Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

South Africa 150

South Africa Copyright Ghana India 150

Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. Our ability to collaborate effectively in the cloud and create meaningful media together is quickly evolving as more nonprofits expand their borders.

Storytelling 67

Storytelling Collaboration Video Thailand 67

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

I remember, back in the heady days of the early Circuit Rider movement, when one of the big issues was that nonprofits had old, outdated equipment, and they never budgeted for its timely replacement. The argument goes – nonprofits need up-to-date tools to do their work effectively. Production and Disposal of Technology Equipment.

Environment 160

Environment Technology Green Ghana 160

Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. Our ability to collaborate effectively in the cloud and create meaningful media together is quickly evolving as more nonprofits expand their borders.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Storytelling Video Thailand 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2006

h as a blog and it has a nonprofit nook. The photo above is from Ghana. OneWorld U.S. T he main purpose of the blog, according to the "about" page, is: The purpose of the OneWorld U.S. blog is to facilitate networking, collaboration & the sharing of information and ideas about global and local issues.

Ghana 50

Ghana Facilitation Global Photo 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Google announces " Broadcast Your Cause, " a nonprofit channel on YouTube. And, if your nonprofit does not have a video camera to create content, sign up to get a free one from the Flip Video Camcorder Giveaway , in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. He also shares the key points of his presentation here.

Summary 50

Summary Nptech Burma YouTube 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

In the nonprofit sector, many people work long, hard hours on behalf of larger movement. She is going to Ghana in November. She is using her blog to raise money to support the first Community Access television station in Ghana, Coastal Television in Cape Coast Ghana. tools for nonprofits.

Ghana 50

Ghana Twitter Facebook Change 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2007

My colleague, Joitske Hulsebosch, who is based in the Netherlands and most recently working in Ghana, developed a 12-step vlogging process to help a network in Ghana (GINKS) produce an ICT4D stories blog. Click To Play Vikas Nath explains his idea that empowerment of women in governance using ICTS should pass via livelihoods.

Government 50

Government Ghana Vlog Netherlands 50

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 9, 2006

My March post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs , seems to have been helpful to folks (it even got translated into spanish by a blogger in Spain, so I thought I'd share my list, originally posted on NetSquared , of 7 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Podcasts. Example: UNICEF Digital Diaries: Berenice's Story from Ghana, Part I.

Podcast 40

Podcast Ghana Pakistan Spain 40

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Topic : What sort of stories should nonprofits tell? How can nonprofits in tech work towards a society that gives young girls with disabilities opportunities to be drivers of change? Topic: Visibility, communications (storytelling), and marketing, key elements for greater impact, sustainability, and incidence of NGOs. NEW YORK CITY.

South Africa 36

South Africa Twitter San Francisco Chile 36

NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

Countries represented: 13 (US, Canada, UK, Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Nepal, Mexico, and Ghana). How Do Activists & Nonprofits Use Content Curation , Curation Empire. What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC. Speakers: 250.

NTC 64

NTC NTEN Memphis Belgium 64

NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

Countries represented: 13 (US, Canada, UK, Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Nepal, Mexico, and Ghana). How Do Activists & Nonprofits Use Content Curation , Curation Empire. What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC. Speakers: 250.

NTC 50

NTC NTEN Memphis Belgium 50

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP is helping to make a difference in the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup. Enabling 1,000 nonprofits through donations of technology, thereby helping organizations to run more efficiently and maximize their potential. Making Social Investments. Seven Billion Actions.

Giving 44

Giving North America Ghana China 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide. Why not send some geek love from NTEN

Charity 50

Charity Swaziland Donation Ghana 50

Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

IDP’s pilot program in Ghana started with initial enrollment of 27,000 children and now is expected to reach a total of 150,000 children by July 2017. Listen to all of your stakeholders, nonprofit partners and the community.

Taxonomy 20

Taxonomy Lesson Ghana Philanthropy 20

Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Every nonprofit, big or small, stands to gain from working towards a common global goal. In this blog post, we’ll review the SDG’s in more depth, and help give ideas on how your nonprofit can support them. . In this blog post, we’ll review the SDG’s in more depth, and help give ideas on how your nonprofit can support them. .

Goal 52

Goal Global Ghana Los Angeles 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

At Fort Mason on San Francisco Bay investors, fund managers and social entrepreneurs put their heads together to discuss what it will take to do better, and do more, in the space that lies between strictly nonprofit and strictly for profit. Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana.

Taxonomy 61

Taxonomy Metrics San Francisco Ghana 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch.

Summary 50

Summary Nptech Green Tag 50

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana. What was that? What were some of the highlights?

Director 40

Director Ghana Africa North America 40

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

50 Crows: Social Change Photography Beth's Blog and Thriving Too recommend Collective Lens: Promoting Social Change Through Photography Earth and Economy recommends Blue Earth Alliance: Photography Inspiring Social Change Ghana Make You Move recommends Photovoice: Social Change Through Photography The Exposure Project recommends Daylight Magazine.

Photography 40

Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Like many other leaders of nonprofit organizations, I travel an unreasonable fraction of the time. Consulted with some peer social entrepreneurs about whether we could help them with specific technology for their nonprofits. It was the third Africa Forum I’ve attended: I went to Accra, Ghana, in 2011 and South Africa in 2004.

New York 100

New York Boston Washington Africa 100

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. My favorite scene from the movie is these women, all ages, all sizes, going to surround the peace talks in Ghana, which were essentially going nowhere. Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. I am very inspired by that.

Global 44

Global Fund Interview United States 44