Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

However, technology is transforming innovation at its core and our team at Benetech does quite well in leveraging this “innovation at warp speed” for social good. Human Rights Enrique Piracés Major milestones are the norm this year for our Human Rights team. Don’t get me wrong: I love writing my updates.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Participants track the number of pages they’ve read or books they’ve completed on a leaderboard to support literacy and education. For its Memorial May National Relay, the organization leveraged the power of Good Move, a free activity-tracking and fundraising mobile app offered by Blackbaud.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile! and James L. and James L.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Reading Eggs is ideal for organizations that work with literacy among children and want to motivate them through games. A team of education professionals developed the 120-lesson curriculum to help students with reading as well as with phonics, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation. mobile elearning' How Does It Work?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When the pandemic hit, you probably invested in video conferencing tools as your nonprofit’s team headed home to work safely. A nonprofit technology assessment gives your team a full inventory of your current nonprofit software suite, how systems are integrated, and improvements for more success in the new year. Build your team.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

SocialCoding4Good brings together individual software professionals as well as corporate social responsibility teams from companies such as Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard, LinkedIn, and VMware to volunteer their technical skills to nonprofit partners that develop and maintain free and open source software addressing critical social problems.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One worked with the NMAAHC team to design and launch the Talking About Race section of the website, extending our design system and inviting user experience to share relevant and engaging resources for diverse audiences. National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Urban Institute Ed Data Portal.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Participants expressed that they thought basic coding literacy and best practice guides and manuals were assets to small teams, but Yann also made it clear that "these skills are not a must. People discussed responsive, mobile-friendly design and touched briefly on security. " Responsive Web Design.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Colorado Springs, Colorado: Mobile + Desktop = Universal Apps. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Net Tuesday: Digital Literacy for Nonprofits. Denver, Colorado: Donations on the Go: Mobile Tools to Enhance Giving. Burlington, Vermont: Get Ready for #GivingTuesday: How to Mobilize a Successful Campaign. Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Moving from a transaction-based strategy to a transformational one is a process, one requiring dedicated and systematic focus and a team approach. Is your website mobile responsive? . Everything you do this year sets the stage for who you’ll be—how your brand will be perceived—in the years to follow. Everyone must be on board.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Before identifying which menu approach is appropriate, make sure your team is aligned on overall goals, audiences, and content needs. data literacy, device preferences)? It may be difficult for low-mobility users to access the deeper levels of a megamenu. Business goals : What problem are you trying to solve? A hamburger menu.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Our breakthrough in the conception of Martus came in 2000, when I was looking to expand Benetech to new frontiers of social good beyond our origins—helping disabled people access books in what is now our Global Literacy program. I invite you to check back on our website for ongoing updates about our work.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

Forum One worked with the NMAAHC team to design and launch the Talking About Race section of the website, extending our design system and inviting user experience to share relevant and engaging resources for diverse audiences. National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Urban Institute Ed Data Portal.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Trivia Nights Trivia nights are typically team-focused events that allow you to charge higher entry fees. A portion of those fees goes to the winning team while the rest goes to the nonprofit. Teams are typically expected to raise funds for the nonprofit to enter the event.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

This is an example of a peer-to-peer event page by BEACON for Adult Literacy.]. BEACON for Adult Literacy’s peer-to-peer page draws users in with a branded banner image showcasing what this event is and the core mission—adult literacy. As mentioned earlier, there are two mobile bidding types—web-based and app-based.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For example, if your nonprofit specializes in teaching financial literacy, you can set up an advice line for community members to call in with their financial questions. You can also set up schedules and make changes easily through the web or a mobile app to communicate with all your staff and volunteers.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Do they like those one-time projects, those capital projects where you can build that outdoor classroom or,” you know, “purchase that mobile mammogram unit for your hospital and be able to create impact for years to come?” But then Duck Team 6 in Texas wrote an application and said, “$500 funds 5 spay surgeries.”

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