Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. We’d love to meet you there!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. The model we landed on was movement building. We're excited about this movement-building model for three reasons: It taps diverse sources of expertise. We want to share the methods and tools that make it work. Consulting.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you’re just starting this process, consider the creation of a logic model. Once set, all future actions can be compared back to the model. Annie Duong-Turner from John Hancock discussed the logic model they have set up for their MLK Scholars Program in “Best-in-Class Partnerships That Are Sustainable”.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action. This is what has made MoveOn so successful, and a powerful model for museum exhibit/program designers who want to inspire action. The projects highlighted above strike me as particularly successful (and, luckily, simple) because they follow this model.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. Talk about the hard things and normalize tough conversations to create a culture that is shame-free when it comes to burnout, starting with a leadership model of healthy self-care. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is an organization dedicated to "creating a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. Empowerment, Shelter, and Support. This model reduces barriers and also provides a more comfortable setting for our clients."

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Their unique model of local fundraising and local giving through their chapters engages thousands of women across North America to give generously in support of their mission. They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope. Areas served: Vermont. eWomen Foundation. Areas served: US. Mary’s Pence.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Their unique model of local fundraising and local giving through their chapters engages thousands of women across North America to give generously in support of their mission. They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope. Areas served: Vermont. eWomen Foundation. Areas served: US. Mary’s Pence.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

To further reach their goals, SAP is going beyond their traditional giving model to make an impact through technology — an idea that makes them a great partner with TechSoup. According to the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Seven Billion Actions. Tech for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation. They used Twitter to draw attention to a free concert happening on the Washington, Mall which resulted in 60,000 people attending.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

Mirai Chatterjee of the Self Employed Women's Association in India explains social entrepreneurs as private initiatives that used business models around financial sustainability, self-help and empowerment. We've come to recognize the limitations of the nation state, especially around innovation. Roger Martin, dean of the U.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

And in several cases, the projects constituted "empowerment lite" for participants rather than true collaboration, co-creation, or transformation. Interestingly--for good and ill--this transformative funding program coincided with a national funding crisis in the arts in the UK. This made the work more urgent, fragile. and realistic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

As more and more politicians dive into the world of Social Media, the way we communicate and interact with our local and national representatives is changing. We need to hack the model for accessibility tools! Gear and software for people with disabilities is usually provided through charity or from medical supply companies.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Too often, we go for the Nymbler model, both in terms of how we deal with content and the kind of interactions we provide. Bottom line, this comparison has made me realize that the thing that excites me about data visualizations is this empowerment. But visitors aren't making national policy; they're learning.

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

leadership, collaboration, empowerment). The Root Agency serves nonprofits through a shared-services model. Our shared-services model provides small and mid-sized nonprofits and institutions rebuilding infrastructure a senior-level, multi-skilled extension of their team. Compile these into a list, eliminating duplicates.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Affiliation models differ from organisation to organisation, but alignment tends to be a recurring challenge. To help affiliates work together more easily, common data models ensure everyone is reporting data back to the central office in the same way, and tools like Tableau CRM allow for data visualisation and insights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

While I faced a difficult decision culling winners from the forty focused initiatives described in the entries, I selected the following based on their innovative and courageous approaches to a variety of social issues, from new types of housing for the underserved, to animal welfare, to women’s empowerment. We’re the Safe America Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The odds were improved with a donor of his ethnicity, but there were not many South Asians in the national bone-marrow database. Employ empowerment marketing. If you want to win this copy, leave a comment that answers any of the following: The Dragonfly Model is: Focus, Grab Attention, Take Action, and Engage. Tell your story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

It's the only one we have at this point, but we're looking at trying to expand that model a little; well, not a little bit, because we have people that are interested in Dining for Women who live in areas where we don't already have chapters. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

She utilizes her national platform to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis. It seemed to be a really good and sustainable model, and we raised around $300,000 doing that kind of work. It could be the environment, it could be educational issues, political issues, international, national. It really didn't matter to us.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

So, last spring Ella Baker Center, to launch its new program Reclaim the Future, took a big role in the United Nations World Environment Day Conference that was happening here in San Francisco. How to have better practices in communication, and I think one of the things we do at Art and Action is model collective leadership.

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