Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

“Mobilizing for Impact.” Judy Heumann (left) moderating the panel on empowering the world''s billion people with disabilities On the second day of the CGI Annual Meeting, I announced Benetech’s Commitment to Action : Leveraging Technology to Bring Books to the Blind in India.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

This year, for the first time, IDPD is commemorated with supporting sub-themes (see the full list here ), to draw attention to key issues that come into play in the intersection of disability and development processes. Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. In the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

These events leverage the popularity of wearable devices and health apps to encourage participants to sign up for and support a range of fun, trackable activities while contributing to a meaningful cause. More engaged supporters, increased donations, and a wider impact on the community.  The result?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Meet Employees Where They Are & Support Their Passion. Additionally, Salesforce provides specific volunteering opportunities that align with its citizen philanthropy and strategic programs to maximize impact in the local communities. . Support a future Pulitzer Prize winner with StoryPirates.

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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. This is one reason why our Human Rights Field Team is supporting LGBTI rights groups from the Caribbean to the African regions with targeted Martus and capacity building trainings.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Inspire your supporters by creating a campaign that engages your community, promotes your brand, and encourages generous donations. That donor experience is all about having a strong online campaign page that encourages your supporters to set up a fundraising page quickly and easily. Need inspiration?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. with the books they need for educational success. and James L. and James L.

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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! While the majority of our members are U.S.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This latest Member Round Up features lots of goodies, from tips on social media and email campaigns, to new research on impact investing and Idealist''s funny obsession drawing a famous actor. The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. Register now!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. x (Total Retweets). 11 cents = $32.78

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. However, counseling also was considered a low-impact program.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. “I believe Cause Camp is going to be incredibly impactful this year. ” BILL MCKENDRY : Doing More with Less.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The context We’ve been supporting the World Blind Union and other groups in the pursuit of a Treaty for the Visually Impaired for the last five or six years. publishers) pushed for these voluntary efforts to weaken support for a Treaty. To paraphrase Mark Twain, I didn’t have time to write a short blog post, so I wrote a long one.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Starting a monthly giving program is a great use of your time because monthly donors are the lifeblood of a small nonprofit – bringing in sustainable revenue and creating a safety net of loyal supporters. . Other organizations bring in $3,000 to $5,000 each month to support their operations and make a bigger impact in communities. .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Spring fundraisers are a great way to bring your community together while gaining support for your cause. There’s a plethora of seasonal themes to base your fundraisers around that can help you entice your supporters’ giving spirit into full bloom. Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

As nonprofit and cause leaders, we wish every individual had the opportunity, interest, and time to meet the people we serve and see the impact of our work in real time. As nonprofit leaders, we want our donors and supporters to meet the people we serve and see the impact of our work firsthand. Be honest.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

I’ve been busy interviewing people who work for nonprofits for my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , with Aliza Sherman. Activities are designed to support organizational wellness for greater productivity and morale boosts. 5 floating holidays and 7 fixed holidays per year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Our breakthrough in the conception of Martus came in 2000, when I was looking to expand Benetech to new frontiers of social good beyond our origins—helping disabled people access books in what is now our Global Literacy program. Here, we realized, was an opportunity to create real, lasting social impact.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2016

Second, The Brand IDEA by Nathalie Laidler-Kylander and Julia Shepard Stenzel argues today’s brands must uphold mission impact by building trust, cohesion, capacity and impact, not necessarily qualities for which corporate brands strive. Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communications.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Our winners represent a little glamour from the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, plus some creativity from Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Literacy Services of Wisconsin. Our third place, bronze prize goes to Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW). Our last round closed with more amazing submissions. spanhidden.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

“Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give…Technology will allow donors to do what they want to do anyway…We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

You can learn more about the m and how they use technology to further their missions on TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map (LIM). Love Without Boundaries addres ses this growing need by providing educational support, medical care , and foster homes for neglected children. million books per year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

One thing I am definitely going to do is write the book I've been kicking around for the last five years. Under our new CTO, Patrick Ball (see my last President's letter), we are building a tech team to work on our incredibly varied list of projects in literacy, human rights and the environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The conference was created by Soren Gordhamer in 2010, author of the book, Wisdom 2.0. I use pen and a note book to take notes! I couldn’t help but think about how important content curation skills, information literacy, and encouraging a movement around this as Clay Johnson suggests in his book, the Information Diet.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Braided River's director of development and communications, Lace Thornberg, told us, "We work really hard with a very little budget to have the highest impact possible.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Bake Sales Sweeten the deal for your supporters by selling homemade treats at local events or high-traffic areas, appealing to people’s love for delicious goodies. Movie Night Transform a community space into a cozy movie night venue, charging a small admission fee for a cinematic experience that supports your cause.

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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. This way, even individuals who don’t compete in the event can still support the cause. Yard Sales A yard sale is a fun way to get to know your supporters while also raising funds for a cause.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

A capital campaign is an aggressive funding push to support a large, expensive project. Endowments Endowment fund capital campaigns are designed to grow the organization’s long-term investment fund so it can support ongoing activities. You would collect all this information into a survey or report to compare later.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. Now that’s social impact! We’re the Safe America Foundation.

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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. In essence, we're being paid to deliver – free – accessible books to all students with print disabilities in the United States for the next five years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Abby Rosenheck: Urban sprouts is a school garden program where we support middle and high schools in San Francisco to build school gardens at their school, so the students grow, prepare, eat--the whole thing. But being in the schools you can see the impact that it would have for the young people and the teachers too.

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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! Ready to support more female game-changers? Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B.

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