Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

As the social conscience of globalization, the nonprofit sector needs to contemplate future challenges and adjust their programs accordingly – and to inspire the next generation to tackle these challenges, nonprofits need to also understand how Gen Z uses technology. of the global population, and by 2050, that number will rise to almost 22%.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Love of the print book. It made me who I am.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Under Betsy’s guidance, Benetech is developing new software for social good enterprises to connect communities with inclusive technology: Service Net: Reshaping the social safety net in human services to better connect people to the services they need. Empowered over 600,000 people who are blind or dyslexic to read with Bookshare.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2015

For many people with disabilities, this is a daily reality when they encounter the common problem of non-accessible websites. In recognition of these challenges, May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Free Tools to Test Your Nonprofit's Website for Accessibility by Cindy Leonard. Disability Rights Wisconsin.

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Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. What does the United Nations Foundation do?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The experience has made me acutely aware that access to information about trends in nonprofit technology, online fundraising, and social media often does not reach small NGOs – especially those in rural areas. It’s not for lack of desire or technical capability, but simply due to a block in information flow.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Now that the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have expired and in some ways, have succeeded surprisingly well , the UN has developed a new set of even more ambitious goals. The Sustainable Development Goals follow and expand on the previous Millennium Development Goals. ensuring access to education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

These publisher agreements have also included permissions to distribute books outside the United States: most frequently, we are provided global rights. Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. • We think this exception has worked extraordinarily well in the U.S.:

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. Image 1: National Day of Civic Hacking, IntelFreePress. ReWrite Oakland.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

Beyond making us less competitive in the global economy, growing wealth inequality puts our democracy at risk; in a nation of “haves” and “have nots,” elite interests are completely removed from the needs of regular people. million to member cities to develop such initiatives.

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Forum One

JANUARY 30, 2024

By amplifying the voices that ignite global change, these awards honor work across seven core causes: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Each step you take to maximize your impact creates a ripple that carries through to create global change. One of the easiest ways to contextualize your work is the United Nations Foundation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are excited to introduce a new, FREE guide to leveraging the SDG Connector for your organization.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2017

Upwardly Global, also known as "UpGlo," is working to combat this disparity. As UpGlo scaled and expanded become to a national organization, it continued to eliminate employment barriers for skilled immigrants and refugees and integrate this population into the professional workforce. through its Job Seeker Services Program.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. 2) Information Hub. 3) Business Profile.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Register here to save your spot for the live event on 11/16 at Noon ET, or to access the onDemand playback: About Author. She has served as the vice president and creative director of a national fundraising firm and chief development officer in arts and higher education. Laura McDonald. Vice-Chair, Giving USA Foundation.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

However, their philanthropic gestures are executed with millions, if not billions, of dollars that move global markets and spur governments to action. Moreover, when their foundation announced a dramatic increase in annual spending, it made national news. They are not the only pledgers with the capacity to set public priorities.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children. Areas served: US.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. Agency for International Development (USAID), reinforced the U.S.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

In 2019, USDA conducted the third Farm to School Census to measure progress towards reaching the goal of improving access to local foods in schools. Forum One worked with both networks to update the theme, Gesso , as well as the custom modules developed for the project to remove deprecated code.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The youth will eventually be the citizens and leaders of tomorrow and ultimately make invaluable contributions to their families, economic growth, peace building, and sustainable development for all of our communities. Global Fund for Children. National Park Trust. Global Fund for Children. National Park Trust.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally. and identified many opportunities for change.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

million images, videos, and other files related to child sexual exploitation were reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). . Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to stay home, the global demand for CSEM seems to have been growing rapidly. In 2020, 65.4 million reports in 2020.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. Gallucci noted that there was one statistic that matters to him: “There are 39 million girls globally that should be in secondary education, and who are not.” It provides returns for decades. This is where philanthropy comes in.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It can perhaps best be described by the slogan of the global disability rights movement: “nothing about us without us.”. Participants can benefit from leadership development, knowledge sharing, network building, collaborations or partnerships, and/or compensation. . Participation aligns to human rights and social justice approaches.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, while the U.S. National Forest Foundation. Snapshot: Today’s Environmental Sustainability Stats.

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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. One major step to improving security of sensitive information was the recent development and release of Mobile Martus. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

As we continue to explore this topic, I’ll be posting more regular updates about new developments. Unesco has a paper and a call to action for international and national policies and regulatory frameworks to ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies benefit humanity as a whole. AI and Wellbeing .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The growing number of refugees worldwide are part of a global crisis. And according to the United Nations, the number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution, and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to reach 82.4 As of 2021, 1% of the world’s population have been forcibly displaced.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 21, 2016

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present us with a great opportunity to address the world’s most pressing issues and, as we are quickly learning, we need to work together across sectors and borders to strengthen our means of implementation. As a result, their impact is accelerated exponentially. The Power of Using Data in the Media.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

In 2019, USDA conducted the third Farm to School Census to measure progress towards reaching the goal of improving access to local foods in schools. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). USAID’s Education in Crisis and Conflict Network & Global Reading Network.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One received 12 awards in six categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of environmental awareness, health, art, cultural institutions, and associations. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits. Climatelinks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! The Treaty was signed on the spot by over 50 countries.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Citi, and others announced commitments in support of climate action on the second day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more. . South Arts announces $6 million BIPOC arts initiative.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

The first was the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations. These goals commit all countries of the world to make progress on critical social objectives, such as ending poverty and hunger, improving access to clean water, education, and gender equality, as well as a dozen others. degrees Fahrenheit).

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