Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

People with print disabilities around the world have a right to high-quality ebooks that they can read with assistive technology. These partners include the Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille (NLB), the Hoerbuecherei des OSBV Talking Book Library in Austria, and the Dorina Nowill Foundation in Brazil.?

International 166

International Brazil Austria eBook 166

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. billion people worldwide who do not have clean drinking water. Mission: To provide sustainable transformation in the lives of poor children and provide emergency relief that assists people afflicted by conflict or disaster.

Adopt 100

Adopt Pakistan Brazil Herzegovina 100

Candid

MAY 23, 2023

As a people, we have to tell our own story.” – Evans Okinyi, CEO, East Africa Philanthropy Network Coming from a family of storytellers and strong matriarchs, I was interested in “Black (Women’s) Power: Our Voices.” At both Howard and Harambee, I felt empowered, like I can push through, like I have people that have my back.

Reflection 98

Reflection Jamaica Raleigh Louisiana 98

AccelEvents

JUNE 28, 2021

At Accelevents, we treat people like people and all people are equal. I think having the platform of Pride Month helps reach those with limited access to a world outside of their own, surrounded by people telling them they need saving or to not make the choice to be queer. That is it.” That’s not the case.

Team 98

Team Celebrate Reflection Brazil 98

TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

When they can meet the people, their lives change. Meeting people in the field who are willing to help them, and who want them to succeed, changes their outlook on life. ” The students were later connected to 2 SAP employees in Brazil via SAP’s video conferencing software and Cisco equipment.

America 110

America Brazil Cisco Student 110

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

chair and UK&I managing partner Hywel Ball, for a discussion that focused on how to ensure young people receive the right education and support to help them fight climate change, both now and in the future. She believes that when people and communities thrive, business thrives. This session is available for viewing on Salesforce+.

Benefit 59

Benefit San Francisco Iran Storytelling 59

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 21, 2010

Hot issue this week are the now four proposals on solving the problem of access to print by people with print disabilities globally: The TVI: the treaty sponsored originally by the World Blind Union and supported at WIPO by Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Mexico. [I I was one of the co-drafters of the treaty language] The U.S.

Copyright 100

Copyright Paraguay Ecuador Brazil 100

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Urgent Action Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrated this in 2019 when it awarded Articulação Nacional das Pescadoras Bahia a grant of $5,743 to strengthen women’s grassroots organizing in Brazil. Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S. and internationally.

Disaster 72

Disaster Puerto Rico Palau Lesson 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. I had a lot of fun with my keynote.

Reflection 110

Reflection Teen Brazil South Africa 110

NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! They are places where we learn and become something greater than we were.

Brain 79

Brain Brazil Websites Data 79

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 17, 2020

To people scrolling through their feed, there is no number of likes portrayed on posts. The company first tested the update in Brazil, Canada, Ireland, and Italy. People would not rely on the credibility of an influencer but lookout for authentic content. The company is still testing the feature in various other countries.

Business 60

Business Influence ROI Italy 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2014

On the overall rating Brazil is actually the 90th most generous country of the world.” ” In Brasil, they call the movement #diadedoar and have over 400 partners and 120 champions from 24 of 27 states in Brasil.

Celebrate 98

Celebrate Brazil United States NTEN 98

NTEN

DECEMBER 23, 2014

With help from Beth Kanter, we held a community call open to anyone and were thrilled at the response as many people called in, lots of community members shared their perspectives, questions, and stories (shout outs to Debra Askanase, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Jereme Bivins!).

NTEN 84

NTEN Challenge Brazil Celebrate 84

NTEN

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

Donation 71

Donation Impact Share NTC 71

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2009

Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay joined together to propose that WIPO consider this treaty. During the meeting in Geneva, there was worrisome rhetoric coming from the advocacy community, like the Boing Boing post USA, Canada and the EU attempt to kill treaty to protect blind people's access to written material.

Copyright 100

Copyright Paraguay Ecuador Brazil 100

Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

At TechSoup, it has enabled us to hire gifted people who live and work in far-flung places, and yet still do great work on behalf of charities and libraries. I worked remotely full-time during much of 2014 when my husband and I relocated to Brazil for nine months. It has transformed the workplace. In fact, nearly half of U.S.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco Skype Brazil Tools 36

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

Spain 151

Spain Language America Law 151

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

This effort was realized thanks to more than 10 months of work by a team of 43 volunteer translators based in Brazil, France, Mexico and the US. WiserEarth offers a free and ad-free network to a vibrant member base of 37,000+ people from 231 countries, regions and territories.

Liberia 81

Liberia France Brazil Mexico 81

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. After working on a non-profit project supporting the fight to end global hunger, she earned her Masters in Gastronomy, uniting her love of food and culture with a passion for understanding the impacts of hunger and food insecurity on displaced people such as immigrants and refugees.

