Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Ending the Book Famine: the Marrakesh Treaty The World Blind Union talks about the global book famine experienced by blind people, and the negative impacts on education and employment on many millions of people around the world. Ten years ago, I was one of a handful of leaders who got together to create a first draft of a global treaty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The Bookshare promise to American students with disabilities is that if they need a book for education, Bookshare will ensure that they have it. Government funding is slim, and not available in most of the world. As Bookshare, we believe we can find money to extend the availability of our collection globally to the poor.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. They use science and clean water laws to improve habitats and communities reliant on a thriving Bay ecosystem.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. Then after the project is funded, the money goes to TechBridge to implement and complete the work. Very sophisticated for a student team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Ashoka 's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated. If you do the math, that's $1 million donated to these organizations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

When all was said and done, we received a 2005 seed-funding grant from Full Circle Fund and launched the Refurbished Computer Initiative program. TechSoup Global has had a long association with PCRR. With a catalog. They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

The students are the children of the poorest families of Roteang Village and who participate in the Sharing Foundation's farm project. law of reciprocity). I've been using this phrase that is on our Global Giving Campaign Page Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children. Is that cool - the literacy school is green!

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community. By 1994, investors had access to 26 sustainable funds, with assets of around $1.9 Billion. . .

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And obviously, the majority of the funds are raised in the capital campaign. What’s our capacity to raise those funds? They moved to a transitional campus, and they began to add students and kind of expand their services to those students. Brian: You know, adding that to your annual fund is key.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Cultivating Student Philanthropy. Cultivating Student Philanthropy. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Houston, TX / $250. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance. Leadership.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

We are inclined to participate in this amazing cause, but first we want to do our homework on an organization or viral fund before donating real money. In the case of the above grassroots fundraiser, lots of international press easily verified the fund’s legitimacy. How many students did you help? Shout to the rooftops!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Salesforce.org is humbled to partner with nonprofits around the world to bring awareness to World Day Against Human Trafficking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. He followed up by launching another company helping startups find funding, write business plans, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because in a global society all our human rights need to be fought for and protected. Southern Poverty Law Center. Student Aid Alliance. World Wildlife Fund. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube || Google+ || LinkedIn || Flickr.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

In our case, we sold the Arkenstone reading machine enterprise to a for-profit and used money from the sale (and funding from the Skoll Foundation, the Omidyar Network, and the Jenesis Foundation) to create and launch Bookshare. one a global norm and allows for easy import and export of accessible materials. Fast forward to today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because in a global society all our human rights need to be fought for and protected. Southern Poverty Law Center. Student Aid Alliance. World Wildlife Fund. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube || Google+ || LinkedIn || Flickr.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. My friend and colleague, Adam Sterling, was a 21-year-old student at UCLA when he first heard about the genocide in Darfur, and then he was outraged and decided he had to act.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

In a more global setting however, ROI has non-monetary objectives such as public awareness of a product or new sales leads. Savings and checking accounts, money market and other investment funds including retirement funds and life insurance policies with built-up savings also allow non-probate transfers.

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Candid

APRIL 21, 2021

Some 20 years ago, when working as vice president for peace and social justice at the Ford Foundation , I was approached by the Vera Institute of Justice about a global initiative focused on prosecuting the police. We had also learned that direct funding to police organizations for reform had limited impact.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

Sarah: And some key challenges that we can face as organizations when working with a young professionals group, first, is just the staff and funding, the resources that we have to provide it. And yes, I would say, even with high school and college students, you might have people who want to identify that way. And Z for zoomer.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative. We’re a former grantee and we hope that our work and Gates funding priorities coincide again in the future. This time I had three agenda items for my conversations with congressional staff: Advocating for funding for special education.

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