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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia.

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How Nonprofits Can Steward Corporate Donors on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The social media posts that get the most engagement often include strong examples of mission impact, surprising facts, spotlights on special groups like kids and volunteers, or useful tools and resources. The Global FoodBanking Network, FedEx, and International Paper.

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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The past year of research by HRDAG analysts has supported key criminal prosecutions and uncovered the truth about political violence in Guatemala, Iran, Colombia, Chad and Liberia. They contained detailed accounts of the interrogations, movements, and deaths of prisoners, as well as information on the internal functioning of the DDS.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

Connection Cafe

a well-wishes email, helpful tools, special events, etc.)? We’ve been holding internal meetings with our board every two weeks to let them know where we are, what’s going on, and how we can support them, as well as weekly calls with Division Directors of 160 universities and school programs that have infectious disease divisions.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs. I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia. Dara Westling. Dara has possibly the longest title at TechSoup.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech's newest project is a software tool called Miradi that helps environmental practitioners design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects to more effectively meet the needs of global biodiversity. This response is a measure of how eager the environmental field is for a tool that helps better manage projects.

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Meet Marshall the Nonprofit Blogging Coach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am 28 years old and am just beginning to work in consulting and training in the use of new web tools for research and communication. Maybe some of these new tools to be leveraged for purposes connected to fighting injustices. I'm also very interested in the use of internal blogs. Tell us about your blog?

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