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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data is critical in evaluating programs, demonstrating the need for new services, and helping nonprofits build an airtight case for support. We also found nearly 20% of respondents aged 45-64 did not have checking accounts, revealing that our older clients needed more financial literacy programming to avoid slipping into poverty.

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Thank You, Gerardo!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs. He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ).

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But, everyone can raise their data literacy, especially visualization. So, as I curate resources on this topic, I was excited to discover Rahul Bhargava – a data nerd who writes the Data Therapy Blog for the MIT Center for Civic Media.

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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

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. Julia Campbell is on a mission to make the digital world a better place. The pandemic has presented an opportunity for us to reimagine social change.

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

A host of cultural, economic, social and infrastructural barriers keep women locked out from the empowerment potential of Internet access. Every day I witness women around the world who are building the Web they want and bridging the gap so more women and girls can access the Internet’s immense benefits. That’s just the beginning.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

Foundation is to build women’s collective power in the U.S. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. Areas served: US & Canada. Foundation For Women. The mission of Ms. Vermont Women’s Fund.