Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

As an intern with HRDAG , I was part of the team analyzing data drawn from documents in the National Police Archive, a cache of approximately 80 million sheets of paper kept by the police system during the Guatemalan Civil War, a 36-year long conflict that ended in 1996.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 12, 2009

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? Within these regions there are nine Service Centers for Special Education that train and service teachers and students.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Countries implementing the Marrakesh Treaty, might benefit from hearing the experience of other countries which have already put such copyright exceptions into place. The Bookshare promise to American students with disabilities is that if they need a book for education, Bookshare will ensure that they have it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. While the overwhelming consensus was that such behavior isn’t right, there are few laws on the books to address these scenarios.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Let’s look at an example from Fiver: Once upon a time, there were students in New York. Because of that, students know it’s ok to be different. All Systems Go.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with the Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. All models also come with Symantec Norton Antivirus and also with system restore capabilities. You can check out our entire catalog of refurbished IT equipment here. How Green Is RCI? Using the U.S.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

One huge benefit of technology is that these are no longer cash-only events. Of course, this one can put you at odds with the law if you’re not careful, so make sure to get legal advice on any laws or local ordinances you need to follow. The more you challenge participants, the more driven they’ll be to succeed!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Salesforce.org is humbled to partner with nonprofits around the world to bring awareness to World Day Against Human Trafficking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

We’ll walk through the benefits of charity ratings, then delve into how to present your IRS Form 990 (for U.S.-registered It can be hard to determine what’s essential with so many different rating systems out there—so what charity rating platforms are most important for building credibility and how do they measure efficacy?

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. Cultivating Student Philanthropy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

The other axis represents systems change: does the world work better and differently now as a result of these efforts? They put most nonprofits in the direct action without systems change box: groups that do a good (or even excellent) job of delivering services under the existing system. The authors present a two-by-two matrix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. library, and nonprofit environments is mainly due to the benefits offered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. Because our veterans have earned their benefits and the right to a better life after the battlefield. Southern Poverty Law Center. Student Aid Alliance. Because America ranks 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. Because our veterans have earned their benefits and the right to a better life off the battlefield. Southern Poverty Law Center. Student Aid Alliance. 9 Holiday Card Programs That Benefit Nonprofits. Darkness to Light.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

As Wikipedia becomes more mainstream as a reference source, there might be substantial benefits from helping ensure it frames the debate in a truly balanced manner (and presents your organization’s critical information, of course). How about Digg ? Will there be conferences for Orkut experts to exchange best practices?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

As Wikipedia becomes more mainstream as a reference source, there might be substantial benefits from helping ensure it frames the debate in a truly balanced manner (and presents your organization’s critical information, of course). How about Digg ? Will there be conferences for Orkut experts to exchange best practices?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. His specialty: user testing. A move to Benetech’s quality assurance team was a great fit.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

Today we must face our reality: It is not just the pandemic, the situation only exacerbated larger, systemic issues most staff are well aware of. We are being hurt by leadership that has fostered a totalitarian, oligarchic system, which is currently extinguishing our best efforts to be reflective and meaningful in what we do.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If you want to see the system in action, request a personal demo that’s customized to your nonprofit’s needs. If you’re looking for a good place to start, set up a series of leadership workshops geared towards high school students with an interest in fostering positive change. To learn more about Neon Fundraise, click the button below.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."--Maya According to the Corporation for National and Community Service , volunteering also has health benefits. The Effects of Volunteering on the Volunteer , John Wilson and Marc Musik, 62 Law & Contemp. Research Summary: Graff, L.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Just as Tesla aims to reimagine an everyday item like the car, associations will reimagine their use of key technology such as their association management software (AMS) systems. They’ll turn to systems with modern functionality like workflow automation and artificial intelligence (AI). A focus on data privacy.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Costello: The new book by Weinstein, Sahami, and Reich is called System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot. Computer science is one of the most popular majors at Stanford—it’s taken by nearly 20 percent of the student body. Costello: Reich and his colleagues realized that would require more focused education.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

1] These suits were brought by the (ironically named) Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, and they capitalized on a line of prior cases that had already begun to erode the practice. These questions have caused concern among many in the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

We’ll also talk about what are the benefits of having a young professionals board from the perspective of your organization. Another benefit is improved visibility in the community. And yes, I would say, even with high school and college students, you might have people who want to identify that way.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I started doing this back in 2007 , when we won our first big federal contract for Bookshare, to take it from 3,000 students back then to more than 350,000 students now. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). Student privacy. The Marrakesh Treaty.

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