Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. Benetech was founded to be a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit dedicated to creating social change at scale.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

My colleague, Joanna Pineda, CEO and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix International Inc., Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Podcasting is an incredible medium that was catapulted into mainstream audiences with the success of Spotify buying top podcasts and growth of podcast companies like Gimlet Media. This renaissance of the medium presents a fantastic opportunity for deeper content to be created and consumed by people interested in the nonprofit world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2024.

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Blue Fox

JUNE 8, 2023

One of the organization’s focuses is to improve Florida’s national and international reputation as an inclusive place to live, work, and visit. Change starts within. To meet their goal, they established Equality Means Business. It was also crazy hard work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. email addresses are not allowed, and as a general rule, should not be used for your nonprofit communications publicly or internally.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

Fixed mindset leads to focus on limitations, reluctance to face challenges, resistance to change, and an aversion to anything new and risky. Change seldom happens spontaneously or because we wish it. As a leader, you both set an example through your own actions and by influencing organizational culture and policies.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes. Get started!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. Most current databases used by companies and nonprofits are centralized on in-house or cloud based servers, which makes them easier to hack and alter. Blockchain Simplified.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Presented by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honor the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies, and organizations worldwide by amplifying the voices that spark global change. The 2nd Annual Anthem Award winners have been announced and we are thrilled to be included among the winners!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2021.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

They include the international NGOs Action Against Hunger , CARE , Catholic Relief Services , and World Vision. As Mwande Chileshe, Food Security, Nutrition & Agriculture Global Policy Lead, said, “We’ve created a false narrative that hunger must always exist.” Agency for International Development (USAID), reinforced the U.S.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2015

That's also why it was interesting to hear from some of the companies that gather this data. Three Leading Tech Companies on Embedding Privacy in the Design Process. The session was moderated by the CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), a US membership-based nonprofit focused on privacy issues.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

Despite the need to address this gap, PhotoDNA and related tools are currently facing attacks from both tech sector policies (like expanded adoption of end-to-end encryption ) and government regulation (such as the European Union’s ePrivacy Directive ). The Responsibility of Tech Companies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

March 8th is International Women’s Day. We need more better policies to address gender parity and more programs that build the capacity of nonprofits and the tech skills of women and girls in the development world. This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

Most recently, we took a critical step in our climate action plan by including climate as a part of the company public policy platform, joining priorities like equal rights and privacy and security. “We It’s not enough for Salesforce, or any company, to only think about its own footprint. From nonprofits like 350.org

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

And while most TikTok trends change daily, sometimes even hourly, there are some evergreen trends that have graced For You Pages for months and sometimes years! Here’s an example from our friends at the International Rescue Committee: CapCuts CapCut is a video editing app where users can create content using pre-made templates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

AI4Good is a somewhat new field that sits at the intersection of big tech companies and the world’s biggest problems. There is a lot of experiments and research in different areas, including the international development sector to address the 2030 development goals, emergency and humanitarian aid, medical fields and many others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2022.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Change happens fast, and we must adapt or die. How has your own world perspective changed over the past umpteen months? How have you considered your donors’ changed perspectives in your fundraising and marketing strategies? Are your results related to external environmental factors or internal strategic ones?

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Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

Once you know more about how your new nonprofit is classified, you can start the initial steps of setting up your organization to start changing the world. An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. What is a nonprofit organization?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2021.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Google wasn’t the original creator of what’s now known as Google Analytics, a company called Urchin Software Corporation was. Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.) Needless to say, a lot has changed since 2005. Why is Google making this change? How do I get started?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Searching for some more ways to become an effective leader?

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

More importantly, apprentices are hired as full-time employees whereas interns are often unpaid, or at best part-time or temporary employees. One of the benefits for companies in terms of apprenticeship is something I call the “option value.” Additionally, apprenticeships are more structured and skill-specific than internships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Davey Awards honor the finest creative work from the best small shops, firms, and companies worldwide, and we are honored to be recognized amongst them for our work in branding, video, mobile, and web design. It advocates for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. ??Forum Here are this year’s winners.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2020.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

From Facebook to Netflix, companies are tracking and analyzing our searches, our purchases, and just about every other online activity that will give them more insight into who we are and what we want. But can Big Data also create positive social change? The analysis made news globally and expanded an international conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Searching for some more ways to become an effective leader?

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 26, 2022

When we started Nimble AMS 10 years ago, w e looked at ways to change the industry, to disrupt the status quo of the association management software (AMS) space and help organizations rethink what an AMS actually is. When your membership belongs to a company and employees are members by default, your main contact may be the company owner.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In November, a Hong Kong-based smart toy company called VTech got hacked. This is an international trend. This rule change will give more than 18 million low-income Americans $9.25-a-month "Closing the digital divide will take more than one year and more than one policy change. Children love it.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. I used to do this weekly when I worked at the San Francisco Food Bank because breaking news, changes in government policy, and disruptions in the economy tended to have an outsized impact on our work, the need in the community, and what donors cared about.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Start by working on internal messaging and move outwardly toward the public relations messages. Here is a short list to help guide your steps: Internal Communication. Email is Company Property. Ideally, all organizations would have a clearly documented and communicated technology policy that includes this information.

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