Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2019

Phone numbers are provided for those in the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The survey is 100% anonymous and available in 4 languages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2019

2018 Global NGO Technology Report :: Download. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live. 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report :: Download. Global Landscape of Philanthropy Report 2018 :: Download. For Nonprofits in the United States: 5. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our first cohort on Zero Hunger, focusing on food insecurity in the United States. An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. Why Small-Scale Farmers? What are ways of helping farmers get more money from their work?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

For nonprofits with a global audience, this is a long-time needed functionality for Facebook Pages. The ability for fans to translate your Page’s Status Updates into their native language appears to have been launched in October 2011, though I didn’t notice it until very recently.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We had just won the national contract to supply ALL disabled students in the United States, with ALL the books they needed to read to succeed in school, for free. How the Bookshare she helped build became the model for the global Treaty of Marrakesh ratified by fifty countries, including the United States in the last few months.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

He was also the principal author of a recent report you may have heard of: “ Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate ,” which was released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in May 2014, calling on the United States government to integrate climate change adaptation into its global food security strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

Obviously nonprofits that work internationally would be wise to tweet around the clock, but even nonprofits that limit their mission and services to their own country, province, state, city, or village should experiment with being a global twitizen. Social Media Webinars for Nonprofits in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

For starters, it closely follows the Chafee Amendment , which is the copyright exception that has made Bookshare possible in the United States. We were worried that a bad treaty might even negatively affect our ability to serve our users in the United States.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

These publisher agreements have also included permissions to distribute books outside the United States: most frequently, we are provided global rights. Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. • These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion. As Bookshare, we believe we can find money to extend the availability of our collection globally to the poor. Richer countries like the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

For nonprofits with a global audience, this is a long-time needed functionality for Facebook Pages. The ability for fans to translate your Page’s Status Updates into their native language appears to have been launched in October 2011, though I didn’t notice it until very recently.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Unlike the.ORG domain which can be registered by any individual or brand (but mostly registered by nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits), the new.NGO and.ONG domains can only be registered by nonprofits, charities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and ONGs (non-governmental organizations in a romance-based language ).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It bears mentioning that the executive summary of our findings (in several languages) and full report (in English) are available at no cost to everyone. In the United States we already have a number of cloud donors making their products available to eligible nonprofits - 27 of them so far. to conduct our survey in 21 languages.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities. The Treaty for Americans with Disabilities People with print disabilities in the United States are going to be pretty happy with the Treaty.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2015

First, “NGO” is an acronym meaning “non-governmental organization” whereas “ONG” means “non-governmental organization” in countries where a romance language is spoken i.e., Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. million nonprofits. Thus, there are possibly up to 4.5

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Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

Council members may also access our legal compendium chapter, International Grantmaking: A Guide For Funders Making Grants Outside The United States , for free assistance on international grantmaking procedures. Working with global intermediaries. Funding US 501(c)(3) or international organizations responding in the region.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. In fact, according to the Global NGO Technology Report , 27% of nonprofits worldwide have an official policy to allow staff to work on their LinkedIn Profiles during work hours.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

If hired, ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Also helpful: Interest in and comfort with languages other than English, especially Spanish, French, Russian, or Arabic. Tell us how you would strengthen our team, and the global cause of human rights.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The top causes donors supported this year included: Human Services Animal Protection & Welfare Christianity Theater Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification Neon One may be based in the United States, but some of the most successful campaigns were run by organizations that operate in other parts of the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL).

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them. They also uncovered how “It’s not about how we talk to them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Many small NGOs are also unaware of the services and resources offered to the NGO community by TechSoup Global , SANGONeT , NASSCOM Foundation , Meedan , and FrontlineSMS. In the United States this is called fiscal sponsorship. To do so, you’ll need a web hosting service such as BlueHost.com.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

In 2015, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—also known as the Global Goals—to change the world for the better and leave no one behind by 2030. Do the SDGs Apply in the United States? The Global Goals are everyone’s goals. Let’s take a step back. Why are we discussing big goals?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

83% of participants are applying their social media skills to engage local and global communities. I delivered one of the keynotes and as you can see from this slide, we had two screens presenting materials in both languages. In addition, there was live translation in both languages. 12 training centers have been established.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If the question at hand was a global treaty setting “fair use” as a global norm, I would expect the same objections. The reason there’s a global book famine is because the money to do this voluntarily, and do it for each and every country over and over again, doesn’t exist and will not exist in the foreseeable future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Global reach : Nonprofits do not have to limit themselves to their immediate geographic location for support. The public can visit a nonprofit’s website, easily find financial documents, sign up to volunteer, make a donation, and even have text translated to their native language.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2011

Providing technology training to United States military veterans looking to transition to civilian jobs. Translating software to help indigenous peoples connect with others while preserving their language and culture. They are all initiatives of Microsoft Citizenship. and Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Here are the key takeaways from a discussion with Danielle Brigida (National Wildlife Federation), Carie Lewis (The Humane Society of the United States), Alison Carlman (Global Giving) and Alison McQuade (EMILY’s List). Influence the decision makers. This allows them to see, first-hand, the impact of social media communication.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

I did an internal survey of TechSoup Global’s use of cloud tools and we literally use dozens of cloud tools now. TechSoup Global is also in the process of adding to the body of cloud research with our Global NGO Cloud Survey. We would particularly love to invite the participation of organizations outside the United States.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

Their team of digital volunteers, already trained in public affairs and talking to the media, used specific language to represent themselves as Red Cross voices online. It's clear that the social space online has taken on a huge role in disaster preparations and response in the United States.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place, and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language. questions surrounding globalization and social justice. Windy founded D.V.A. His forthcoming.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday is a day of global generosity and charitable giving that takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Plus, it helps to show that you’re participating in this global movement of generosity!

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

In February of 2011, TechSoup Global board member and founder of the nonprofit Samasource , Leila Chirayath Janah published a piece in TechCrunch that explores an unusual aspect of telework. Specifically, she focused on its potential to provide incomes to poor people in both rich and poor countries.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. I’ll decode that slightly wonky language below. What did we do? Read on for our review of the last six months. There will be gossip, numbers and a few bad jokes along the way to keep you from getting drowsy.

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