Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

We are now directly participating in the DAISY Consortium’s Transforming Braille project, which seeks to dramatically lower the cost of braille cell technology, the fundamental technical building block of a braille display. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

We submitted, with collaborators Aidmatrix, and made it to the finalist round. And then things really starting happening: Last week, we learned that the Collaborative was selected as one of the winners of the Challenge. But even more important, it is enough for us learn, to collaborate, and to make change. We couldn't.

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New Jersey Proposal Law Empowerment 44

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Over the last few months, I’ve been collaborating with Andy Gibson and David Wilcox , and Clive Holtham and Nigel Courtney from Cass Business School, on a book about using new technologies for social benefit projects. A set of principles and guidelines which we believe underpin the most successful ‘social by social’ projects.

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Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2014

Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. Here are the big three things we’re taking with us as we head to the next phase of this project: 1. We’ve talked about SafeNight on TechSoup before. Ship often.

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Challenge California Empowerment Texas 76

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? How did you get involved in the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. We are working very closely with V.S.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

While informal involvement or input for a specific project is always useful, there''s also value to more sustained participation--and the relationships and accountability that comes with it. Our work would become more relevant, our collaborations more timely, our network more diverse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. That’s the theory at least.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

While there was evidence of plenty of community engagement work across museums and galleries, most of it was funded project by project. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations. It upped the stakes on change--something a funder could not provide alone.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. Humans empower each other.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

NVF for GPA funds projects across a broad range of issues, including but not limited to: Family planning, Financial services for the poor, Gender equality, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH). They invest in women across the Americas by funding community initiatives and fostering collaborations to create social change.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 79

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

NVF for GPA funds projects across a broad range of issues, including but not limited to: Family planning, Financial services for the poor, Gender equality, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH). They invest in women across the Americas by funding community initiatives and fostering collaborations to create social change.

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Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Instead of designing programming and then seeking out audiences for it, we identify communities and then develop programs that are relevant to their assets and needs. It's pretty simple.

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Teen Museum Voice Collaboration 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We invited community members in, to be active contributors, collaborators, and co-creators in our museum space. We have partnered with the county-wide community assessment project to learn more about the demographics, interests, and needs of local residents. Let’s start with empowerment. Bridging is another story.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning." What Can We Do, Then?

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Digital Laptop Mali Myspace 74

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2022

Parley sees the key to these solutions in creativity and collaboration. Through projects focused on communication and education, youth empowerment, direct action, research, and material science, we create success stories that set new standards and provide the roadmaps for others to follow. Collaboration is the way forward.

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Maldives Environment Collaboration Life 52

Forum One

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

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Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Our essential intention is to cultivate partnerships of grassroots women who are working at the community level on issues of environmental sustainability and social justice, so that they can really find opportunities to collaborate and to exchange best practices, exchange resources, and really build a collective agenda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It was my birthday and the culmination of a campaign to raise money for Cambodian children that I used an action learning project for the students. We actually eat chocolate in class as part of the exercise! Design for collaboration. Employ empowerment marketing. Tell your story. Act, then think. Measure one metric.

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Comment Effective Classes Student 103

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

For example, if your nonprofit focuses on youth empowerment, platforms like Instagram and Snapchat might be more effective than LinkedIn. Creating engaging content doesn’t necessarily require a professional design team: User-generated content : Encourage your supporters to share their stories and experiences related to your cause.

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Social Media Donation Media Fundraising 126

Museum 2.0

JUNE 11, 2014

Pop Up” has become an international buzz term to describe ephemeral, experimental projects--from pop up restaurants to pop up boutiques--but a “Pop Up Museum” is still somewhat mystifying. We choose themes and venues in collaboration with a community partner. What does this look like?

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Museum Grant Lesson History 49

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The program was designed by LimeRed Studio’s Emily Lonigro Boylan, Owner and Creative Director, and Demetrio Cardona Maguigad, Director of Strategic Design, who teamed up with NTEN to carry out the event. Design solutions for collaboration, empowerment, global views, and self awareness.

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Ideas North Carolina Map Children 94