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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

Kate Behncken is corporate vice president, global head of Microsoft Philanthropies, a global, multi-disciplinary team that brings together corporate social responsibility, sales and engineering functions. A good portion of her working life is traveling to see the implementation of Microsoft Philanthropies’ work.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

Activities they considered “service” included “working with others to make the community or campus a better place” (81%), “acting to benefit the common good” (80%), “everyday acts of kindness” (76%), “acting to raise awareness about a campus, community, or global problem” (72%), and “working with others to address social inequality” (68%).

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

It’s no secret that this was a bumpy transition for many of us, exacerbated by the stress and grief of a global pandemic. Over the past year, our research team at Arizona State University has conducted the Technology Evolution in Volunteer Management, or “TEVA” project. The [public] transit didn’t go there.”.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

Saleforce Nonprofit

Research at the University of California at Irvine found that employees check their email an average of 74 times a day. One solution is for nonprofits to create upskilling programs accessible by employees either at a low cost or no cost, with paid time to complete training. Why are people leaving their jobs?

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

Nonprofit Quarterly quoted president Global Healthy Living Foundation, Seth Ginsberg, on the affect on charities: “The transformative power of Facebook — like the popularity of the site itself — is neither preordained nor guaranteed going forward. How can you have a revolution if no one shows up?

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