Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Children's Literacy Initiative. The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Star Wars: Force for Change. Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

In a country that generally prides itself on offering the opportunity for everyone to succeed, one in four children grow up without learning to read. Taking Education to New Heights. Pamela Clark began New Heights Educational Group in 2006, as part of a lifelong commitment to education. Inspiring Optimism Through Results.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2013

The answer lies in education. For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. credit card or budget their money. Like this article?

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Students can raise money by selling products from a selected catalog that they can hand out to potential buyers. Sell tickets to your tax tips event to raise money for your cause while helping your community stay educated on important financial strategies. You can also include activities for the children of the community.

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MAY 29, 2023

If the donor’s gift was used to buy laptops, a photo of students on the new laptops will hit the right note. Dear Ellen, Your gift could not have come at a better time to guarantee a seat in our program to a deserving student! You answered our call for donations so students could move off our waiting list and into classrooms.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

By providing students with funds for school supplies, coats, eye care, class trips, test fees, and athletic gear, InvestED has encouraged over 16,500 youngsters to stay in school in the state of Washington. Every year, birth defect rates and the percentage of children with special needs entering institutional care in China has increased.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

To my delight, the Akshay Pratishthan school had a focus on teaching students with disabilities: roughly half the students had disabilities and were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music. The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual event in which 80 children are joined by volunteers from professional dance schools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. My husband and I adopted two beautiful children, Harry and Sara, from Cambodia. Sign up here. Why am I doing this? It's a route out of poverty.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 29, 2008

The Sharing Foundation's mission is to help meet the physical, emotional, educational and medical needs of orphaned and seriously disadvantaged children in Cambodia. Beth is on the Board of the Foundation, and she and her husband have two children, Harry and Sara, who were adopted as orphans from Cambodia.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

" While at SF Brightworks, TechSoup volunteers worked one-on-one with the young students, who were busy completing their annual portfolios. Although the community couldn't visit their usual haunts on techsoup.org, they could still keep up with TechSoup online. TechSoup Sweat Equity.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

In Alexandria and Herndon, Virginia, Symantec employees, together with Team Business , Girls in Technology , and the Women in Technology Education Foundation , organized and facilitated a business simulation for young women to highlight the impact of technology on business and help them build leadership and communication skills.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

During Arkenstone's 11 years, Benetech sold literacy products under the Arkenstone brand in more than a dozen languages to over 35,000 individuals in 60 countries. She brings the printed word to students, teachers, other professionals and avid readers." The market was small and for-profit companies were not interested.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2005

The poetry program uses poetry books recommended by ReadBoston , one of the first citywide programs designed to help children learn to read. It unites children, families and the community to help children be successful readers by third grade. Use of blogs for student poetry journals and for instructor "mini-lessons" 2.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

Issues of poverty, socially responsible investing, human rights, education and health were an integral part of the conversation. I met a technology leader who was completely excited about a new product she is launching to help both disabled children and non-disabled children together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. Go read it.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We love doing them, bring on great guest, speakers, totally free, totally educational. But if not, this is a great way for us to connect in a safe and educational space. Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? How many people are impacted by,” you know, “your job or your education?”

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Book Sale Promote literacy and generate funds by selling donated books, offering the community affordable reads while contributing to your nonprofit. Any parents with children who are not so young anymore will likely have lots of kids’ books they’ll be happy to offload.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

This could be environmental issues, education, or arts. Let’s say your nonprofit focuses on promoting literacy and discovers that many of your donors are older teachers and parents in your community. You could gather and share stories from teachers and students who have benefited from the whiteboards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2008

If we win, we can help many children like Mon Channy have a better life. Frequently, children in very poor families work in order to bolster the family???s s Khmer Literacy School has provided huge opportunity. His teacher, Ying So Ry, says Channy is a very attentive, hard working student, and she sees a bright future for him.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2012

Prevent children from dying from lack of access to clean water or medical care: @ Water , @ AlexsLemonade. Hold corporate-owned media accountable to its democratic purpose to educate (not manipulate) the masses: @ AccuracyInMedia , @ NPR. Educate about the reality of rampant childhood sexual abuse in America: @ Darkness2Light.

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