Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 18, 2010
We told the NHRC staff and the MacArthur Foundation, a long-time supporter of the Benetech Human Rights Program, that we would be happy to return for more training when the NHRC was ready. The MacArthur Foundation provided key support for the project by not only financing our work, but also funding computer literacy training for NHRC staff.
VisionLink
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. With approximately 1.5
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 23, 2014
Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. This is one reason why our Human Rights Field Team is supporting LGBTI rights groups from the Caribbean to the African regions with targeted Martus and capacity building trainings. But what about everybody else?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 1, 2012
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. million to 6 million by 2015.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 23, 2011
Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. The FCC created a National Broadband Plan in 2009 based on a Congressional mandate. Learn more about broadband and, in particular, get resources for expanding Internet access and digital literacy through our broadband wiki.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 23, 2011
I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it A lot of work I do around social media is training — good training requires good design – not just content. I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller.
ASU Lodestar Center
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Many volunteer managers cite recruitment as their greatest challenge; however, Brudney and Meijs (2009) contend that “the preoccupation with recruitment distracts attention and resources from the management and retention of volunteers” (p. She previously served a term for AmeriCorps with an adult literacy program in Flagstaff.
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