Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 17, 2012

I’m Thushan Ganegedara, a 3 rd year undergraduate from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. I feel fortunate to work with a set of employees who are technically competent yet very friendly and helpful. Bookshare has a rich collection of books, newspapers and magazines.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Yes that's right. CNET Coverage on Digital Wallets.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Former University of Kansas head basketball coach Roy Williams once told U.S. News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. And, I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2017

Former University of Kansas head basketball coach Roy Williams once told U.S. News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. And, I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2017

Former University of Kansas head basketball coach Roy Williams once told U.S. News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. And, I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

Former University of Kansas head basketball coach Roy Williams once told U.S. News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. And, I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Former University of Kansas head basketball coach Roy Williams once told U.S. News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. And, I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

“For example, we may need to help people overcome their limiting mindsets, or help them uncover their hidden assets derived from their full set of life experiences, not just their work experience." Developing XQ helps people become better leaders. Teams that harness their collective XQ achieve greater collaboration and innovation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. Scan the QR Code featured in this blog post to see how it works. On college and university campuses. If you haven’t noticed QR Codes yet, after you read this post and browse the QR Codes on Flickr you’re going to start to seeing them everywhere.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2015

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. Hartsook professor of fundraising at Indiana University. Find a few methods that work and start regular mailing/communication after an initial gift. “A Featured Fundraising'

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

The pandemic initiated a massive worldwide shift in how and where work gets done, and nonprofit organizations were not spared. Research at the University of California at Irvine found that employees check their email an average of 74 times a day. And working from home resulted in many employees feeling like they live at work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Her work helps women play bigger in their work and in their lives. With an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale, Tara takes a unique approach that blends inner work with practical skills training, and weaves together both intellectual rigor and intuitive wisdom.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. ” For Jason, his motivation for the work is largely personal, though. I think that working in a youth-focused organization also helps motivate me. I like reading old-fashioned paper magazines.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP) is hard at work to ensure that technology and science best meet the needs of human rights defenders in these critical times.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

We, too, are working hard to expand Bookshare into more geographies and languages. Javier helped us consolidate our relationship with Random House Mondadori and is working to help us obtain content for Bookshare from other Spanish publishers. We invite you to check out the Bookshare catalog for updates on our Spanish collection.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. ” For Jason, his motivation for the work is largely personal, though. I think that working in a youth-focused organization also helps motivate me. I like reading old-fashioned paper magazines.

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Global Giving

JULY 25, 2017

In 2017, Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine recognized VMware as one of the Best Workplaces for Giving Back. Jessa holds an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business and was recognized as the Beyond Yourself Fellow. This ultimately sparks insights and fuels innovation.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Dig deeper by segmenting data by universe, timeframe, or source. EveryAction has been named by Inc Magazine as one of the fasted growing companies in America, and in 2018 received a major growth investment from Insight Venture Partners to build and acquire new technologies to expand its nonprofit capabilities. #8.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2019

Engaged current student and future alumni supporter : My daughter gets very excited when she hears talk about the university she’s attending. That’s because her university has done a great job of engaging her while she’s still a student. The university has kept my daughter engaged as life has changed. What changed?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Currently, Doug serves as a judge for CIO Magazine’s prestigious CIO 100 Awards. in Finance and Strategic Marketing from San Diego State University. Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy, Amy worked in e-commerce for Discovery Communications. Amy received an MBA from The George Washington University and a B.S.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

Our guests will talk about consistency, production quality, distribution tips and ways to work effectively together to achieve the greatest impact with your nonprofit stories. David is a cross-disciplinary mediamaker, working at the intersection. He has spoken publicly about his work to audiences at the Smithsonian, UC.

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Care2

OCTOBER 8, 2012

His work on legendary viral videos like The Meatrix and The Story of Stuff series has brought key social issues to the attention of more than 60 million viewers and his interactive work has been honored with 'Best Of' awards three times at the standard-setting South By Southwest interactive festival.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits. Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington. Seeing that box on the deck after a long day of work is like magic!

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. They do work to reverse the spread of violence by using the methods and strategies associated with disease control. Perhaps most impressively they are working in Syrian civil war.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 3, 2011

Her work focuses on helping women play big and lead. A regular columnist for Huffington Post , her work has also been featured in USA Today, Forbes , Ode Magazine , and other publications. Tara received her MBA from Stanford University. The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Tara Sophia Mohr.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. Foreign Policy magazine's Predators for Peace Drones is a short history of humanitarian drones. In the U.S., " Image 1 : Lee / CC BY-NC-ND.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Danielle Coates-Connor: And you, Devyn, have been creating a visionary library of images with all of the branding work that you’ve done at Edge Leadership, with all of the illustration work that you’ve done for Nonprofit Quarterly and for The Voice Lab. And simultaneously, Devyn, you were working your magic.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

Our guests will talk about consistency, production quality, distribution tips and ways to work effectively together to achieve the greatest impact with your nonprofit stories. In this role, he's responsible conceptualizing the organization’s vision and working to see it through. Follow @aaronMSB at @lightscamerahelp.

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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!

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

She also likes the University of Oregon’s Alliance of Happy Atheists. Prior to joining Idealware, he worked as a newspaper and magazine journalist and editor, and in advertising and technical writing. If you just post nothing but volunteer application deadlines, you’re missing the whole point of the Internet.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

For example, a museum could create a fun treasure hunt by having people check at specific galleries or works of art. Harvard University did an experiment with having students use it to explore the campus. So, instead of reading trashy magazines, I got a chance to have a great conversation with some colleagues.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

There are plenty of articles out there that tell you that millennials tend to be entitled and selfish (TIME magazine labeled them the “me me me generation”), but World Vision found just the opposite. Rather than sitting idly on a nonprofit board, they want to work with your employees, do analysis and provide recommendations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

It's great when one of our team is honored for their work, and Carrie Karnos has been one of our top Bookshare.org volunteers for years, including being Volunteer of the Year. Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Specifically, it's a tool to help students explore how hardware works, try Linux, and learn to program. Adafruit also offers step-by-step guides for many fun electronics projects that feature the Raspberry Pi, and MagPi is a monthly magazine devoted to the latest projects that the community has developed. Weather station.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

There are plenty of articles out there that tell you that millennials tend to be entitled and selfish (TIME magazine labeled them the “me me me generation”), but World Vision found just the opposite. Rather than sitting idly on a nonprofit board, they want to work with your employees, do analysis and provide recommendations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

There may not be a worse way to begin,” said Jan Masaoka, author of the Blue Avocado magazine web series on nonprofit board diversity. “By Garcia, a former political reporter, has taught at Arizona State University's Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and at the University of Arizona School of Journalism.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Work with your team to compare and analyze your shortlist of candidates. You’ll then need to work out specifics and formally contract the consultant’s services. For one, the scope of your project and the length of time you’ll be working with the consultant can impact costs. Create a request for proposal (RFP).

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