Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

So, for example, the Agloe Nature Center had 300 members last year, and 175 of those members renewed their memberships this year. For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. Membership has an impact because it can help uplift other educators and improve overall literacy rates.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For example, we recognized that Congressional staffers, elected officials, and political appointees across the spectrum with few exceptions are excited about innovative approaches that better solve a social challenge with the same (or less!)

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Some examples include: Data specific – What data empowers you? An example is how many new members did we acquire last month? For example, instead of asking, “Do you want an Enterprise Data Warehouse?” Use case studies & references – use 3rd party examples and case studies as examples of success.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

For example, your campaigns should reduce the number of unqualified leads your development team has to sift through. For example, you would treat a five-year donor differently than a new prospect. About the Author Liz Murphy is an EVP at Allegiance+Pursuant Group, a direct response fundraising agency and technology company.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Children's Literacy Initiative. The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education. This guide will walk you through the steps below in determining your organization’s role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Here are Harvard Business Review’s key findings from the study, along with (in blue text) association-specific perspectives: Cultural Challenges For the fifth consecutive year, executives report that cultural challenges — not technological ones — represent the biggest impediment around data initiatives. In the 2021 survey, 92.2%

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2006

Jenny manages the China operations for a global cell phone technology company. One of our dreams for the Route 66 technology is that it could be used to teach reading to people all over the world, in English as well as other languages. I just had a great meeting with Jenny Zhao where we talked about the cell phone industry in China.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

But, everyone can raise their data literacy, especially visualization. So, as I curate resources on this topic, I was excited to discover Rahul Bhargava – a data nerd who writes the Data Therapy Blog for the MIT Center for Civic Media. And community organizations can use data to illuminate the challenges they face.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2021

Whether your organization promotes literacy, shelters animals, or impacts another worthy cause, recurring donations have the power to increase your funds so long as you take a smart approach to optimizing your program. Make donor participation easy with technology. Here’s what we’ll cover: Prioritize the donor experience.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. He talked about the opportunities and challenges he sees ahead, especially as technology tools continue to be adopted by more of the human rights community, from cell phones to Facebook. But this week, human rights was front and center.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community. The Martus story that has unfolded during that time is a tale of hard-won success and focused efforts to bridge human rights and technological innovation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. " Use concrete examples. This is sort of a hard truth to swallow.

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2014

Free Geek is a technology reuse, recycle, and education nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. It was great to get out of the office together and see the good work being done with technology and nonprofits right here in Portland. Last week, during the quarterly staff retreat, NTEN staff toured Free Geek.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. "Second Life libraries are examples of immersive learning environments ," explained Dr. Hill. Success in Second Life.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners. Additionally, community centers at these parks can become information hubs for citizens, empowering them with information and communication technologies.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2014

Bringing mobile devices into adult library programs can be an excellent way to promote library e-media and teach digital literacy skills. She will share tips for instilling technology confidence in staff and providing user-driven training. She will also share some examples of one-on-one ebook appointments at various libraries.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

And the organizations that are the most successful at that are those that use technology in innovative ways to design memorable experiences. Here are three examples: 1. The technology of tomorrow. For example, One.org. For example, One.org. Alzheimer’s Research UK. The immersive experience. About the Author.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

You have to use the right technology to manage any database segmentation strategy. To see how this works in action, we can use a common scenario as an example. Let’s use the following example family. For example, Rhonda typically gives a gift in the $500 range every time she gives something.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Participants expressed that they thought basic coding literacy and best practice guides and manuals were assets to small teams, but Yann also made it clear that "these skills are not a must. Opinions, resources, and examples were shared, making this a successful two-hour SoupChat. Resources for adding assistive technologies.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. For example, the infographic shows that using the Internet to find a job reduces the time spent unemployed by 25 percent.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

I live in Silicon Valley, a place that exists to drive creation of new and exciting technology. What about literacy and education? If you give all knowledge away freely, you'll discourage people and companies from investing in creating valuable technology and content. We often leave 90% of the planet out of these discussions.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

For example, if youre trying to reach new donors, consider participating in #GivingTuesday (in addition to running your year-end campaign) to help increase visibility by connecting to this broader movement. For example, consider creating a strategy for segmenting your emails and testing, this is a great resource from Kivi Leroux Miller.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2017

Digital Strategy is my passion, but less from the perspective of technology implementation and more from the perspective of embedding digital knowledge and literacy throughout an organization. My philosophy is that “digital” is not technology—it is content and experience. Technology is how we deliver it.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. This will (hopefully) enable hundreds of thousands of low-income people to begin using free cloud services like Google Docs and Microsoft Office Web Apps, and wide array of online educational programs to name just a few examples. What Is the Digital Divide?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

For example, while many businesses have resisted building more energy efficient buildings, it's now clear that doing so reduces their costs over time. For example, for domestic violence advocates, the monetizing pain point to hit is the billions of dollars that domestic violence costs American businesses alone.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. Activists and community leaders will see and be given the opportunity to present on successful uses of technology for social change. Upcoming Events. Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Public libraries are also working diligently to close both the digital and the opportunity gap: from giving free classes on resume-building to providing free access to technology. TechSoup for Libraries surveyed and interviewed organizations that received Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) funding. More Resources.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

Over the past few years, I have seen human rights groups become much more sophisticated about how they use technology to document human rights abuses. While visiting the country, I met with members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who are using a growing collection of technology tools to confront reported human rights incidents.

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