Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. Bookshare is dramatically exceeding its five-year collection and member targets at the close of the fourth year of our Bookshare for Education (B4E) project funded by the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

The good news is that DonorPerfect’s flexibility allows you to easily customize your system to collect and organize your data to fit your organization’s needs best. Participate in webinars for education and support from other fundraisers.”. How can you get an ROI in the digital literacy skills we are all developing?”.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. As always, I'll also cover other mobile news and trends. Our friends at iFixit recently teamed up with Fairphone , a Dutch social enterprise company, on a new repairable smartphone. Got any mobile news to share?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / TBD. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Newport News, VA / $85. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Indianapolis, IN / $695. Nonprofit Management. Jan 24 - 25.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Financial literacy is an area where “fake until you make it” doesn’t apply. The unfortunate truth is that many nonprofit leaders never receive the education or have the experience necessary to handle executive-level accounting. As I delighted in this news, a board member to my left said, “Is this allowed?” .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training.

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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. He came back the next day and gave me unbelievably positive news. I believe in the power of books to change the world.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

During this time of year, when the news media is dominated by stories of pepper spray attacks over video game consoles and hoards of shoppers stampeding stores at 4 a.m., Love Without Boundaries addres ses this growing need by providing educational support, medical care , and foster homes for neglected children. million books per year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We too dersire more instruction on financial literacy. Pollak, T. & Blackwood, A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

>>Read the full article Digital Currency, Banking the Unbanked For many people around the world, digital literacy is more than gaining access to online content but truly having access to independence through education and banking. In the U.S. alone, some labor analysts believe that people are needed to fill an estimated 1.5

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Although the community couldn't visit their usual haunts on techsoup.org, they could still keep up with TechSoup online. TechSoup Sweat Equity. Of the school, TechSoup special programs administrator Stephen Brown says, "The whole place is physically and educationally a laboratory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I immediately saw the potential of being able to connect to my friends and family across distances and being able to read news and research in my other languages and from different perspectives than the media in the US provided. I have read many blogs from people around the world, experimented with new web 2.0 The tools of Web 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

My last Davos Diary piece for BBC News was published this week, 'Meetings of Minds'. Issues of poverty, socially responsible investing, human rights, education and health were an integral part of the conversation. This was fun to write, and this Davos was incredible. They say hi and shake hands. Joe exclaims: "You know something?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Cristi Hegranes: My name is Cristi Hegranes and I am the President and Founder of The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World which is an international nonprofit organization that was founded in order to train women in developing countries to become investigative reporters to report their own news. I said, "You write it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

This integration has lead to lead to 7 Chapter groups communicating local news to their community and a national group with over 3,400 people sharing their stories and experiences. Since then the Foundation has ventured out to many of the social sites, spreading awareness about our cause and connecting with supporters. I used a cli.gs

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. Nearly half of them were in the U.S.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

This could be environmental issues, education, or arts. Let’s say your nonprofit focuses on promoting literacy and discovers that many of your donors are older teachers and parents in your community. Local news and press. Utilizing local news outlets can provide a significant boost in visibility within your community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

I have incredible news: Bookshare.org recently won a $32 million competition. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. We want to ensure that every student with a disability no longer has the handicap of lacking textbooks or other important educational material.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

Education tool. But the good news is that these scenarios haven’t happened yet. Redesign media literacy: Formally educate people of all ages about the impacts of digital life on well-being and the way tech systems function, as well as encourage appropriate, healthy uses. Work creation enabler and enhancer. Safety Enabler.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We love doing them, bring on great guest, speakers, totally free, totally educational. But if not, this is a great way for us to connect in a safe and educational space. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin talks about the Global Citizen Center, a large mixed use building in downtown San Francisco that will serve as a hub for ecologically and socially responsible enterprise, education and economic development. Our main goal is to educate the American people about what is really going on in the world, not what the U.S.

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