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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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” Undoubtedly, the tools we use to shape the world end up shaping us. We didn’t ask.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." Sources: ^ [1] " Financial Literacy for the Long Term ," Philanthropy Matters, Vol. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

In partnership with these organizations, TechSoup will be hosting a series of webinars about technology and innovation for early childhood literacy organizations and researchers. If you work with young children at a nonprofit or library, this free webinar series is for you. Media Mentors: Building Literacy Skills for the Digital Age.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2009

Brenda loves the Pulaski County Public Library's Literacy Bell, a simple way to celebrate children's literacy. Tools Using the Web and Internet. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Stephanie announces a free webinar next week, Technology Grants for Libraries 101.

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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. We realized that the most effective tool to fight human rights abuse was the truth. Martus, we decided, would be that tool.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

In one common scenario, a parent gets their children involved in an organization and that child continues their support into the next generation. Also involved in your organization is her daughter Nina, a 22-year-old literacy coach who volunteers her time for many of your projects focused on children.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

Digital and Traditional Recognition Strategies for Your Supporters While digital recognition tools are great—especially when you have limited resources as a nonprofit—it’s possible to rely on them too much. To do that, you offer both digital and traditional recognition based on the level of support they extend to your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. Long term vision: They think there are many more activists out there and the best way to connect and collaborate, but give them their own tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

Sharing Foundation Khmer Literacy Program. Roger Carr has written a wonderful post about the Sharing Foundation's Khmer Literacy School. The children sat at their desks, quietly writing the khmer letters on their little chalk boards. Is that cool - the literacy school is green! I want to mention a few recent posts.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. We’ve got some tools, questions to ask, and things like that when you’re looking at data-tracking systems. Are they wanting to fund children’s programs?

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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 began by homeschooling her own children, and then transitioning into a leadership role in the charter schools of northern Ohio. population. Inspiring Optimism Through Results.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Benetech melds the mission and heart of social activism with the powerful methods and tools of the technology community. 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. Matilda Ziegler Foundation.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

While social media as a volunteer recruitment tool has been a popular topic recently, TechSoup flipped the equation on its head a bit. , met the bright and hardworking folks who make a difference in the Bay Area, and transformed more than one storeroom along the way. Please visit the site to view this video). Recruiting in Reverse.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

N — Nurture individuals and organizations by providing the tools, best practices, resources, and services that can help them achieve their goals. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. They also have wonderfully egalitarian set of core values: All lives have equal value.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2011

Programs like this often add an array of useful freeware software to their AT computers like GCompris , Childsplay , and the Zacbrowser , which is an Internet browser specifically designed for autistic children. These tools are often expensive, so how do refurbishers deal with that? Touch the Future. Accessible Technology Coalition.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

We also agreed that we had to work harder at delivering our core common message that disadvantaged communities globally need much more than charitable handouts, they need access to the tools to help themselves. Instant accomplishment.

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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. " I ended up with blogger because it is free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand. The skill set: Play ??? Multitasking ???

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Your fundraising campaign page is your digital storefront and your most effective tool for connecting with potential donors. These pre-existing tools allow you to seamlessly integrate and activate them in your campaign, saving you time and effort. Images, videos, and infographics are your allies in creating a compelling story.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Find Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Solution Neon Fundraise is a powerful fundraising platform that comes with an unrivaled set of peer-to-peer fundraising tools. Educational events hosted by nonprofits are powerful tools for sharing knowledge, developing skills, and empowering communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

" Some statistics about how many young people are using various social media tools. MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? Henry Jenkins notes that it isn't about the tools and that it was more about the culture growing up around the technology.

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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.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

This might include state-of-the-art machinery, computers, software, or other tools designed to improve operations and further the cause. This might include state-of-the-art machinery, computers, software, or other tools designed to improve operations and further the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Women’s Center of Tarrant County has a name problem, as we serve women, men and children…about 82,000 a year. We are Rape Crisis and Victim Services, Employment (80% placement rate for women and men), Adult Literacy, general counseling for women and families, legal clinic…and on and on. We are NOT a shelter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

We now realize that taking social action is in our direct interest and that of our children, whether it addresses human rights or the likely impacts of global warming. Increasing literacy for women? The idea that Bill Gates could set out to ensure the vaccination of every child on the planet is completely feasible. What's your issue?

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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. We use song as a tool for organizing in communities around the country." Photojournalist Paola Gianturco's book, Women Who Light the Dark.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

Before the global pandemic, intergenerational poverty and entrenched patterns of inequality dampened the future livelihoods of millions of children and their families across the globe. Strategies that advance equity and justice seek to address the full reality of communities rather than narrow solutions to solve social problems.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well.

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