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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Hosting Harkin at the Hub

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Harkin’s work, especially his efforts to guarantee that every child has the opportunity to pursue quality education, infuses everything we at Benetech do through our Literacy Program to transform the lives and outcomes of individuals with disabilities.

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Human Rights Trainings in Nigeria

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The MacArthur Foundation provided key support for the project by not only financing our work, but also funding computer literacy training for NHRC staff. In order to ensure that that our partners could use Martus, we strategized with them about how they will overcome the problems present in their specific environment.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

Since 2009, online donations made on mobile devices have grown from 9% of all transactions to 24% in 2018. A changing social media environment is going to drive changes in strategies and tactics. Data literacy will become one of the most important skills for a nonprofit professional to possess. Mobile is the new normal.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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The Story in the Numbers

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Those who envision what could be possible by having Benetech apply innovative technology to the areas of Literacy, Human Rights, and the Environment, and who enable us to explore new opportunities for creating social good. As a nonprofit, different types of funding fuel our work. and Catherine T.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Reviewing where we were at the beginning of 2009, it’s amazing to see the growth in impact that Benetech and our team have had in the world. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.