities without requesting permission or paying a royalty. Wonderful stuff.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Oh, and her work with her husband has helped to lay the groundwork for much of our understanding of modern science today - no big deal.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

An example of this emerging philanthropic approach to redistribute wealth and democratize power can be seen in CRUS’ partnership with We-Care Foundation, a Liberian nonprofit organization, and support of its First Literacy Initiative (FLI) a holistic, home-based program that empowers parents and caregivers as their children’s first teachers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

As a feminist, and as a feminine feminist, I truly believe that we don't do a very good job in the United States of believing that you can lead by serving, and I think the United States needs to think deeply about being in service of the rest of the world." Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women.

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