Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

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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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This will drive adoption of being a data-driven organization. Culture shift – getting company-wide adoption of anything new can be challenging. Complexity – how difficult or easy is it to implement and adopt compared to other priorities? This will save time and money. How many departments will it help?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to Salesforce Customer Success Metrics , organizations that adopt Marketing Cloud report a 27% decrease in costs to acquire new constituents. Use Service Cloud to automate your engagement process and access analytics with pre-built dashboards. Learn more about the value of Salesforce Clouds + Nimble AMS for your association.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

Do they receive access to members-only events? For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. One proven method of addressing literacy—especially in children with learning challenges—is approaching reading as a science. When someone pays for a membership, what do they get in return?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Technology trainers: you're superheroes, but not super human! When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. But it's nearly impossible to know everything about every type of technology.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

adults still don't have broadband Internet access at home. The June 2015 FCC proposal calls for an expansion of Lifeline to provide low-income households with a choice of subsidized phone service or broadband Internet access. These smartphones are rudimentary, but do provide web and email access and also run Android apps.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Judy Heumann (left) moderating the panel on empowering the world''s billion people with disabilities On the second day of the CGI Annual Meeting, I announced Benetech’s Commitment to Action : Leveraging Technology to Bring Books to the Blind in India.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

And what if a person, regardless of age, could learn anything from typing to HTML to using an iPad without any cost or accessibility barriers? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul. Do your donation pages require multiple clicks to access? . Digital Transformation Action Steps. We’re in unusual times right now.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

As more and more information moves online, Americans without Internet access are increasingly being left behind. provides a succinct visual summary of the issue and potential solutions, including: Why Internet access matters to individuals, communities, and the U.S. The barriers to increasing broadband Internet adoption.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. In fact, accessibility is the biggest pull for the digitization of anything these days, right? Success in Second Life.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

In our last blog post , we talked about the surprising number of Americans without access to. information on low-cost computers and digital literacy training brings. together the access, hardware, and training needed to. Unlimited Access: It’s a $10/month Internet plan that offers unlimited data. getting connected.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. Luckily, better technology solutions are now there to support sustainable growth, and recent innovations make these systems even stronger.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The VietNet Information Technology and Communication Center ( VietNet-ICT ) is a Hanoi-based NGO working in information technology and communication. VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam. All people deserve equal access to opportunities.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

By hard coded, I mean in the legal policies you've adopted, the features you've released and prioritized, your data taxonomies, your site map and information hierarchy. We landed on the possible solution of leveling up the concept of online literacy. I proposed a panel for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Of what sort?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

When it comes to solving for the dramatic impacts it has on our world, the connection between corporations, community and technology is critical. The private and public sectors can offer resources and build technology, but to scale in a meaningful way, these solutions need to take into account the nuances of local community needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

He mentioned that they will be sharing the work process and issues around adoption of social media. What technologies do you need to encourage user-generated content on video? How do increase internet literacy with communities? Where do they access the content? Paul Taylor gave an overview of their work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

In essence, we're being paid to deliver – free – accessible books to all students with print disabilities in the United States for the next five years. We're sure we can do this because our technology allows us to cost-effectively and rapidly scale Bookshare.org. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2014

And even among the 85% of adults who do go online, 9% of them do not have Internet access at home. They need access to sign up for a healthcare plan and enroll in other government benefits. They need access and a working. the high costs of emerging technologies are just two of the reasons. Internet or email.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The speakers were part of a presentation during the "Broadband Technology Summit" held as part of the United Minority Media Association's Midwest/Southeast conference on October 15. While the US is 24th worldwide in broadband adoption, the real gap is found in low-income urban households and rural areas in the US.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2023

Key components of data governance The people, processes, and technology are at the center of your entire data strategy. You need to consider and implement the right technology or platforms that enable working with your data to achieve your goals.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Bookshare Hits 100,000 Members Boy reading at a computer with teacher in the background.Since the beginning of 2009, we’ve tripled the number of people with disabilities Bookshare is serving with our accessible library of ebooks. The amazing thing about serving 100,000 students right now is that our commitment to the U.S.

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