Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. We’d love to meet you there!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. The French government extended the gift of the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876, in recognition of our first 100 years as a nation.

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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. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

The Women of Color Resource Center has been around for a little over 17 years and we are a pretty impressive place, I think, because we are one of the very few places in the nation, and globally, that holds the interest of women of color, and girls of color as a central piece of our work. Participate in workshops, lead a workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

While I faced a difficult decision culling winners from the forty focused initiatives described in the entries, I selected the following based on their innovative and courageous approaches to a variety of social issues, from new types of housing for the underserved, to animal welfare, to women’s empowerment. We’re the Safe America Foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment. and get a sense of Dining for Women as a national organization. You've also added a travel program. What inspired that, and what are some favorite stories from recent trips? The travel program was a natural extension of those three things.

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