Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re thrilled that students and other readers who have disabilities that keep them from reading standard print can now read the same books as their peers, using the same devices. Route 66 pairs this reading content with teaching tools and learning exercises, effectively empowering any literate person to become an early reading instructor.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

Social networks are built from all the content individuals share. THON is the largest student run philanthropic organization and is run by students at PSU. Because social media may be about networks, communities, and collaboration; but it is only possible because of the dynamic and powerful tools individuals are using.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

The main goal of visiting Micronesia is for me to gain a real-world perspective on schools and books for students with disabilities. Like most of the schools we saw, this one reminded me of schools in California. Students on Pohnpei learn in the vernacular (Pohnpeian) until they are in third grade, when they start learning English.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Mary Nemerov, chief philanthropy officer at the California Academy of Sciences, told us they were able to reach many more times the normal students they engage with in a typical year — something that was especially critical when so many kids were out of school and missing out on traditional learning experiences.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Sister Scarlet has been using Adobe Creative Suite(s) and now Creative Cloud obtained through the good folks at TechSoup to make engaging event posters and print-ready programs, as well content for our website and social media. Manifesting beautiful content is easy with Adobe!! Thank you TechSoup!" " Silver Prize Winner.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2015

It has trained more than 470 students seventh grade and up in 13 libraries throughout Silicon Valley. Students bring their own laptops to a public library, and receive instruction from high school-aged instructors. It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

More Content Every Second. Countless usability tests have shown that users don’t consume digital content the same way they consume printed content. Despite the challenges you face as a content creator, there are some quick ways to improve your words and set your nonprofit apart from the herd. It’s a double whammy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

While most of the owners did not have formal business education, they had internalized many of the key frameworks that we teach to MBA students and made them work for their companies. Do you think you missed some valuable stories by having not traveled to Texas and all but one place in California? we haven''t made it to yet.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

While most of the owners did not have formal business education, they had internalized many of the key frameworks that we teach to MBA students and made them work for their companies. Do you think you missed some valuable stories by having not traveled to Texas and all but one place in California? we haven''t made it to yet.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

While most of the owners did not have formal business education, they had internalized many of the key frameworks that we teach to MBA students and made them work for their companies. Do you think you missed some valuable stories by having not traveled to Texas and all but one place in California? we haven''t made it to yet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

For 2017, we be launching an online site that includes the content and facilitator guides so that any nonprofit or trainer can provide leadership development for emerging nonprofit leaders. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I reached out to Alana Post, the Online Communications Manager at The World Affairs Council of Northern California to hear how this nonprofit uses social media to reach a global audience. AP: We've primarily had one person participating in social media, but many staff members contribute content. Or is it limited to one person?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 8, 2008

Guam has special building codes for typhoons, kind of like California's earthquake-inspired building codes. The Benetech team and I are excited about helping these students with content in both the local language and English, and hope that we can do worthwhile work in supporting the educators of Micronesia to serve students with disabilities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Dd co-founder and executive director Emily Jacobi recently showcased some of Dd's projects at an event hosted by the Center of Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) in Berkeley, California. Local language content and locally relevant context has facilitated the transition into local ownership.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / Redwood City, CA / $350. Is our content compelling? Alliance Management Institute (AMI). Feb 21 - 24. Feb 26 - 28.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. Alliance Management Institute (AMI). Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Kansan City, KA/ $625.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike. Three Generations focuses on the California eugenics movement that was present during the early to late 1900s. Created by the Vienna-based studio, Ovos, Ludwig is a physics game about renewable energy sources.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2011

This is a question our faculty, staff, and student team asks frequently in our quest to meet our Center's mission to help build the capacity of the social sector for those who lead, manage, and support nonprofits. In this post alone I've listed 14 links to sources of potentially helpful content. How's our blogging?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Online Video Service recently webcast a customers event via satellite from a submerged oil platform off the coast of California. For instance, the American Lung Association of California has set the bar for consistently using online video as a key part of its communications. Harness the creative power of user-generated content.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Creating unique content for your blog and social media presence. org, and five Unity College students embarked on a bio-diesel powered road trip to encourage President Obama to restore solar paneling to the White House roof. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. In September 2010 Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org,

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

In California. We''ve focused on farmworker communities--there are so many kids in these communities throughout California. One thing you''ll notice when you walk in is a ton of user-generated content. Over 30% of our staff statewide are either former Workshop students or parent volunteers. It thrives. I was awestruck.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

And her social media feeds are full of polished, highly personalized content, which is good for everyone. If you’re a nonprofit founder, then Fundwriter can help you write great donor-facing content like special appeal letters and more. is ready to help you write almost any kind of content. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if you have to leave early, you just want to review the content later on, share with a friend or a colleague, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff in your hands later on today. We’ll be in California in January, we just left. So we know for a fact the content without context is meaningless. ” Right.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This means new challenges ahead in scaling Bookshare.org to serve every single student with a print disability in the U.S. 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. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime. The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. State/Local.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. This means tailoring our content to both the head and the heart. Our students are getting all this amazing training and coming out with beautiful dishes.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A high school or college student who’s looking for experience in digital marketing could be a great candidate. While content creation is an ongoing practice, its results account can account for numerous “passive” successes. If no one on staff has the time or resources to develop a blog, see if you can find a volunteer to do so.

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See3

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I have not attended services for years - this is a wonderful opportunity and a beautiful service - thank you I am in Orange County, California. I am a student at Bowling Green State University and cannot make it home for services, this is a great way for me to participate in a service while at school. Thank you for this opportunity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

--Favianna Rodriguez Below is the edited transcript of a Big Vision Podcast interview from November 13, 2008 with Favianna Rodriguez, a political digital artist and printmaker based in Oakland, California. I ended up going to college, trying to be an architect, because, again, I was one of those honor-roll students.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

So if you have to leave early, maybe you just want to review the content, don’t worry. And I’ve just seen we range from Florida to Alaska, California, Indiana, New York, Canada. Yes, we’re interested in workforce development, but we’re not interested in offering students scholarships,” for example.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

1999 study led by Doug Oman, University of California, Berkeley : Research found elderly who volunteered for two or more organizations were 44% less likely to die over a five-year period than non-volunteers, even after controlling for their age, exercise habits, general health, and negative health habits like smoking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I started doing this back in 2007 , when we won our first big federal contract for Bookshare, to take it from 3,000 students back then to more than 350,000 students now. Student privacy. Carol’s social enterprise in Nairobi employs over 100 students working to proofread books for our Bookshare digital library.

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