Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. 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!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Our Commitment is to increase service and expand the number of accessible books for blind people in India via our Bookshare International initiative. You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, policy, government and business leaders who work for fairness in banking, housing and business. Association of Fundraising Philanthropy: International Fundraising Conference. Association of Fundraising Philanthropy: International Fundraising Conference.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Your donors can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win cool prizes donated from local businesses. Allow your supporters to donate items to be auctioned off or partner with local businesses for themed auction items. You can also talk to local businesses to help cover the cost of any cleaning supplies you may need.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting. They were holding an international meeting of blindness groups around the campaign to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty in London during the days before the Geneva meeting.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Laura graduated from Adrian College with a degree in business administration and has over 20 years of fund development experience and is certified in the use of several databases, including Raiser’s Edge and Giftworks. She is regularly featured as a presenter at local workshops and seminars on fundraising.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. I believe in the power of books to change the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Our local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, did two great pieces on Benetech, a business section feature story and an exceptional column by Mike Cassidy entitled An Executive Does Well By Helping Others. Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the end, half of these new employees leave your business within the first two months of working. If you don’t already have learning opportunities and internal training to upskill your existing workforce, now is the time to really dive in. And, it’s much easier to improve your employee experience when your business is doing well.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

How to get in sync across international teams. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences. He founded People OntheGo in 2001 to enable business professionals to communicate and collaborate more effectively using leading edge technologies.

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JULY 18, 2013

z International Foundation discussing Millennial Leadership. In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. z International Foundation: to protect well-being of humans on planet. We''re attending virtually through the livestream.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

This program aims to expand the number of women in business and promote a regional culture of women’s entrepreneurship. Over the next three years, Symantec is investing $900,000 in Room to Read , an international nonprofit dedicated to promoting literacy and gender equality in the developing world.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. A short competition also enabled participants to put what they learnt to practical use by conceptualizing business plans.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Business goals : What problem are you trying to solve? data literacy, device preferences)? Example 1: Walk Free , an international human rights group focused on the eradication of modern slavery, has three different levels in its megamenu. What gaps need to be addressed? Audiences: Which audience groups are you prioritizing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Brian Solis’s The End of Business As Usual and Brian Reich’s Shift and Reset. Paul Schoemaker, founder and executive chairman of Decision Strategies international and research director of Wharton’s Mack Center for technological innovation, shares critical insights on the benefits of making well-chosen mistakes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

What about literacy and education? The companies are generally happy to help: they've already figured out they can't make enough profits to bring these drugs through clinical trials and to market, if the patient population is poor and the buyers are national or international health agencies. Regulation is helpful, but not enough.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

This is one we use a ton internally and don’t question nearly enough. When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” More often than not, people who are described as “illiterate” likely have a low level of literacy. Brainstorm. Illiterate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Brian Dresher , director of business development at Mashable. Non-profits like Room to Read are benefiting from the program by promoting International Literacy Day in partnership with Twitter. Matthew Mahan , vice president of impact at Causes. Noah Everett , founder of TwitPic. Claire Williams Diaz talks Hope140, T.W.E.E.T.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2008

Do you have any ideas on how to make this small business venture a positive force for good? Here are a few ideas for your husband's new business venture: • Be green. He may even be able to get his business certified as "green" like the Bay Area Green Business Program does, which could be a selling point for potential customers. •

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

There are three simple questions that I think are useful for asking when determining if you should innovate at all: Can you achieve your ambitious goals through business as usual? Your business as usual is actually leading to ambitious goals. First of all, do you need to innovate? You’ve got some big goals out there. Keep going!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Gentle Carousel also has a literacy program called Reading Is Magic that brings the horses into schools, libraries, and at-risk youth programs. According to the International Business Times , organic reach for many posts was at about 16 percent, but over the last few months it's down to 2 percent or less.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. It cannot and should not be all about fundraising. Critically, advancement is a revenue generator, even if it requires initial investment.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

This is an international trend. "Affordable connections to the Internet are critical, but if we don't also address issues around affordable devices and, critically, the digital literacy and life skills to use those devices to go online, we will do nothing but change policy, and not impact the digital divide.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. Are they women with families, are they young, are they old, and how are they fitting the training into what I am sure is a very busy, and already challenging life? I have a story that you have to hear.'"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. Stories are windows into new worlds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I started creating websites for family, my synagogue, small businesses, sports teams, etc. s Degree in Spanish with a minor in International Relations and a Master???s tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. s Degree in Instructional Technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

One of my business visits was to a long-standing social enterprise partner of ours, Digital Divide Data in Vientiane, Laos. Makphet Restaurant Vientiane, Laos (and other locations) Makphet Restaurant, photo by Backpack Foodie Like DDD, Friends-International started its efforts in Cambodia and then spread its programs to Laos.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century. If you have friends and colleagues—whether internal or external—who can help you get to the next step or just commiserate and cheer with you, you’ll feel less lonely in your endeavor.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Every business, whether it be for-profit or nonprofit business, is usually created for purpose. That purpose might be to grow financial well for a for-profit business. We’re so busy doing the work that we forget to stop, track what we’re doing, and share it with others so that they can engage in the organization.

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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! French fashion designer and business woman Coco Chanel did much more than make clothing. Do you love ladies in literature? Gertrude B.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A crisp brand meaning should be the filter for decision making internally as well as externally, especially regarding the building of community around the organization’s cause, partnerships, communications and revenue generation. The winners of the contest, and their entries, are: · Entoure , Sarah Allen. “My We are NOT a shelter.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This foundation was set up to honor the memory of Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old—before realizing her business dreams. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation was set up to honor the memory of Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old—before realizing her business dreams. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Aid to Artisans "Aid to Artisans (ATA), an international nonprofit organization, is a recognized leader of economic development for the craft industry. Artivist Film Festival "'ARTIVIST' is the first international film festival and awards dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Rights.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

--Honorata (pictured left) about her experience with Women for Women International. A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. Reunited, she began to rebuild their life."

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