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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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. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

There are technology tools that can make information and data analytics accessible to everyone. Scan the Landscape Internal collaboration is important, but it is only the beginning. Study the Future Leadership today asks you to become a student of tomorrow. You can’t know, what you don’t know.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. More About International Women's Day. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. women became the majority of law students. International NGO Leadership. I just want to mention a few of them.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

While most institutions have been able to successfully transition students to online learning, admission leaders are still adjusting their strategies to promote new student growth and sustain retention despite the changing times. For adult students, ask about work adjustments and family experiences. Show student work.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

American University in Bulgaria created a fund to support students affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Doctors Without Borders is working to ensure people’s access to health care and medicines during the conflict for Ukrainian people and communities. International Medical Corps. Global Impact.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s being re-published today in honor of International Day of the Girl to highlight Malala Fund’s important work around education for girls. For many students, these school closures could mean the end of their formal education. It doesn’t require internet access. Syrian refugees and Lebanese students learn for free. . .

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance ASU Lodestar Center The origin of the word “intern” goes back to the Latin and French meaning: to restrict or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country. as I call out to the line of students waiting out in the hall to be assigned.

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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. International Paper Foundation. International Paper Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Background on this can be reviewed at the Knowledge Ecology International website. And access doesn’t happen. We can and will scan it and get it to that student in under a month.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 17, 2008

I just got back from a terrific week in Austria at the International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs conference. This is an academic conference on access technology, full of researchers trying out new things that will help people with disabilities. It was fun to hear students and fresh Ph.Ds

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. In fact, though the U.S.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

Both are steeped in the world of associations and are avid students of strategy, business, and culture beyond this industry. But what we see emerging now because of the digital world that we live in is that public engagement is more accessible than ever. Eventually, the profession took center stage, and the patient fell back.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Instead of only being able to report your overall funding totals, fund accounting allows you can report the total number of students supported, the total dollars that were dispersed, average award size, and other key statistics. Access one set of data in the format you need as often as you need. Increase efficiency.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

This curated track features members of Blackbaud’s K–12 Executive Advisory Board and our internal experts discussing how technology in schools has evolved, new best practices, and fresh ideas. The days of file cabinets crammed with paperwork and cash boxes shoved in desk drawers are long gone—right?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. In 1971, two students–Edward E. At the time, 80 percent of all Black freshmen students were dropping out after their first year in the engineering program.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Every cause has multiple reasons why someone should care, and depending on the size and structure of your organization, some may have more internal weight and priority than others. Their big ask: sign a petition to Congress demanding equal access to abortion. Abortion access. Student loan debt. as an example. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. These milestones represent a giant leap forward in the number of students and individuals we serve.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

It’s important to note that engagement scoring should not act as a grading system for either your members or your internal departments. For example, a medical association might set up their membership journey like so: medical students, residents, fellows in training, early career, mid-career, and senior-level or experts.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

However, keeping the momentum alive can be challenging for organizations of all types, especially when managing a large supporter base or dealing with internal and external changes. This activity empowers your supporters to market your cause across channels , access their own networks, and bring your cause more donations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

This is a guest blog from Anna Reid, an Amherst student who interned with Bookshare.org International this past summer. A related, but slightly different and less recognized issue, is the fact that people with disabilities such as blindness often have limited access to printed materials, even if they are well-educated.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. million contract to do just that. Fast-forward six years.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Department of Education program, assesses students around the country on educational outcomes and reports the results to a wide set of stakeholders, including policymakers, education officials, and the media. Is it easy for them to access and actually use our services and resources? Case in point: The Nation’s Report Card.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

This measurement signifies how much was done: number of students enrolled, number of concerts performed, number of sea turtles rescued. Sharing this information publicly provides access to both internal and external constituents. Outputs : The products, goods, or services which result from an activity. Your goal is transparency.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. International Rescue Committee.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. Even in the United States, this was true of probably a quarter of our student users.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. At the close of 2012, we are five years into our work in education and are serving over 230,000 students.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Slated to open in 2023, the pavilion will expand the region's healthcare capacity and access to clinical and patient care, including in specialty services—oncology, gastroenterology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and transplant. Opportunity International, Oikocredit invest $100 million in education. Read more. . Read more.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Joanna Pineda, founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc. You can access us on any platform—whether you are in your home office, on your phone at Starbucks or searching your tablet during a meeting—it doesn’t matter. requires the courage to never stop being a pioneer, a student, and a risk-taker.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is today, December 3rd. One of these sub-themes is “Accessibility: removing barriers and promoting disability-inclusive development.” Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2011

The new program is now accepting applications and students can take the courses from anywhere. A new international, dual-university online green IT certificate program will be launching as a joint effort between the University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education and the University of British Columbia.

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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. With Bookshare, our student members can access and read the books they need—in the classroom, at home, and on the go—and have a fair opportunity to succeed at school just like their peers without disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Blog Action Day is today, October 15, and the international community of bloggers is blogging about this year’s theme, The Power of We. We blew up the old approaches to converting inaccessible books into accessible equivalents. Converting and delivering these accessible books was expensive and time consuming.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Registered Dreamforce attendees will get first access to Salesforce+ by signing up for a digital front-row seat at Dreamforce 2021. Featured customer: International Justice Mission. This past August, we announced our new streaming service, Salesforce+, which will be available to audiences around the globe starting September 16.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

Jay: A tool that used machine learning to help college students discover internships in the conservation field. This is information that is available but not necessarily accessible to the student population without a significant amount of time, connections, and research. What types of projects are well-suited for AI?

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

International Game Technology. They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). International Game Technology. Funding Priority: Education. The Awesome Foundation. New Earth Foundation. Cornell Douglas Foundation. Costco Wholesale.

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