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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia. First, in partnership with Colombian NGO CorporaciĆ³n Punto de Vista, we assessed a methodology for studying conflict-related sexual violence in the country.

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Doctors without Borders Podcast Creates Connection

Have Fun - Do Good

The podcast, Frontline Reports will feature emergency updates from Doctors without Borders projects all over the world. Foundations need to see nonprofits and NGO's having a podcast or blog, in addition to traditional communication tools, as part of the nonprofit or NGO's mission. I just listened to the first podcast.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We are poised to grow not only Bookshare.org, but all of our projects. The project has been so successful at raising student reading skills that they hope to provide similar services to their non-disabled students as well. Miradi Bookshare.org isn't our only project undergoing significant growth. We've just launched Miradi.

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This Young Woman Keeps Her Gloves On: Maria Estela Godinez

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She told Craig about her project and demonstrated how the electronic glove works. Colombia???s He is interested in NGO activities, including youth leadership and education. The only truly familiar face in the crowd was her mother. She went on stage confidently and started to tell her story.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This type of documentation is often a critical step in the large-scale data analysis projects conducted by Benetechā€™s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) in partnership with human rights organizations. Past partners have included NGOs and nine truth commissions.

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