Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. What will the future 2020 be like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

" Griefing can be a problem in Second Life, although it does not happen at every location all the time. For example, at the BlogHer in Second Life panels and social events no problems were report as indicated by this report by VintFalken and the Information Literacy Weblog. it's easier to destroy than to create ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

Right now there's a group of us trying to do some action learning about how to facilitate virtual collaborative work and learning in Second Life. To make life easier the boxes will grow bigger and after about an hour they will disappear. The first level is the second life literacy skills - how you move around and communicate.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Take any regular group meetings that have gone smoothly in your life. An environment of trust, transparency, respect…and humor. Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization. Prompt start and end times. Ongoing dialogue.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

In the broadest sense, employee retention depends on a combination of factors, including work-life balance, benefits, compensation, development and learning opportunities , and more. Did you know that 47% of HR professionals have said that retention is the top talent management challenge they face, closely followed by recruitment at 36%?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

In its effort to help local people to meet local needs, LIN aims to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic environment and strengthen the communities. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. Vietnam is an S-shaped country that is slightly larger than New Mexico.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment. Gaming is literacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. Appropriation ??? Multitasking ???

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Last month, the radio show This American Life ran a fascinating episode called " Kid Politics ," which starts with a long segment about the Air Force One Discovery Center immersive experience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The topic is the invasion of Grenada.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dance-a-Thon You and your staff work tirelessly to bring your nonprofit’s mission to life. Gather a group of volunteers to pick up litter, plant trees, clean public spaces, and create a cleaner, more beautiful environment for everyone. Why not ask your supporters to join in the fun and dance till they drop? Save your spot.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Here is a partial transcript from my interview with Viet-Ly: Viet-Ly: Streetside Stories is a nonprofit literacy arts program based in San Francisco and we work with the middle schools -- the public middle schools -- of the San Francisco Unified School District. A lot of that has to do with language development, too, that I've seen.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

I felt it was important for readers to see directly that leaders are not exempt from life's challenges and that learning from one's missteps is how we discover and build that next best version of ourselves. Leadership pundits are talking a lot about vulnerability, but seldom reflect on what that means in practice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

I felt it was important for readers to see directly that leaders are not exempt from life's challenges and that learning from one's missteps is how we discover and build that next best version of ourselves. Leadership pundits are talking a lot about vulnerability, but seldom reflect on what that means in practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

We have to create an environment of trust around the information we collect and be crystal clear about where it’s going. From restricting wireless access points to encrypting data on your organization’s portable laptops, keeping a secure environment is an integral part of preventing data leakage and upholding your constituents’ trust.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Urban Sprouts teaches youth to grow, harvest, prepare, and eat vegetables from the school garden in order to help them to become more engaged in school, eat better, exercise more, and connect with the environment and each other.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Originally from California, Harriet Chalmers Adams lived a life that saw her travel through South America, Asia, and the South Pacific.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Its mission is to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California by increasing access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments, and safe neighborhoods. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Its mission is to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California by increasing access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments, and safe neighborhoods. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. 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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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If your ideal donors care about the environment, focus on nature-oriented festivals. If your organization promotes literacy, partner with a bookstore. You Need a Fundraising Plan Everything in nonprofit life requires a plan, and fundraising is no different. Partner with a local business. Which ones do people comment on?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Miradi – Expanding Throughout the World Images of sea life from the Ytre Hvaler National Park in Norway.I’ve been amazed by the growth in adoption of Miradi, our conservation project management software tool. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The Internet and the Web are changing every institution and impacting every aspect of life. We hope OneWEbDay can change that and help to build a global constituency of people who care about the health of our 21st century communications environment. Unfortunately, these issues rarely break through the noise barrier.

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