Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 30, 2009

We came up with a book wishlist for donors who wanted to pitch in and buy specific books requested by Bookshare members. One donor made a special offer to our top volunteers, those who have provided at least 150 books to Bookshare: that they could request any one book and we'd (not they!) Pavi • What a great present!

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

For example, an education foundation recently sent an email subject line that read: Our teachers are refusing to teach math today! . When the donor opened the email, it explained that the school was celebrating Curl Up With A Good Book Day, a day devoted to reading and writing. Fight hunger with us. Pose a question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

" In the book, he makes an argument for why playing digital games is good for their brains. Bill Gates said, "This is one of the best books written." "The funny thing that having Bill Gates say he loves your book. " He mentioned that the game Civilization 4 came out since the book as published.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

I have been reading the wonderful book Forces for Good, by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant, where this dilemma is presented quite starkly. But what’s fascinating about the organizations studied in this book, is that they have all done both.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It was something that I believed in, and I really like hungered for. I think that the earlier we can teach people about kindness, the better opportunities we have for positive results. Are there any books or blogs or magazines or quotes or anything like that that you go to for inspiration? One is Melissa Morris Ivone.

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MAY 21, 2021

You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. And I teach Board Development and Grant Writing for the program. So every time I present or teach, I like to be really clear about what we will be talking about, what the outcomes for the session are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Urban Sprouts School Gardens - a program that teaches youth to plan, grow, and eat vegetables from a school garden. For teaching and learning. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Web Office tools: Address Book: Plaxo. Eating Fabulous Step 2: Thinking Outloud. Can you find more?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 8, 2006

I was thrilled when Ilyse Hogue , contacted me to say that her friend Anna Lappé was in town to promote her new book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen , and might be available for an interview. And so organic didn't cut it, and there was no other word out there that summed up the food that we talk about in our book, Grub.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. What donors can teach us about making more money, Penelope shares 3 key research driven insights around donor-centric fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

All you had to do was click and play a word game, and that leveraged a food donation to fight hunger. The money was donated to UC Davis research project to further look into Colony Collapse Disorder, as well as help fund the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, which aims to teach people about how to create their own honeybee farms. .

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