Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. Frankly, it didn’t go as well as we had hoped, and Lavelle worked with us to retarget the grant to focus on students with visual impairments. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

Fund 100

Fund India United States eBook 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. Authenticity is the validation of the nonprofit’s work and legitimacy by a third party — what is sometimes referred to as “social proof.” Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate.

Storytelling 295

Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 295

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Use hashtags strategically to mention important causes, campaigns, and events, but hashtag spamming to try to increase your reach doesn’t work and has a negative effect on engagement. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local.

Twitter 349

Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 349

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

At about the time I quit working for the day (6pm in Missouri, USA), nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia are coming online for another work day. Then, over the next 12 hours, on comes nonprofits in India, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

International 231

International Audience New Zealand Asia 231

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

South Africa 150

South Africa Copyright Ghana India 150

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

After the last WIPO session in November, the World Blind Union convened a group of experts to review the current Treaty draft and make recommendations to the WBU on the most important issues for WBU to work on in this next session. It’s why the great majority of accessibility work is done by volunteers, charities, and with government support.

Copyright 158

Copyright India Library United States 158

Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Grant research tip : As you look over the list and peruse potential funders, take notes of those who best align with your work. They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. .

Education 111

Education Grant Fund Resource 111

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. It’s fun and you’ll be bringing hope to girls and women around the world. [ Send a CARE Package ].

Gift 279

Gift Benefit Place Kiva 279

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Canada, Europe and India. As a result, we are increasingly working with other disability organizations in other countries to extend Bookshare’s ability to serve people with disabilities. We think this exception has worked extraordinarily well in the U.S.: These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S. Thank you!

Qatar 154

Qatar Accessibility People Copyright 154

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

As always, I’m delighted to share the latest Benetech highlights as we work on these ambitious 10X dreams! First, we are working to lower the barrier to the use of strong encryption to automatically protect the privacy of sensitive information. Bookshare is helping Kevin— who had suffered a brain injury—to keep up with his school work.

Literacy 158

Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 18, 2008

The main reason for my visit to South India was the National Seminar on Print Access For All, which was organized by the dynamic Mr. Krishnaswamy. Dipendra Manocha came from New Delhi: I visited Dipendra there a couple of years ago and he's one of our top partners in bringing Bookshare.org to India. More on him later as well.

India 100

India Language Library Student 100

Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? Work-life balance.

Place 287

Place Associations History Work 287

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I’m excited to share highlights from our work and its significance for the multitudes we serve. It was exciting to be an active player in global diplomacy: Bookshare was the most-cited model of what other countries hope to have, both in terms of accessing our 200,000+ books and having their own national version of Bookshare.

India 142

India Literacy Global Accessibility 142

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.

Accessibility 100

Accessibility India United States International 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold.

India 99

India Strategy Skype Remix 99

AccelEvents

JUNE 28, 2021

We are working on building a diverse team and ensuring that each member of the team that joins us feels their voice is valuable regardless of their identity. I feel that at one time or another, working at Accelevents has made us look within and answer the questions of “What am I made of?”,

Team 98

Team Celebrate Reflection Brazil 98

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. Works Covered.

Copyright 158

Copyright Law United States Library 158

Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? The idea of an office, or a physical place in which a person sits down to work, isn’t new.

Place 156

Place Associations History Work 156

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 14, 2013

This got me thinking about those who work in the social sector. That measure just wouldn’t cut it for those working in the social sector. wages and working conditions for farm workers. Mahatma Gandhi: Leader of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi led non-violent. What role has perseverance played in their work?

Reflection 79

Reflection South Africa Arizona India 79

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

Accessibility 247

Accessibility License Copyright Library 247

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Beyond the First Click examines innovative volunteer engagement work by 35 organisations empowering people to scale change and win by learning and doing more. Dr. Dietmar Kress puts his PhD in Sociology to work as Director of Actions and Volunteering at Greenpeace Germany. We make expectations very clear.

