Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

I first became interested in the topic after reading David Shenk’s “ Data Smog ” in 1998 using the metaphor of environmental problems to talk about the dangers of having too much online information, primarily email. The problem of “information overload” is nothing new and has been around for centuries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Through this three-year project—made possible with support from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind as well as India’s adoption of a new copyright exception for people with print disabilities —we will pilot Bookshare International at scale in India. Just have to find some time and money to tackle them!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. We competed against other participating organizations, racing against the clock to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation. To do so, we definitely need your help.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. It addresses the thorny problem of bringing the 25 percent or so of people in the city who are still not participating in the information age to inclusion. The Community Driven Fund. Dunn Construction.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Picturing the Problem. What we can do to address the problem. " It highlights ways that we can all work together to address the problem. Images: The Internet Is Important to Everyone was developed by OCLC and made possible with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The infographic.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2018

– John Wood , Founder of Room to Read, a nonprofit promoting literacy in children. So, instead of asking yourself, “What if we can’t find any funds?” think more along the lines of, “Wow, we’ll be able to help so many people once we gather enough funds!” It only takes a few passionate people to make a difference.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. At least, both groups would be showing up in Geneva with our different positions clear.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech has a record of success in securing funding, creating partnerships, and delivering products and services that are useful tools for the social sector. We solve social problems that otherwise would not be solved. 2 We get stuff done. Our users are the primary drivers of our technology development. 3 We do the right stuff right.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

Harkin’s work, especially his efforts to guarantee that every child has the opportunity to pursue quality education, infuses everything we at Benetech do through our Literacy Program to transform the lives and outcomes of individuals with disabilities. An amazing conversation ensued, in which Senator Harkin was highly engaged.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

It also provides tools that facilitate program management, funding development, and global collaboration. Foundations can streamline funding development and partnerships by creating a grant submission and approval process with Box. Embed your quarterly or annual reports stored in Box on an external website or intranet page.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

The MacArthur Foundation provided key support for the project by not only financing our work, but also funding computer literacy training for NHRC staff. In order to ensure that that our partners could use Martus, we strategized with them about how they will overcome the problems present in their specific environment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

One of the core problems that many nonprofits face is that although we work to serve or protect people or resources that are often called “priceless,” this failure to monetize our causes has the ironic effect of rendering them valueless. Think beyond the value of your funding. However, this is only the first step.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The Lifeline Program is funded through the Universal Service Fund via contributions from telecom companies (and their customers). They will create and promote digital literacy programs. This program addresses the relevancy of the Internet problem. Organizations Doing Notable Digital Inclusion Work.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic. One deeply entrenched problem that the pandemic laid bare was the difficulty for low-income individuals to access technology, or at least adequate technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. About 79 percent of the funds spent or committed by the American Red Cross have been for food and water; 18 percent have been for shelter; and the rest have been for health and family services.&#

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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. I believe in the power of books to change the world. For me, it started in late 1999 noticing a new icon on our home PC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Two years ago, with funds from the Long Island chapter of the American Association of University Women, we were able to replace their highly arsenic contaminated well with a huge rainwater collection tank and delivery system to supply safe drinking water. I want to thank everyone who has contributed so far.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Women are underrepresented in the field of technology, and it’s a global problem. In Lindon, Utah, 50 employee volunteers planted trees that Symantec donated to TreeUtah using its local Community Outreach funds. Symantec Supports Women in Technology. Education received approximately 50 percent of Symantec’s dollars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. Funded the infrastructure, and less well on content. How to find the right funding mechanism to facilitate collaborative teams?

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

Whether you’re trying to construct a new building, complete upgrades, or expand your organization, a capital campaign will allow you to raise the funds to do that. A capital campaign is an aggressive funding push to support a large, expensive project. A capital campaign allows an organization to achieve ambitious goals.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Nonprofit organizations often face the challenge of raising funds on a tight budget. Garage Sale Gather donated items from the community and organize a garage sale, turning unwanted items into funds for your nonprofit. Get your volunteers (and their kids) involved and make it a fun, day-long event that raises spirits along with funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

How do increase internet literacy with communities? How you ever encountered problems related to your funding and what you're doing on the site? If there is what should it be? What technologies do you need to encourage user-generated content on video? What are the best examples of social networking use?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Are you tackling a problem in an innovative way? . Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list. Announce an initiative to address the problem, and call on the community to work with you and your partner organizations. It’s just too broad.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

If you all don’t know Marie, she is the lead consultant over at Funding for Good. If you don’t know Funding for Good, their principal, Mandy Pearce, has been on our webinar series many, many times over the last few years, recommended Marie as her top expert. You may be saying, “What do donors want to fund?”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

The most sustainable, reusable, scalable solutions that will truly move the needle must be designed with the expertise of those closest to the problem – local climate action experts and the communities they serve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

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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! Fund their work! No chase boat, no support, no film crew, no problem. Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Reporting Problems. Goalie for Mission Asset Fund. Next up, Eddie Freeman presented his app, Goalie for the Mission Asset Fund (MAF). What I like most about this app is that it teaches financial literacy skills by letting users drill down into their expenses and easily keep track of what they're spending.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 6, 2012

One of the resources I have been most impressed with is the " Technology Literacy Benchmarks For Nonprofit Organizations ," created by NPower. They point out the fact that "many nonprofits find themselves reacting to technological problems and developments on an ad hoc basis." My favorite part is the "Technology Planning" section.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Women’s Center of Tarrant County has a name problem, as we serve women, men and children…about 82,000 a year. We are Rape Crisis and Victim Services, Employment (80% placement rate for women and men), Adult Literacy, general counseling for women and families, legal clinic…and on and on. We are NOT a shelter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Now that we believe we’ve really begun to solve the problem of making the text in books accessible for the 1% of the population with a severe print-related disability, we’re busy thinking about the next frontier. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

Strategies that advance equity and justice seek to address the full reality of communities rather than narrow solutions to solve social problems. CRUS’ Innovation and Growth Fund , launched in 2021, will contribute significantly to the global movement to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The goal, from IMLS’s standpoint, is for NAS to create a report that can address the fundamental issues facing museums and libraries in the 21st century, with an intended audience of industry professionals, trustees, funding sources, and government representatives. Of course, that audience is a long way from seeing such a report.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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