Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. delegation signing the treaty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! We could serve many more with a comparable international model. We help more than 250,000 people with print disabilities thanks to our U.S.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Next, the Summit featured a conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , a $16 billion international human welfare and social justice philanthropic organization, and Dr. Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

These early adopters understood the need to explore opportunities outside of conventional funding sources to achieve financing needed to scale their work and increase their impact on communities. Take inventory of your internal (e.g., Determine if you have the internal expertise to implement and manage a social enterprise.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. It’s a nonprofit or government agency that makes accessible copies of Works, and limits distribution of those copies to people with bona fide disabilities, the “Beneficiary Persons,” defined in the next article.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2009

This looks like a fascinating event to take place in South Africa this October: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy. The promise of the knowledge economy has attracted the interest of national governments both in advanced industries and developing economies. Lots to learn here!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. governing through networks. Staff started to see the value in social media and it led to adoption of tools. Register Now! —— [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

Introducing the National Talent Bank - The National Talent Bank is an idea proposed by the Council on Social Action. Fission Strategy | Fast Company - Based on recent studies about Internet and communication technology use or adoption, the Digital Divide doesn't seem to necessarily be disappearing.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The event's purpose was to join industry and government in putting into action some of the precepts developed at the 2012 United Nation’s Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi, Kenya. To identify industry leaders in Africa willing to be early adopters of international standards.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue?

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.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

But good governance shouldn’t be comfortable. Some associations put power behind those words by quickly adopting strategies to expand gender, racial, cultural, demographic, and age distribution within their memberships as well as their leadership. Joanna Pineda, Founder, CEO and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. Needless to say, the expense of Internet affects cloud adoption.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Accessibility However useful the Section 121 exception has been for Bookshare, it is very narrowly drawn to cover nonprofit organizations and government agencies with a primary purpose to serve people with disabilities. We’re pleased to contribute to today’s theme, celebrating the fifth of the six principles: Fair Use Rights.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies. Tablet adoption is very brisk.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

This is a communique on the current state of cloud adoption in India from Prashant Pandit and Pooja Jayna from TechSoup Global's, NASSCOM Foundation BIGTech Program , which is an NGO committed to building ICT capacity in civil society in India. It is one of the BRIC nations with its economy growing at 8% annually.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

In case you missed it, last week was the second annual International Grantmaking Symposium (IGS) , presented by CAF America in partnership with UNDP. CAF America launched the IGS last year around the shared belief that international philanthropy can, and should be, a powerful force in our effort to address the world’s most pressing issues.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. It also requires the FCC to begin drafting a national broadband plan. None of the nation’s largest telephone companies compete against one another. It's essential that they hear from us.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

A new copyright exception has been adopted nationwide just a couple of years earlier, the Chafee Amendment (also known as Section 121). Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year. My idea was completely legal! And, the U.S.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. You like numbers? Well, the average NetSquared organizer spends 8.2

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 10, 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations' adoption of the Declaration. In the past, only governments have signed the Declaration. These are 5 of the 30 points listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Logo from The Elders: Every Human Has Rights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

But for now, it is only the Innovators and the Early Adopters who accept it. To get beyond the Innovators and Early Adopters to the Early Majority, these stories have to have an institutional sponsor ( community-or-purpose-based or community-related ) that the Early Majority can trust. . It is essential to put power behind the story.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels. The reality is, however, that most nonprofits are not prepared to take advantage of these new models.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels. The reality is, however, that most nonprofits are not prepared to take advantage of these new models.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

Governments should embrace internationally recognised fundamental rights at work including ending forced labour, discrimination at work, respecting workers’ right to freely choose representation and ensuring safe and healthy working conditions. Increasing Financing and International Cooperation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

It was a huge success and it's now become an international drive , with toys and books going to children's hospitals all over. Barack Obama Nominated for a Grammy If you've been reading my blog for a little bit, you know that Barack Obama's podcasts are one of my favs and that he gives me hope for American politics and government.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 1, 2022

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday. 1946: The United Nations Charter is signed, without any mention of indigenous peoples. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The annual 24-hour giving day, created to counter the retail-heavy push that begins with Black Friday, has thousands of nonprofits, businesses, city governments, and other institutions participating in a drive to highlight generosity and partnership for good. billion was donated to US based nonprofits, a 25% increase from 2019.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

This is one we use a ton internally and don’t question nearly enough. But this, too, faces its own challenges and adoption. The preferred term might be Latino, Latinx, or Latine, or maybe a nationality or ethnicity. government and European colonizers, there is potential for offense and negative connotations. Brainstorm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I wonder if in 2020, whether nonprofit boards/governance will be totally transparent? and is a national conversation to generate, develop, and share ideas to dramatically increase the impact of nonprofits and foundations over the next 10 years. Behind the password, is a conversation taking place about many issues.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 13, 2022

We’re seeking an exceptional Sales Leader to help lead our Higher Education sales organization and provide a path for our customer to transform the way they adopt, implement, and fully leverage the Salesforce Platform. Are you ready to join the #BestTeamEver?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country. Because we are all stronger when we work together.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

There has been a major breakthrough recently on international copyright negotiations in Geneva around improved access for people who have print disabilities. In addition, the two national organizations of blind people both just passed formal resolutions in favor of the treaty proposal. Government support this effort?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It is hugely important that we get governments and multi-nationals to change the way they treat the planet, but that doesn’t mean we cannot do anything to show we care. This isn’t the only study that supports the adoption of a largely plant-based diet. It’s not just about institutional change. Make your voice heard.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. don't have a coherent national collection infrastructure. According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Lean Startup principles have been adopted widely in other sectors, and once you get a glimpse of the principles, it’s clear that Lean can be applied to any organization that needs to operate in a capital-efficient way. It’s no wonder why Lean is increasingly being adopted in the non-profit sector.

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