Hunger 52

Hunger Global Impact Rwanda 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

How can our existing successful programs reach ten times more people? How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? The next 10X opportunity is to go global, by ramping up Bookshare International to serve the millions of people with print disabilities worldwide.

Literacy 158

Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

But it is more than the technology, it is also their passion to do good in the world. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November. The organizations listed are profiled by other young people. Sara received a thank you email within a half hour and was thrilled].

Children 126

Children Teach Philanthropy Cambodia 126

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). The concept of TIs uses U.S.

Authoring 150

Authoring Paraguay Law Copyright 150

Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

employers in Brazil and the US. In Brazil, David wrote and directed. Driven by a desire to make a game-changing difference in how people consume content, Tom comfortably resides at the junction where media and technology collide. His forthcoming. newscasts for CurrentTV. conferences and public events around the world.

Storytelling 67

Storytelling Collaboration Video Thailand 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Orkut , for example, is still popular in Brazil, while Renren and Qzone dominate the Chinese market (where Twitter and Facebook are banned). Flickr Photo by John K. Respond.

Social Media 104

Social Media International Media Social 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2009

The 15 refers to both the fiscal promises made by governments in 1994 at the International Conference on Population and Development ( ICPD ) and the age of the young people who need these services, who were born that year. The site is in English, Español , Français and Arabic.

Djibouti 50

Djibouti South Africa Brazil Africa 50

Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

His forthcoming book, Você Vai me Servir ("You Will Serve Me," Annablume Publishers, São Paulo, 2012) is a comparative ethnographic study of relationships between domestic workers and their employers in Brazil and the US. In Brazil, David wrote and directed newscasts for CurrentTV. Thomas Grasty - Stroome.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Storytelling Video Thailand 44

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 28, 2007

And, there were some people who ended up on the 6 am funicular. If you miss it, the next train is at 6 am!

Malaysia 100

Malaysia Brazil Music India 100

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

DDB Brazil sparked controversy in September with a misguided September 11-themed ad campaign for the World Wildlife Fund. In Australia, a fight-fire-with-fire approach to size discrimination rose more than a few eyebrows, and some people point to One Laptop Per Child's John Lennon endorsement as a culprit in its sales decline.

Brazil 50

Brazil Free Australia Laptop 50

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. Die Wille also works with incarcerated people in Berlin and Brandenburg to help them find jobs after their release. Aiding People in Times of Crisis.

Case Study 40

Case Study Germany Studies Story 40

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Some people say that cloud computing can radically change how organizations work and collaborate. Join TechSoup Canada for a free webinar about cloud computing on Thursday, October 27. Week 2: How Cloud Computing Changes Organizations. Can Cloud Computing Change Organizational Boundaries? Week 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing.

United Kingdom 44

United Kingdom San Francisco Australia Brazil 44

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

people over the next three years. supporting young people is falling behind. In Latin America, more young people. In Brazil, approximately 40% of firms have difficulty finding qualified staff to fill vacancies due to low quality education. helping young people find employment or start a new business or social.

Chapter 52

Chapter Asia Europe Africa 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators, and even fellow students. Gen Z have (social) entrepreneurial spirit in their DNA. She funded her first pilot with her allowance! You can read more her here.

Social 50

Social Nigeria Student Cancer 50

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Some people say that cloud computing can radically change how organizations work and collaborate. Richard Cooper of Charity Technology Trust ( TechSoup's partner organization in the United Kingdom) suggests that nonprofits be realistic when weighing the risks of cloud computing. Week 2: How Cloud Computing Changes Organizations.

United Kingdom 52

United Kingdom San Francisco Poland India 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

There are a lot of people that know a lot about software. There are also a lot of people that need to know about software. The developer livers in Brazil. M concern is that not enough people use linux.and edit video with it. I popped over to flossmanuals - and what a terrific resource. I'm very impressed.

Open Source 50

Open Source Video Open Tools 50

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Evento De Design De Aplicativos Para Celular. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Monthly Meetup. Thursday, December 10, 2015. Asia and Pacific Rim.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared Las Vegas San Francisco South America 36

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community Even among technologically inclined people, there's sometimes a reluctance to move to the cloud. Some people say that cloud computing can radically change how organizations work and collaborate. But maybe that's not a bad thing. Week 2: How Cloud Computing Changes Organizations.

United Kingdom 44

United Kingdom San Francisco India Poland 44

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 31, 2006

Many social entrepreneurs actively avoid telling stories about themselves: they tell stories about other people more easily. Finally, Amitabha Sadangi told in Hindi about his background as a very poor person who had the opportunity to get top academic degrees and then decided to help people like him rather than go for the bucks.

Paraguay 100

Paraguay Nepal Brazil Award 100