Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . International Game Technology. They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The odd thing about living through a technological revolution is you think it’s just another Tuesday. These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real. But things forever changed when OpenAI released version 3.5 We didn’t ask.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In addition, the quality was often not good enough to deliver fully equal access to educational books. And Robin is why we've been able to deliver over 10 million accessible books to readers with disabilities. For the last three years she's been leading the charge for the Born Accessible campaign. That's where Robin came in.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

However, technology is transforming innovation at its core and our team at Benetech does quite well in leveraging this “innovation at warp speed” for social good. In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. Don’t get me wrong: I love writing my updates. While the majority of our members are U.S.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. Let’s build your business case to make data analytics a top priority: 1. You probably have a long list of great things you want to accomplish this year…including making analytics a priority.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

Access to the Internet and computer training are key services. billion to expand access to. Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) and are busy creating and updating. Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) and are busy creating and updating. public libraries and some nonprofits provide.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Faced with existential crises thanks to the pandemic and the social upheaval of the past year, businesses of all stripes (nonprofits included) went into survival mode. To adapt and thrive, says Solis, businesses and organizations must take a more profound and humanistic approach to transformation. Stay tuned for part 2 and part 3. .

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Our aim at Malala Fund is to create a world where every girl can access 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Last week I was got to work on a week-long service trip in Cusco, Peru as part of Wake: Women’s Alliance for Knowledge Exchange #Tech2empower program where womwn in who work in technology volunteer to share their professional skills and knowledge with women-run business owners. That is what the #Tech2Empower program is all about!

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

It is his mission to help clients transform their data into strategy and provide an integrated approach that blends creativity with technological sophistication. Over the last few years, she has served as a conduit for making these best practices accessible to organizations seeking to enhance their efficiency and workplace culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

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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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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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Nonprofit Technology, and more! For easy access you can download all these incredible conferences to your Gmail, ICal or outlook click. Nonprofit organizations have moved well past the time when technology and data were treated as standalone entities. 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Technology / #19NTC / @NTENorg.

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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. Picturing the Problem. The infographic. as a whole. What We Can Do.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Matt is a research and information technology executive with key competencies in measurement and analytics, business process engineering and optimization, product development, and organizational management. In addition, Matt co-founded and served as Director of Technology for 2MC, a Chicago-based internet consulting firm.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

The ADA prohibits discrimination and mandates that Americans be accorded equality in access to employment, goods, services, and other opportunities. This landmark federal law, known as the “Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities,” has been remarkably successful in protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Through the program, the native San Franciscan learned valuable business skills, received tech training, and made job connections. Public libraries are also working diligently to close both the digital and the opportunity gap: from giving free classes on resume-building to providing free access to technology. More Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Yesterday, Twitter announced its first corporate social responsibility effort on its blog: We're just getting started as a company, but we believe thinking long term about making a positive impact will allow us to grow in the right direction to make a difference as both a technology and a business.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

I live in Silicon Valley, a place that exists to drive creation of new and exciting technology. What about access to knowledge about how to prevent your child from dying from a preventable illness? What about literacy and education? But, what happens when something falls short of its potential to help all of humanity?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. One element is an infrastructure project installing fiber optical cabling to homes, schools and businesses and gigabit (ultra-fast) Internet, sponsored by Google.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Although the members of our board were impressed with all three nominees, they awarded Carrie Karnos of Palo Alto, CA, the 2006 Veale Award for her work with an accessible online library called Bookshare. Benetech melds the mission and heart of social activism with the powerful methods and tools of the technology community.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

It’s been a busy month in Austin! Amidst the crowd of attendees representing digital agencies, start-ups, corporations, social entrepreneurs, and more, there was still a slice of the nonprofit technology contingency still holding strong. Check out the hashtag #SXGood for more highlights!) In the U.S.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

In just the last year, we saw the shift to work from home, a necessitated reliance on technology and tools , and a larger focus on employee mental health and wellbeing. In the end, half of these new employees leave your business within the first two months of working. How you engage with your employees is especially critical now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2005

My goals are to talk to people about the causes I am passionate about: literacy, access and human rights. As a Silicon Valley technology person, I especially want other leaders in the tech community to be thinking about what technology can do for the people who can least afford it.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

--> While TechSoup may not have Trapper Keepers, we have tons of free and donated resources to keep any busy adult up to speed. Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

It was a quintessential Davos moment that drives home the accessibility of world and corporate leaders to each other and to social entrepreneurs, religious figures, artists, and the leaders of non-governmental organisations and trade unions. Instant accomplishment.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

HART needed a technology solution that would allow it to go from a staff of 5 to 50 people — without having to pay additional costs or have extra maintenance. The library ordered 60 Dell refurbished desktop computers from TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) to provide its patrons with Internet access.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Finally, here's the sci-fi technology that is becoming reality. We're not talking about the race to expand Internet access in space here. government initiative that aims to bring accessible broadband access to residents of low-income housing throughout the U.S. Here's a disappointing one for me.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

We landed on the possible solution of leveling up the concept of online literacy. I proposed a panel for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. I'd love to rope in @kanter , but i have this silly notion that she's too busy. Of what sort? What would happen when more people are participating in the read write web?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

Our goal is to make four critical supporting points: • The term “Social enterprise” is descriptive. • “Social enterprise” is generic. • “Social enterprise” is in wide use in Trademark classes covering computer software and services to business and society. • The subject application is against the public interest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. There is also a really practical level of source access. Our primary goal is to provide that empowering employment. CH: Right, exactly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 2, 2012

For the past ten years, Benetech’s Bookshare library has provided accessible books for people with print disabilities. The drawing was won by our business development manager, Aaron Firestone, who selected a splendid print entitled “Sonata VI” by artist Ana Maria Vidalon, which is now prominently displayed in his home.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

One of my business visits was to a long-standing social enterprise partner of ours, Digital Divide Data in Vientiane, Laos. I especially appreciate Big Brother Mouse because of their shared focus on access to literacy. I wrote about that visit in my last blog post: Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

From restricting wireless access points to encrypting data on your organization’s portable laptops, keeping a secure environment is an integral part of preventing data leakage and upholding your constituents’ trust. This applies both in building friendships and in building business, and the learning starts right at home and in the classroom.

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