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. I love to hark back to Thomas Jefferson’s take on ideas. “He However, experiencing Napster sparked the idea for me of creating Bookster.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Join @TechSoup , @plus_socialgood , the United Nations Foundation , and special guest CSR representatives for an important conversation on the evolving relationship between CSR teams and civil society organizations. Our December #NPTechChat will examine the intersection of technology and CSR programs from multiple angles. plus_socialgood.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Join @NTENorg , @TechSoup , @plus_socialgood , and the United Nations Foundation for a critical conversation on effective community engagement. How do you lay the foundation for effective community engagement and growth? We'll see what works and how we can learn from one another to mobilize supporters and grow our base.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Compasspoint as part of my continuing work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. I enjoy it because I get double dose: great ideas about the integration of technology with leadership, training, and capacity building AND the content. Carson , Ph.D.,

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 22, 2015

Use these ideas to spark some of your own ideas to partner with for-profit companies. Make-A-Wish-Foundation. The amazing stories that come from the Make-A-Wish Foundation have turned this nonprofit into a household name. Mozilla Foundation. ChildFund International. TOMS Shoes. They didn’t want to stop for lunch.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Can't solve the world's problems with our money alone. The program works in partnership with states across the country. "Our

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Foundations are in the business of making the world a better place by providing grants to organizations they see making an impact on the issues that they care about deeply.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

It seems like every day there's a new overhyped idea that claims to fix a problem you never thought you had, like a delivery service for laundry quarters. So it's refreshing to come to an event where techies and nonprofits convene to solve deep, real problems that plague our community. The project was created by the St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

We are recording the calls so those that face electricity/connectivity problems can download it as a podcast and listen to the recordings later – and view slides/ notes. If you can expose them to examples from other fields or countries, then it broadens their horizons. You need that for new ideas, innovation, and fresh thinking.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It's the definite article that causes problems, implying there's an easy way to think about the issues surrounding the inequitable access to technology -- and perhaps an easy solution. Setting aside the problems with his numbers -- he notes that "While only 3.6% Brett Meyer, NTEN. The digital divide doesn't exist.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

This " Demo Spotlight " highlighted six upcoming games to present their work in front of a stellar jury: Frank Lantz of Zynga New York and NYU, Ken Perlin of the Games for Learning Institute , and Connie Yowell from the MacArthur Foundation. SOS_SLAVES. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands by Carol Cone. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule. We’re the Safe America Foundation. Underwritten by Motorola, UPS Foundation along with support from Verizon. The book advances the essential function of strategic branding within the nonprofit world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

If you came to us with an exciting idea and we felt a connection to you, and felt that you were the right entrepreneur to take it to that level, that's how we start. The inherent problem with the business owners is that they're running their business. A lot of people have great ideas. Then we look for, of course, location.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

" An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. An intervention might not solve the problem you are working on, but can serve as a catalyst for positive change. This draws people in and makes them care about the problem. Flesh Out Your Visual Campaign.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

" An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. An intervention might not solve the problem you are working on, but can serve as a catalyst for positive change. This draws people in and makes them care about the problem. Flesh Out Your Visual Campaign.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

These are grassroots organizations, and they were helping each other with the most intractable problems that face women everywhere: domestic violence, sex trafficking, disease, discrimination. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing.

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