Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

Here’s two programs that use technology to support women and girls and are an inspiration. Early last year my colleague Noel Dickover and his co-workers at PeaceTech Lab organized a workshop in Mumbai, India to help activists use technology and media to prevent gender based violence. The Tech Girls of Dharavi.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that’s really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

But it is clear that privacy protections have not kept pace with technological development. In his January 17, 2014 speech on NSA reforms , President Obama stated: "As the nation that developed the Internet, the world expects us to ensure that the digital revolution works as a tool for individual empowerment, not government control."

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Dynamics of Donation Drives Inclusivity and Empowerment At its core, a donation drive fosters inclusivity, inviting people from diverse backgrounds and walks of life to participate. The Role of Technology in Modern Donation Drives Digital Platforms and Convenience In the digital age, technology plays a pivotal role in donation drives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago. He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

And gen Y who will come of age in a post-print era will be connecting to causes and giving to nonprofits through technologies that haven’t been invented yet. Generation Z is being born into digital technology and will be highly connected throughout their lifetime. Generation Z (Born 2001–Present, Currently Ages 13 and Younger).

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Digital Empowerment: Utilizing social media, cloud solutions, and analytics tools to drive engagement and efficiency. Spotlight on Solutions: How Flipcause Empowers Nonprofits In today’s digital era, it’s essential for nonprofits to have the right technological tools at their disposal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Their strategy focuses on technology and partnerships that can accelerate systemic on the ground social change and economic issues. “ Unleashing Technology. But as Daniel Ben-Horin said, “Our theory of change states that software products are necessary, but not sufficient for empowerment of social change organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities. Forget Batteries: New Technologies To Power Electronics Devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Partnerships with technology companies are driving AI4Good, providing their expertise, toolkits, and resources to work with nonprofits to integrate the use of AI. The report provides detail about the opportunities and challenges and offers some next steps for social good organizations, technology companies, and policy makers. .

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Kindful

AUGUST 17, 2021

In fact, Forbes recently reported that 75% of nonprofits surveyed shared that, since the pandemic occurred, they’ve been looking for advice on finding new ways to fundraise through digital technology. Digital technology is making it increasingly easy for boards and volunteers to engage with and support their organizations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2021

We talked extensively about her priorities in her new role, Goodwill’s biggest challenges, closing the opportunity gap, and the importance of technology in solving big problems. We’re in the business of self-empowerment and helping people find that through employment. What role does technology play in your work at Goodwill?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Venture 2 Impact leveraged technology to continue providing nonprofit partners and volunteers around the world with necessary tools and training to advance their mission despite challenges created by the pandemic. This concept focuses on long-term, system-changing interventions in contrast to shorter, more specific challenges.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

They’re looking for creative ways to retain staff, keep them happy and engaged, deal with burnout, bridge skills gaps, and implement new technology to help it all come together. A recent Harvard Business Review article on this topic says that “empowerment, engagement, and planning are critical. New Technology and Data Management.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This type of innovation brings unprecedented agility and empowerment to professional and trade associations. Plus, Nimble AMS certified developers are experienced in working with leading technologies such as APEX,NET, Force.com, Node.js, AngularJS, C#, Git, BitBucket, TeamCity and Bootstrap. Explore Nimble AMS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The program hosts a delegation of women who work in the tech industry to share their knowledge and skills with women-focused nonprofits, startups and girls empowerment programs in developing countries and in the US.

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Givinga

JANUARY 26, 2021

It’s impossible to predict when it will be needed, but when technology and tools are ready to be activated, companies can respond to any disaster type at any time. We helped LIVELY formulate a list of 10 charities that promote social justice through a variety of areas including legal, advocacy and women’s empowerment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

I’m giving my support as well as sharing my teaching and technology skills with Women’s Rights organizations in Ukraine. The project is called “ Tech2Empower ,” organized by Wake , an organization on a quest to leverage technology for women’s empowerment globally. In Ukraine, nearly 2 million people are internally displaced.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Once you complete the quiz, the Coca-Cola foundation supplies grants to local nonprofits that aid in environmental protections, women’s empowerment, economic empowerment, and disaster preparedness. The Ford Foundation granted $1.07

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

“As organizations,” Osborne said, “we must liberate spending to focus on the promotion, learning and innovation around braille,” and recognize that we ought to embrace today’s changing economics and technology so that braille can be part of an equation which delivers access to information for all, not just to those who can afford it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2012

Technology offers empowerment, not automation. Management is service, not control. My employees are my peers, not my children. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear. Change equals growth, not pain. Work should be fun, not mere toil.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

Whether campaigning for the future of our planet, directing documentaries, or creating content that spotlights global issues, social empowerment and environmental education are at the core of Jack’s work. Jack Harries understands the power of storytelling. She believes that when people and communities thrive, business thrives.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2019

Through Nimble AMS, associations can now move beyond traditional AMS to leverage modern technological innovation and access capabilities and features that once were available only to Fortune 500 companies. A strong user community is a critical to succeed with technology. Nimble AMS is built on Salesforce. Data security. Transparency.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Empowerment is the greatest form of impact. Technology alone cannot help us reach our full potential, but we also can’t make progress without it. Cheryl is the vice president of Tech for Social Impact at Salesforce.org helping change-makers realize the promise of technology to scale their missions and impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States. Learn More .

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

It is his mission to help clients transform their data into strategy and provide an integrated approach that blends creativity with technological sophistication. Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. The pandemic has presented an opportunity for us to reimagine social change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Nearly 45 percent of employees report that their organizations are insufficiently innovative in using new technologies or creative approaches to improve internal effectiveness. Nearly half of employees do not feel that their teams receive high-quality support from other teams within their organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These ideas make me wonder where there are community technology spaces in neighborhoods that are teaching data literacy skills to the people and where nonprofits are learning to improve their capacity on this skill set?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Nearly 45 percent of employees report that their organizations are insufficiently innovative in using new technologies or creative approaches to improve internal effectiveness. Nearly half of employees do not feel that their teams receive high-quality support from other teams within their organizations.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Enter empowerment and encouragement. In short, successful storytelling is as much about making it an organizational priority and incorporating it into everything you do, as it is about the technology you use. What is needed is space to create. Please join us on April 4 at 11 a.m. Pacific time for this.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

While machine learning is increasingly used by companies across the private sector, few nonprofits have integrated this kind of technology into their operations to date. Featured Photo: Send 100 Girls to STEM Camp in Nigeria by Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). Learn about DataRobot’s AI for Good program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

Empowerment — The hardest of all forms of social media strategy, empowerment assumes that the organization will commit to building a far flung community. He outlines ways to approach interaction across different social platforms and technologies. Geoff reminds us that tactics are not tools , but actions. Shareability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

CompuMentor has created a Technology Innovation Fund to provide direct cash support to projects selected by the NetSquared Community. Community Technology Centres for Children And Young Adults in Low and Moderate Income Communities in Madurai India. Vote for your favorites this week only! Fair Trade Language Tutoring Via WebCam.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

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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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