Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Technology is playing an ever larger role in increasing respect for human rights and delivering better services, and we have two rare opportunities to lead world-class tech-for-good programs. Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

From creating digital learning opportunities and initiatives to protect girls’ mental well-being to securing national funding for education — the Champions we support are driving solutions to girls’ education challenges in their communities. . The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. Commit to a timeline to ensure your digital efforts are in sync and to stay connected to your audience throughout the day.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a Visiting Scholar, Bernholz will advance the Foundation’s literacy on a range of issues, particularly digital civil society, open data, and social good. Since then, she has served as a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society where she co-leads the Digital Civil Society Lab.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A focus group participant with an LGBTQ+ youth organization said: [Digital technology] is…really beneficial to reach out to the disabled community. Going digital, perhaps unsurprisingly, turned out to be an effective way to reach younger crowds, the “digital natives.” Failure to engage the digital immigrants.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Recently, Symantec, together with the Community Technology Network (CTN) Bay Area , hosted " An Internet Self-Defense Class " to helps seniors learn safe online practices. " The San Francisco Senior Center recently opened their computer lab, with 10 Windows 7 workstations, and hold free regular computer classes for their users.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Digital Divide nptech Local impact map digital inclusion success stories tssuccessstories'

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Digital Divide nptech Local impact map digital inclusion success stories'

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Replicate the Denver Public Library's excellent technology classes at your own library! Every class listed has handouts and a lesson plan associated with it. Digital Literacy Resources. GCFLearnFree.org is a great resource for training others in computer literacy as well as personal skills development.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Does your organization offer classes in how to protect your privacy online? essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. design curriculum and teach classes without a fear of becoming outdated.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. This summit will gather the world’s most dynamic and high level executives operating in digital strategy. Data on Purpose 2019: “Navigating the Digital Now.”. Data on Purpose 2019: “Navigating the Digital Now.”. Nonprofit Management.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

There it brought teams of Google and LinkedIn employees to contribute code fixes and key feature enhancements to the open source mobile tools of our nonprofit project partner Mifos , whose mission is to enable financial institutions to become modern and digitally connected providers of financial services to the world’s 2.5 Martus Desktop 4.5

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Public libraries are also working diligently to close both the digital and the opportunity gap: from giving free classes on resume-building to providing free access to technology. Gadget instruction is an incredibly important component of digital literacy as more people are accessing the Internet from their mobile devices.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Today, more than 15 years after the creation of Bookshare, we’re now the largest digital library dedicated to serving people with disabilities.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

Let’s start by surveying the digital landscape. Countless usability tests have shown that users don’t consume digital content the same way they consume printed content. American Literacy is Iffy. He then proceeded to give the class these facts: Kenneth L. When setting out to create some digital copy—e.g.,

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The program offers Seattle residents with a variety of recreational and lifelong learning programs, classes, and activities. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes. They are a nonprofit that has a close partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

The one I was most interested in is the Digital Equalizer Program. Digital divide programs are notoriously difficult to run successfully. The AIF team in New Delhi took me to visit a school that was part of the Digital Equalizer program. Founded in 2001 in response to the Gujarat earthquake, AIF now runs multiple programs.

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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. Firefox didn't have this problem. They hope to expand their system to 10 stations.

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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. Firefox didn't have this problem. They hope to expand their system to 10 stations.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual events are much easier to run as they create a complete digital footprint in real-time. Exercise Class You can hold a regular exercise class with a volunteer instructor—like a boot camp-style fitness program—for long-term fundraising. Numbers 32 through 39 can help you raise funds in the digital world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Yohannes Gebregeorgis "Moved by the lack of children's books and literacy in his native Ethiopia, Yohannes Gebregeorgis established Ethiopia Reads , bringing free public libraries and literacy programs to thousands of Ethiopian children."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

As the chief listener for the organization, Wendy honed her listening literacy skills using free tools like google alerts, technorati, RSS reader, and delicious. Here's but one example from a blogger: “I took an American Red Cross class I thought was less than satisfactory. […] Someone found my blog post and told the local chapter director.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2012

Many libraries offer tutorials, in-person classes, and drop-in labs on how to use e-books. She has worked in training and education for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, WebJunction, the Public Library Association, the Northeast Kansas Library System, and more. Keeping up with e-reader technology can feel overwhelming.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

Our goal is to make four critical supporting points: • The term “Social enterprise” is descriptive. • “Social enterprise” is generic. • “Social enterprise” is in wide use in Trademark classes covering computer software and services to business and society. • Social enterprise is wide use in classes covering computer software and services.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News Here are the steps for getting coverage of your organization’s work in newspapers, TV news, and digital publications: . A story about your organization’s history, programs, and future goals is unlikely to get picked up by a newspaper, TV station, or digital publication. Step 1: Find Your Story .

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. We worked with ACLS to translate their new strategic priorities into an engaging digital experience. History Assessments, designing and building interactive reports to explore NAEP data at the national, state, and district levels.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program. And don't forget to enter TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with your own story by April 30 to win prizes!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

He spoke about FCC's expansive efforts to increase "digital literacy" for both individuals and small businesses. He reported on current broadband adoption and made a case for the need to develop private-public partnerships to close the "digital divide." He also teaches classes on podcasting and social media.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Libraries’ direct service programs, from voter registration to computer classes, are focused on supporting citizens’ needs broadly, whereas museums’ direct services (programs, outreach) are focused on spreading museum content. Museums provide the information that we deem useful or interesting.

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