Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2012

I do have to say the Bookshare TTS voice for the mp3 format is great! Because we are creating the audio files from the text on a server, we can use the state of the art Ivona text-to-speech engine. Recently in a class that I am taking, I had to evaluate 150 children's books in 7 different categories. I love them.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

There, we see hearts, bodies, and minds coming to life through improvisation and the creative arts. Imagine children around the United States learning mindfulness. Then imagine how this teaching can impact children's lives, transforming their journey through life. Story of Tomorrow Winner — SEEDS final.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Traveling Postcards is a humanitarian organization that is gathering women’s voices worldwide, and creating a traveling collection of visual and written wisdom that so many women hold in their hearts. Each card is a piece of art in my mind. Connecting personal wisdom to effect positive change is our goal.

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2016

Claiming your individuality is important in a sea of digital voices. If you wanted to allow users to get even more creative, PicsArt offers hundreds of fonts to use, as well as clip-art stickers. Creating Art for Others. The drawings are hung in orphanages and children's hospitals to brighten the children's day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Handwriting is quickly becoming a lost art form. Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists. 4) Read more books.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

In line with the design, drawing, and multimedia editing tools that form the backbone of Adobe, they invest in organizations that are addressing arts and creativity, education, and youth service issues. The Foundation's community grants program has two focus areas: Arts and Creativity. Youth Voices: Creating with Purpose.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Cut through bias by communicating various perspectives and voices. Dewey’s wife and the mother of his two children was killed in a car accident when the kids were just 11 and 12. His children visited as they could while Dewey lived at the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home. Julia began sending him cards and art in return.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Our team recommends employing appends such as age demographics, number of children in the household, interests and hobbies, and communication channel preferences for maximization. Tips for Success Give voice to your brand story in order to create connections.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2017

It is a unified voice of more than 140 organizations. The organization provides services to assist women and families with children in maintaining and improving their health in the face of HIV/AIDS. The organization serves more than 500 women and children each year.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

For the last time this summer, I'm sharing a chapter from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. Before their teen years, children are sponges. It is the internal voice suggesting what they might and might not want to do. Read more online and buy your own copy today. They go where adults tell them to go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

In the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Children of the Lodz Ghetto research project , participants work together with staff to do database research into the lives of thousands of Polish children during the Holocaust. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology engagement. This question is impossible to answer, and for good reason.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

Why it matters that the patient voice is heard by the medical community. Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center? In addition to moving towards our objective, we also have to make sure people understand and appreciate the benefit of the short gain. 2009 is going to be an interesting year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. I agreed with him and thanked him, with a hoarse voice, a handshake and a nod.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 25, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Power Up Your Content: Mastering the Art of Compelling Storytelling Discover the secrets of storytelling that make your nonprofit stand out! Use active voice whenever possible. By using the active voice, you can create more vivid and captivating stories that resonate with your audience.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

At the end of the day, these are children – they are not refugees, they are not whatever other labels may be placed upon them – these are young people with lives and dreams, and we need to make sure their voices are heard”.– .” – Bob Weir, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and Founding Member of the Grateful Dead. “At

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

We talked about the importance of funders listening to a diverse set of voices. But, as philanthropists presumably dedicated to improving the world, whether that world revolves around medical research, environmental protection, religious values, helping children, or supporting the arts, shouldn’t we share a fundamental belief in equal pay?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

In 1989, a group of visionary Silicon Valley engineers and executives asked themselves a profound question: `Why couldn't the far-reaching power of the PC with voice synthesis be combined with scanning technology to create a usable, affordable reading machine for the blind?' "Benetech's origins start with its Arkenstone project.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

In some cases, that's based on subject matter, as at the Museum of Jurassic Technology or the American Visionary Art Museum. Other institutions are idiosyncratic in their relationship to their environment, like the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, or to their community, like the Wing Luke Asian Museum.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

"Convergence" makes the following assertion: "To have a credible voice in this [technologically advanced] environment, nonprofits need to empower everyone in their organization to be a spokesperson." The report emphasizes moving away from one stylized corporate message to a natural, multi-voiced approach to connecting with the public.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Hearing what those children want to be when they grow up motivated me to share the story with as many people as possible so that they would be able to realize their dreams. Voted the top photo story by the community voice, here’s “Sowing Community” by Development in gardening (DIG). " Audience Choice Awards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

As the book points out, while fast, frequent, and informal makes it all sound easy, there is an art to it. Sharing has to help spread authenticity, emotion, and point of view. This means sharing stories and visuals. As always, Charlene offers up some final advice to leaders, “Start slowly, but start now.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

According to their website, they get state money to provide services to adults and children with developmental disabilities. I didnt follow the voice prompts to a real person, but Id guess that the founders abandoned their nonprofit and maintained their for-profit consulting gig instead. The largest one, reporting $2.3

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 15, 2009

They often interview children as sources for their stories. Voices on Genocide Prevention by the U.S. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com Britt Bravo is a Big Vision Consultant who produces the Big Vision Podcast and Arts and Healing Podcast , and who hosts Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast. Listen/subscribe on iTunes.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2008

Dana is a new Director of Nonprofit Services at Care2, with special responsibility for working with Care2’s nonprofit clients in the Children’s/Youth and K-12 Education sectors. At Tufts, Dana started a group called Tufts Voice for Choice. Dana will be the first member of our team to be based in New York City.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Then again, Saturday was hardly normal at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. He gently acknowledged the fundamental weirdness of meeting people in real-life, in confronting their "fleshiness," giving voice to anyone else's concerns about over-stimulation in the space.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. There are thriving groups of Flickr users who share photos of themselves imitating art.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. But do you know this?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

These days women are having children later and some are not having children at all. Family structures around the world are changing, yet mothers are most often the parent who will stay at home with young children. Child birth itself is a risk for many mothers around the world.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Whether it be live and in-person at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, NE or via our state-of-the-art, live online stream, reserve your spot today and get ready to make major change. We’re particularly excited about the speaker lineup for 2017 and hope to see you March 27th and 28th. AhernComm.com. Derrick Feldmann. Achieve Agency.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I also learned that the best money in museums for someone who's starting out is in art modeling. After a long day running around a science center, I would show up at the Worcester Art Museum in the evening and make $20 just to stand around and listen to a painting instructor talk about art. I made $26/hour at NASA and $7.25/hour

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 22, 2006

To involve staff and take advantage of their knowledge Example: The Walker Art Center's blog contains postings from art center staff and others describing recent and future community programs and educational information about exhibits at The Walker.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Is that interaction encouraged to be a free and open dialogue, or are employees' voices knowingly drawn to a hush as leadership walks past? This category covers the look, feel and operation of your association. How do people interact with each other? Do you have a culture club that organizes team-building activities and social events?

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

But not every piece of every project has to be capital-A Art — often, craft is what is needed. But there’s no future here for my children.” <FirstName>, we have a responsibility to preserve the beauty and wonder of this planet for our children and the generations to come. Of course, you may want to try something else.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Is that interaction encouraged to be a free and open dialogue, or are employees' voices knowingly drawn to a hush as leadership walks past? Corporate Culture This category covers the look, feel and operation of your association. How do people interact with each other? Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

A Crowd-Curated Exhibition (Shelley Bernstein), the Tech Virtual Test Zone (me), along with a new participatory research project, Children of the Lodz Ghetto (David Klevan), to talk about our lessons and struggles working with the public to create "museum-quality" exhibitions and research projects.

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