Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. We were up against immense political pressure to rescind the award. Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations. Without leveraging data about our community’s specific needs, we could not have expanded our impact.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The recent award winners of the 2012 Grinnell Prize are a great example. Embrace’s hybrid organizational structure also combines a for-profit organization and nonprofit organization in what Chen and Liang hope is a sustainable model for Embrace’s future social impact. "We Celebrating Silo-Breakers and Fortress-Razers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. To help keep girls learning, Malala Fund has awarded new grant funding to Champions leading pandemic response initiatives. Tabshoura is an award-winning e-learning platform that helps.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

10X: ten times the impact. Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

Be sure to share genuine, personal thank you messages that greet the donor by name, reference the specific ways they are supporting your mission, and report on the impact their gift will make. Make sure to focus on the larger impact this support would have (e.g., “By Keep in mind that this process is rarely linear.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! We also received our largest-ever award for human rights, a two-year, $2.2

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Junior Achievement USA is an organization with over 100 local Areas that empowers the next generation by providing lessons in financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship. No matter what the event looks like, creating an effective fundraising event page can help you raise more money for your organization.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

The point isn’t just to digitize to become “modern” but to do so because it impacts your bottom line. Her award-winning blog showcases her practical approach, which earned her the AFP “Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year” award. Closing Thoughts: Time to Thrive in the Digital Age.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Knowing that they would not be able to create long-term impact alone, the MLK Scholars Program was born. Boston University provides in-kind space to host professional development forums, EVERFI supplies financial literacy coursework, and Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment adds expertise in the youth development space.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade, is their primary focus because reading skills form the foundation for all childhood learning. The Kars4Kids Small Grant Program is dedicated to supporting educational initiatives around the country, helping to impact more children. Areas served: US (limited worldwide). Robin Hood.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

They work to create regional, place-based solutions to preserve and protect natural places, quality of life, and economies at risk from environmental impacts due to changing climate. Areas served: Oregon. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Areas served: Columbus/Ohio. Chesapeake Bay Trust. Louis area(Missouri, Illinois).

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Over the past week though, there have been little glimpses of happiness amid the disasters, scandals and economic bad news - stories about the CNN Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Impact. The Panel included luminaries like Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Jeffrey Sachs and Jane Goodall.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

I was awarded one of the 2006 MacArthur Fellowships. These awards are based not so much on past achievements, as an expectation that you will do something exciting in the future. Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. A specific example of the positive impact it made in the life of a constituent, in the area of digital inclusion. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. A specific example of the positive impact it made in the life of a constituent, in the area of digital inclusion. That sounds great. b) Content.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Host a pub-style quiz for your community and include some questions about your mission as a fun way to share your organization’s impact. Charge admission and screen popular movies, or theme it around the Academy Awards by screening some of the 2024 nominees. Movie night Movie nights are another great spring fundraising idea.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, the government awarded $726.1 While the movement for Trust-Based Philanthropy is growing, most grants do have significant reporting requirements throughout the award period and once the grant cycle ends. The agencies that award the grants often have detailed reporting requirements.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Your own historical data on grants awarded accumulates with every grant cycle. While lists are great for helping you identify a specific piece of information, such as a total of grant dollars awarded year to date, it can be difficult to visualize your information or clearly see a comparison of several data sets.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

She was also awarded their annual Ida B. It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism. CH: I think I am conscious of the fact that we are all succeeding constantly, because the impact has been so profound. I said, "You write it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. Landmine Detector Project on ice; Route 66 reviving Making big impact with technology implies taking risks. Not Benetech!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Without a solid financial story, the impact our programs have made, and will continue to make, would not be possible. Those who envision what could be possible by having Benetech apply innovative technology to the areas of Literacy, Human Rights, and the Environment, and who enable us to explore new opportunities for creating social good.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities. Areas served: US & Canada.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities. Areas served: US & Canada.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For a fun twist, nonprofits can design some of the trivia around their own causes and values, reiterating their impact on supporters. You can also choose a nice leisurely scenic ride or a more intense, high-speed one with prizes awarded. A portion of those fees goes to the winning team while the rest goes to the nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The costs and impacts far outweigh any (unlikely) benefit Hollywood would receive. He is the CEO of Benetech, which concentrates on applying technology to challenging problems facing our society, including literacy for people with disabilities and human rights monitoring and analysis. Let’s not do this as a country.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Explore the work of organizations like the National Geographic Society , Audubon , and The Mars Generation - their impact is out of this world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? What are some great examples of creative work that is very effective in social impact?" Great question! Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

OneWebDay provides an opportunity for communities to celebrate the power of the Web for positive change, to take action to protect what they value most about it, and to educate the public and policy-makers on the social, economic, and political impact of the Web. This year's theme -- One Web.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

She has been the recipient of many awards, including Fast Company's 2007 Social Capitalist Award, and the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award. How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact.

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