Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. That’s why braille is an important focus for us in Benetech’s Global Literacy Program — we know that we must keep braille relevant and make it more available. In this sense, you could say that we are radical braille advocates.

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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. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

People with print disabilities around the world have a right to high-quality ebooks that they can read with assistive technology. Benetech’s Bookshare library continues to expand its international service providing accessible books and publications to members in more than 30 countries. These texts will be available in early 2012.?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We see tremendous innovations in social enterprise, but these are merely part of larger, global changes in the ways in which society organizes itself to create public goods. We are always exploring new projects with the hope of launching a new product each year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. Wouldn’t it make more sense to make it easier for people with disabilities to get access to the books they need for education and employment? We don’t have to ask for permission from the publisher or author.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society. We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. Our Benetech Labs is busy looking for the next tech social enterprises that could make similar global impact. We must help ensure that every report of abuse is a tool for justice.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Based upon the survey results of 2,780 NGOs worldwide, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is unprecedented and provides valuable insight into the global NGO sector and its use of online technology. In evaluating potential services, the biggest concern is whether staff will have reliable access to the organization’s data.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

We pick projects that have the potential for large-scale change: can we deliver something for a tenth of the cost of the existing solution? The common link among our projects is information technology, which can be applied to just about every aspect of the social sector. The first was the ebook.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 14, 2022

With mergers came change, expansion, and a multitude of new systems: an access database for rents, a scheduling system for repairs where we still had to telephone to book an appointment, and a CRM that was essentially a Word document to log customer interactions. This ethos is the same in the commercial world as it is in the nonprofit world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

Over and over we heard high-tech volunteers talk about past projects being “not what I was passionate about” or “my contributions not having lasting impact,” and we heard organizations talk about getting “talent, but not the talent we need for this project.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

One of the benefits of internet events is that you may distribute immediate access to digital goodies like downloads, special offers, or links to webinars. Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. 8) Digital download donation rewards. 9) Movie screenings.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

When your donation form is user-friendly and accessible, your donors will be far more likely to give to your organization. Add your donate button to the right-hand corner of your primary navigation—the top menu that appears on every page of your site—so that users will have easy access to it no matter what page they’re on.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

The very cool Causes application by Project Agape enables anyone with a Facebook account to support and engage their Facebook networks to support a "Cause" - be it "Save the Seals!," " "End Global Warming!," A couple of Care2 staff favorites, of course, include the Care2 Stickies and Petitions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

They are Optimistic Millennials grew up during a period of rapid change: the Cold War ended, the Internet went mainstream – changing the way we connect with the world and each other – and the world became a truly global market. Receive his new ebook , Trusted Leadership Advisor by subscribing to his website or follow him on Twitter.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

The very cool Causes application by Project Agape enables anyone with a Facebook account to support and engage their Facebook networks to support a "Cause" - be it "Save the Seals!," " "End Global Warming!," A couple of Care2 staff favorites, of course, include the Care2 Stickies and Petitions.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. The emergence of new technology alone has led to increases in donor expectations on several fronts—from mission transparency and program reporting to organization access and donor responsiveness.

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