Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. All the organizations participating in the Challenge are recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. You can also bid off the best looks to boost your funds from the event. Students can raise money by selling products from a selected catalog that they can hand out to potential buyers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The events can also effectively raise funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations for organizations that provide services and advocacy to advance AAPIs. Reach out to Asian American student groups on college campuses as well. Recognize prominent AAPI individuals with heritage awards. Avoid too much cultural jargon.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Veale Humanitarian Award for service to the blind community. Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. Veale Humanitarian Award. She wrote, "Please consider Carrie Karnos for this award.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. Send them home with students so parents are aware of the fundraiser and can provide support.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Are you funding programs or operations or both?

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s called the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange and it is designed to address the problem of grantmakers’ reluctance to fund infrastructure improvements for charities. Then after the project is funded, the money goes to TechBridge to implement and complete the work. Very sophisticated for a student team.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Auctions Auctions are a major source of funding for a lot of nonprofit associations because they engage the competitive spirits of supporters. Of course, they’re also challenging to manage as you’re handling the donations of items on one end and funds on the other. Organizations can gain funds through entry fees and individual pledges.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

A: We saw urgency around three key areas in 2020: 1) work related to the pandemic—research, support of healthcare training, and delivery 2) direct support of students in need as a result of the pandemic, and 3) support for activities that involve direct service delivery to communities. Q: 2020 reminded us all that change is constant.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Plaque or award. Name an award after them. Shout out to Get Fully Funded ! Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). You will help our democracy when you…” or “these funds will raise the sophistication of our entire sector.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

As a nonprofit, different types of funding fuel our work. The first issue is multi-year grant funding, which might create the illusion of a profit in the initial grant year and an offsetting deficit of the same amount spread over the later years of the grant. students with print disabilities. Let me explain why this is so.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish. I always refer aspiring social entrepreneurs to the article when they ask me how they can win a Skoll Award. But, it’s always useful to explore the framework of one’s work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 12, 2021

Some key features: The Fundraise Up Elements library is a conversion-driven, fully customizable suite of buttons, forms and meters. Check out these resources: The Fundraise Up Elements library. Funds automatically transferred to your bank account. New: QR Code Element. Schedule a demo. Funraise and 360MatchPro. Givebutter.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

He’s also won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. Well, that 80%, 60% of that money goes to large institutional organizations like hospitals and universities, and large cultural institutions, like museums, zoos, and libraries, and religious organizations. Student, thank-yous, yes, oh, my god. Automated and.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Before GlobalGiving I spent a few years helping to build the Washington Area Women's Foundation - and that's when I started becoming a "student' of philanthropy. Do you typically fund American projects? So school or library-specific projects were and continue to be attractive to donors.

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