Volunteer 76

Volunteer Germany Washington Interview 76

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

exception model works well here. We go to great lengths to ensure the digital works we provide are restricted to bona fide patrons with disabilities. People with disabilities should both be able to use libraries on terms similar to those of people without disabilities, and be able to purchase books that work for them.

Copyright 100

Copyright United States Library eBook 100

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Our expert speakers include: Sachin Malhan , co-founder of Inclusive Planet, which is working to enable online collaboration among the world's print-impaired population and also incubating new technologies in the web accessibility space. For his work on Inclusive Planet Sachin was awarded an INK Fellowship in 2010.

Accessibility 56

Accessibility Technology Tutorial India 56

Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children.

Storytelling 66

Storytelling Children India Video 66

Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

New Delhi, India – December TBA. Hope to see you at one of our upcoming conferences and thanks to each and every one of you for the great work you do in the community! Austin, TX – October 23. Seattle, WA – November 1. New York City, NY – November TBA. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA.

Social Media 64

Social Media Los Angeles San Francisco Global 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

In line with its focus on turning data into knowledge through powerful, insightful measurement and analytics of social media efforts, we wanted to share three simple tips and resources that nonprofits can put to work. How can you make your web footprint work for you and complement your social strategy?

Analytics 106

Analytics Tools Social New York City 106

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Across the nation, as summer draws to an end and mother nature prepare for her fall showstopper, so does the nonprofit sector. The answers to those questions can fill entire books, but at the very least it will take time and hard work to make sure you get the support you would hope for this fall and winter. How do we expand that list?

Content 86

Content Donor Fundraising Headline 86

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

Skoll and Schwab have the two leading social entrepreneurship networks for senior practitioners, and it's great to see them working together to advance the movement. She noted that Yunus worked for twenty years before anyone in the West noticed! Her inspiration for this work included Gandhi, who of course was all about self-reliance!

Social 100

Social South Africa India Global 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders. What would I work on?

Accessibility 133

Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials – We know they are young, tech savvy and well-educated-but they are also some of the most active when it comes to donating and volunteering. A board of all babyboomers or Millennials isn’t good either.

Donor 96

Donor India Stream Flash 96

Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

A lot of helpful and insightful digital storytelling advice was shared; below are some of the highlights: India: NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global partner, led the way with How to Create High Impact Stories. Participants advised understanding your audience and sharing the stories behind your program stats to make an impact.

Storytelling 63

Storytelling Digital Global United Kingdom 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Jennifer and the Stanford student team are dedicated to getting 100,000 people signed up for the national bone marrow donor registry. Porter is working on a stealth start-up that will hopefully launch next year. Specifically, they are seeking to address the severe shortage of South Asian donors in the registry.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media San Francisco Social 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m packing my bags for a trip to India to lead a training for NGOs that are Packard Grantees to kick off a peer learning project called “Networked NGO.” MomsRising.org ([link] is a national organization with a social media reach of 3.5 Flickr Photo by alshepmcr.

Blogger 111

Blogger Lesson Childhood Poll 111

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

We’re also working to ensure that advocates have the data and evidence they need to push for faster change on gender equality. . Through our global data and analysis work, we aim to provide a global snapshot of the progress being made towards SDGs for girls and women.

Global 28

Global Goal Senegal Indonesia 28

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

We’re also working to ensure that advocates have the data and evidence they need to push for faster change on gender equality. . Through our global data and analysis work, we aim to provide a global snapshot of the progress being made towards SDGs for girls and women.

Global 28

Global Goal Senegal Indonesia 28

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. ” The Google.org sponsored project invited Bay Area nonprofits to share information about their great work to make a better world. Google then invited the public to vote for the top winners.

San Francisco 61

San Francisco Award Google Challenge 61

Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

The XploR's camera and facial recognition software work together, and the researchers claim that it can recognize a face from 30 feet away. According to ASSISTECH, it is available in India, the United States, and other select countries. Wired spoke to Chris Danielsen, a spokesperson for the National Federation of the Blind.

Tools 36

Tools Camera Tech Singapore 36