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Spotlighting the Benefits of the Stakeholder Economy at Davos 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

Salesforce.org was thrilled to be a part of the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland late last month, as the event was held in person for the first time in two years. But climate change is also negatively affecting youth mental health, and there is a lack of available resources to support them.

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First day in Davos

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And then we're in a small ski village in Switzerland! The benefits of collocating the social entrepreneurs in one place has been proven in past years: a large amount of the value of attending the WEF is meeting with global social entrepreneur colleagues, and trading notes about the best ways to change the world for the better.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As someone who travels roughly half the time, it’s important to provide some insight into what’s going on, especially since these meetings often influence where Benetech goes with our efforts. WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing.

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Love to Learn Tech Tips in Person? NetSquared Is for You!

Tech Soup

Washington, DC: Engagement Strategy — Empowering Champions and Influencers. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Crowdsourcing Change. Lausanne, Switzerland: Le Cloud computing c'est quoi ? Lausanne, Switzerland: Intergen Digital @Pully. . --> North America. Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Wednesday, November 4, 2015.

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#4Change Chat Wrap-Up: Community Building

Amy Sample Ward

From @winwinapps: The fact that social media is forming networks and connections allows local to have more global influence. The most engaged people will sometimes come up with the most amazing and creative ways to take action or influence. But for now local is still something I use a map and a tank of gas to determine the limits of.

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Steven Johnson Key Note at Serious Games Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm live blogging from the Games for Change Conference in NYC. Susan Seggerman, co-founder of Games for Change, introduced Stephen with a great story. They were presenting in Davos, Switzerland. They were presenting in Davos, Switzerland. " If each time you played chess, the basic rules were changed.

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Social entrepreneurs at Davos

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The reception was held in honor of social entrepreneurs and marking the release of a new book edited by Marc Benioff entitled The Business of Changing the World , which is a compendium of essays about business people and their engagement with the social sector. I had some great conversations with people explaining what Benetech does.