Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We are now looking for a half-time general counsel to join our team and manage the host of legal issues we are always investigating. Of course, part of the role is the bread-and-butter work of a nonprofit GC: day-to-day transactions, reviewing our 990, providing counsel to our senior team and board. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

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BoardAssist

JULY 19, 2017

Maybe he is a public school teacher who develops an after-school literacy program for under-served children in his community. But is there someone on this founding team who can review the financial statements for this organization? It may be that the original team can do these things….but Draft a budget?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Here are just a few really good, real life examples: Draft Gratitude relies on their Monthly Giving Team to cover about half of their monthly expenses for the horses. Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Participants can pay an entry fee for their team to compete for a grand prize. Make it a peer-to-peer fundraiser by allowing teams to have a secondary competition to see who can raise the most for your organization! Reading challenge Issue a community-wide reading challenge this spring to encourage literacy in your community.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Learn what Matt Groch and his team are working on at @MissionMeasure. Second, align your measurement efforts to your outcomes as much as possible; ideally, measure the outcomes directly, and when direct measurements aren’t possible due to practical reasons (e.g., And check out the full lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators !

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

The AIF team in New Delhi took me to visit a school that was part of the Digital Equalizer program. This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The children were simply delightful. She's very sharp!

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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. In many cases, Martus also helped users turn those first-hand accounts into evidence of abuse in order to advance their causes.

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NTEN

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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

During the move, techsoup.org was unavailable — but our stalwart Client Services team was not. Ever helpful, the team got on board to roll up their sleeves and pitch in at San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that had big volunteer jobs. In the process, TechSoup learned just how much work goes into volunteer coordination (a lot!)

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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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

It's great when one of our team is honored for their work, and Carrie Karnos has been one of our top Bookshare.org volunteers for years, including being Volunteer of the Year. 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.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide.

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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 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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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more. Teams can pay to participate in your event and can also seek sponsorships tied to their performance. In this image, children enjoy a trunk or treat Halloween event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Collaborative Problem Solving - (working toether in teams - informal/formal to comlpete tasks and develop new knowledge. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc). vlogging, and podcasting).

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Both of these designers presented compelling images and evidence from exhibit work and child development experts about the idea that you can make sophisticated, muted exhibits that help children slow down, focus, and enjoy themselves with interactive content. The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

As I said to the DDD team, we love to make our money work twice as hard by choosing social enterprises as vendors. 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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. Are they wanting to fund capacity-building initiatives? What do you believe would be the impact?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Trivia Night Bring your supporters and community members together for a fun and competitive trivia night, charging teams to participate in a lively event that supports your cause. Book Sale Promote literacy and generate funds by selling donated books, offering the community affordable reads while contributing to your nonprofit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Artivist Film Festival "'ARTIVIST' is the first international film festival and awards dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Rights. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of activist artists - 'Artivists' - while raising public awareness for social global causes."

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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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