Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post In December 1981 soldiers of the Salvadoran Army’s Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote, where they murdered hundreds of men, women and children. Beyond those top organizations, almost no groups had good technology designed for human rights documentation.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2018

Well, think about this: would you rather have 500 acquaintances whom you hardly know, or a group five incredibly close friends you can confide in? Strive to strike that balance between those one-time $10 donors and your core group of stakeholders who truly believe in your mission. Don’t tell us all the reasons this might not work.

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MAY 16, 2022

Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. Monthly donors make this work possible! Yes, you!

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

For example, if someone gave $50 to a literacy group, the email could say, “Your donation of $50 helped us give 100 books to 50 children.” That thank-you email should be personalized, address them by name, and reference the specific dollar amount given. You should also try to tie that figure to organizational impact.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. The concept of] family literacy is also very important in our community. In part 2, we offer a librarian's perspective as the host for this program.

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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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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. Pamela Clark began New Heights Educational Group in 2006, as part of a lifelong commitment to education. Images: New Heights Educational Group. Taking Education to New Heights.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Schedule groups of volunteers at different times to wash cars for a fixed donation amount and make sure signage pointing to the car wash is clearly visible from the road. Reading challenge Issue a community-wide reading challenge this spring to encourage literacy in your community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. The Viet people are the most numerous ethnic group. English, Dutch, and numerous dialects (over 700) are spoken across 300 ethnic groups. English is increasingly favored as a second language.

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JULY 24, 2012

Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. For hardware, check out TechSoup, your local United Way (several have Teaming for Technology (T4T) initiatives), or local nonprofit groups that refurbish and resale computers and hardware. If you stop there, you’re missing an opportunity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Carolyn LeCroy "After serving time in prison, Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project to help children stay connected with their incarcerated parents.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Magic is part of the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses , a Florida charity that visits more than 35,000 adults and children each year with its team of tiny horses. The organization visits hospitals, hospice programs, and children who have experienced traumatic events. Helena Library). Bad Rap Pitbull Rescue. spanhidden.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

In 1989, a group of visionary Silicon Valley engineers and executives asked themselves a profound question: `Why couldn't the far-reaching power of the PC with voice synthesis be combined with scanning technology to create a usable, affordable reading machine for the blind?' Benetech's origins start with its Arkenstone project.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

While there, McDonald noticed that many classrooms had only a stack of books to share between hundreds of children. “It By using ICT infrastructure that is already set up in these countries, Library For All partners to ensure that quality, locally relevant reading material is available to help improve literacy and promote education.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. Privacy and Security.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater). What role do video games, cell phones and social networking websites play in the development of today's children? Webcast link: [link] (beginning at 10:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

It takes time, but does show results as the comments on the original Mashable post seem to indicate: Two years ago The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada established a presence on Facebook and incorporated guidelines for our Chapters to establish their local groups. I used a cli.gs link [link] so I could track traffic to the link.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

One corporate chief executive offered extensive in-kind support for our digital literacy enterprises that provide the disabled access to talking books and teach reading to teenagers and adults who are not yet literate. I was impressed and encouraged with the thoughtfulness and engagement of the chief executives in my small group.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

And you don’t need famous musical groups either: Local acts with local fan bases are a great way to attract audiences and put on a great show. This could be a fundraiser for a kid’s ballet group, or it could host a culturally specific dance troupe.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

For example, say you wanted to run a capital campaign to buy a new building for your literacy organization; your feasibility study process might look like this: Define your goal: Your project aims to raise $300,000 to purchase a new building to hold a library. Specifically, your silent phase should be focused on six key groups.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? One of the most common situations we see here, at Funding for Good, with groups that are 4, 5, 6, 7-years-old, they’re starting to apply for grants, you know, they’re upping their fundraising game, and they’re trying to share the impact from their first years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

"Now, 18 months later, all of Juana's children are in school. For example, when women have this kind of specific skill-set training, they are more likely to have less children, to keep the children they do have in school, to be able to provide access to medical care, and things like that. She had four children.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Elsewhere in the session, I was incredibly impressed by: The new Dialogue in Silence exhibition, presented by the same group (Dialogue Social Enterprise) that created the incredibly successful Dialogue in the Dark exhibition. Download my slides here.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

How do increase internet literacy with communities? Use this to communicate with your children. Every community group should have a site like Obama. If there is what should it be? What technologies do you need to encourage user-generated content on video? What are the best examples of social networking use?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Bar Crawl Host a group of supporters in a bar crawl or standalone brewery fundraiser where participants pay in order to sample local craft beers, enjoy each other’s company, and support your mission. 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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Even cooler: several of these groups are, like DDD and my organization Benetech, Skoll Foundation social entrepreneurship awardees (known as SASEs)! Their goal is to help protect vulnerable children. I especially appreciate Big Brother Mouse because of their shared focus on access to literacy.

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MARCH 5, 2021

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Do they have children? I could easily find more donors at women’s groups at churches! I started asking around to see who belonged to a women’s group at a church where I could speak and I quickly got several leads. If they are families with children, seek out events with activities for kids. What are their jobs?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Pointed out that most of the public does not know what social entrepreneurship is, and that in the nonprofit world it is such a buzzword that all groups seeking funds are saying they are social entrepreneurs. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

There she found her five children who had survived by the kindness of strangers. Honorata joined a small group of women who also suffered in war. In small groups, the women learned basic business and marketing skills. Reunited, she began to rebuild their life." Honorata joined Women for Women International in August 2004.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think my favorite example of that is a women's group from the highlands of Bolivia who wrote to us maybe seven or eight years ago. They were a group of illiterate women who dictated their requests to a priest in the village, who then hand wrote the request. Those are some of the ways in which we try to make those decisions.

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