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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Winner for 11/25 (NTC Registration!)

NTEN

The 2010 Nonrpofit Technology Conference registration give-away to one of our current members as part of the 2009 Member Appreciation daily prizes? Well then I'll delay no further: Ann Beck , from the Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County. Is this the one you've been waiting for?

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Lucy Bernholz Named Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A thought leader in the intersection of philanthropy, law, policy, and technology, Bernholz writes about the business of giving in books, articles, and her award-winning blog, Philanthropy2173.com. com. She is working on her second book, tentatively titled, The Future of Good.

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Comcast Internet Essentials - A Green Program to Bridge the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. The digital divide in the United States has persisted over the years despite the inexorable march of technology. The FCC created a National Broadband Plan in 2009 based on a Congressional mandate. What Is the Digital Divide? A number of U.S.

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Human Rights Trainings in Nigeria

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Over the past few years, I have seen human rights groups become much more sophisticated about how they use technology to document human rights abuses. While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents.

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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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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Paul Schoemaker, founder and executive chairman of Decision Strategies international and research director of Wharton’s Mack Center for technological innovation, shares critical insights on the benefits of making well-chosen mistakes. I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller.

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