Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

For example, when your humane society digs into a donor’s past philanthropic involvement, you might find that they help fund a vet clinic in a developing nation. For example, if your after-school club has a donor who is passionate about childhood literacy, they may want to volunteer to read to the kids one afternoon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

28: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

One of the easiest ways to contextualize your work is the United Nations Foundation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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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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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Nonprofit Technology, and more! The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit.

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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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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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

One thing experts agree on is that the digital divide has far-reaching consequences at the individual, community, and. national level. national nonprofit focused on eliminating the digital divide. information on low-cost computers and digital literacy training brings. under the National School Lunch Program.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. What Is the Digital Divide? The digital divide in the United States has persisted over the years despite the inexorable march of technology. The National Broadband Plan and BTOP.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Cause Camp, presented by Nonprofit Hub and Do More Good , has been nationally recognized by Forbes as a “must-attend” for the nonprofit sector. Julia Campbell is on a mission to make the digital world a better place. It’s that time of year again, Cause Camp 2021 is just around the corner! Being a nonprofit professional isn’t easy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? An article I read recently, Who's Responsible for the Digital Divide? Defining the Digital Divide. suggests just that. First, some definitions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community. The Martus story that has unfolded during that time is a tale of hard-won success and focused efforts to bridge human rights and technological innovation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

In The Tech That Will Change 2016 , I boldly predicted that this is the year that the digital divide will finally be bridged in the United States. " According to the FCC, 64 million Americans still live on the wrong side of the digital divide. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has organized a prominent U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

In The Tech That Will Change 2016 , I boldly predicted that this is the year that the digital divide will finally be bridged in the United States. " According to the FCC, 64 million Americans still live on the wrong side of the digital divide. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has organized a prominent U.S.

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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. The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting.

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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, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. digital divide than anything I can think of since the invention of the Internet. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The VietNet Information Technology and Communication Center ( VietNet-ICT ) is a Hanoi-based NGO working in information technology and communication. VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. Our New NGO Partners in Indonesia.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Matt is a research and information technology executive with key competencies in measurement and analytics, business process engineering and optimization, product development, and organizational management. In addition, Matt co-founded and served as Director of Technology for 2MC, a Chicago-based internet consulting firm.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

A national nonprofit, Year UP aims to close the opportunity gap and empower urban talent to reach their potential. 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. Libraries Building Bridges.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 16, 2005

We are delivering more and more books that meet the literacy needs of our users, by providing the latest bestsellers, textbooks and daily newspapers into accessible form. Another great piece of news is that Janice Carter has joined Benetech as our Director of Literacy Programs, and is now general manager of Bookshare.org.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling. What Does Assistive Technology Mean For You?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

We also shine the light on the potential security problems of smart toys, predict the end of the digital divide, and discuss a health-related wearable that can't get here fast enough and some intriguing 10 year-old predictions that just happened to come true. Finally, here's the sci-fi technology that is becoming reality.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Collaborative Conversations have been convened in client companies such as Genentech, NASA, The National Park Service at Yosemite, UCSC, and The Center for Interfaith Relations. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

It's been almost three years since Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance of American's online and phone communications and records. " If you do any sort of digital literacy work or job training, privacy and online security is likely already a big part of your curriculum.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

It's been almost three years since Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance of American's online and phone communications and records. " If you do any sort of digital literacy work or job training, privacy and online security is likely already a big part of your curriculum.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

The Internet, and technology as a whole, is so intertwined with day-to-day life that the decisions made by governments and corporations directly impact how we use the Internet and how CSOs work — now and in the future. We also have to engage with other CSOs and other stakeholders on these issues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Benetech's mission is to create technology that serves humanity and our longest-running commitment is to people with disabilities. at a Department of Education meeting on the new digital textbook repository, the NIMAC. Perhaps it's because I work in the fields of disability, literacy and human rights.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. And the same applies here: that it is the people that come first, not the technology.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2012

More than three-quarters of the nation's public libraries offer e-books, but most Americans don't know that this service is provided by their local library. Keeping up with e-reader technology can feel overwhelming. Want to help people learn how to use e-readers?

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. We worked with ACLS to translate their new strategic priorities into an engaging digital experience. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Last month, I gave the closing keynote at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand. Especially when working with technology, leading with tools instead of mission-driven projects is a mistake. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Last week, the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) held their annual meeting in Ft. Mikko noted that when Heureka switched to digital screen-based exhibit labels from graphics, they saw an entirely new behavior: kids reading labels, instead of their parents reading while the kids hit the hands-on elements.

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