Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our support of groups advancing LGBTI rights is opening up new opportunities for helping many more such groups around the world.

International 150

International Guatemala Colombia Analysis 150

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. For more on that topic, read the excellent interview with Carie Lewis of the HSUS here. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools.

Nptech 50

Nptech Tag Facebook Wiki 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. Valued open-source software that is cheap, flexible, easy and multi-featured. News coverage is a major driver of giving.

Australia 56

Australia Conference Guidelines Comment 56

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

The program guides environmental project managers through a series of step-by-step interview wizards similar to the popular TurboTax program. It is open source software, but we're experimenting with a revenue model to sustain the project over the long term. We've just launched Miradi.

Darfur 100

Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2013

I recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our longtime Martus partners in Thailand, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma ( ND-Burma ). It was so gratifying to see firsthand how Martus , a free and open-source software tool developed by Benetech, is empowering people to be the change they wish to see.

Burma 176

Burma Thailand China Bangladesh 176

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2009

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As a Program Associate for the Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP), I train and support human rights advocates who use Benetech’s free and open source Martus program to securely document human rights violations. It is vital to the work of human rights investigations, and it serves many purposes.

Cambodia 104

Cambodia Training Train Sri Lanka 104