Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We had a mind-blowing presentation from one of the engineering leaders on Venice's efforts to respond to sea level rise with giant barriers to the Venice lagoon. The biggest idea I heard was that while mitigation is a global issue, climate adaptation will be a local issue.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2009

It never ceases to amaze me: the cool social entrepreneurs that I get to meet all the time, coming up with mind-blowing innovative ways to accomplish social good. Wondering about whether a proposed project duplicates one already built? Get this: the funding decisions on their new clean water projects are made by peer project leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

From the proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act to "do not track" browser settings, Internet privacy has been at the forefront of discussions about our rights online. Global, he worked for various law firms and Delta Products Corporation in Fremont. Prior to joining TechSoup.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 9, 2018

Engage with them by giving them a portal in your management system and encouraging their proposals. Additionally, there’re other global social mediums that let you create events and accept funds through them. How can a nonprofit management app help with that? Volunteers donate their time and energy. Zoho Creator is one of them.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

With the rise in concern for global warming, it makes sense that when hosting a virtual or hybrid conference you would want to promote it as sustainable and climate-friendly. When setting your ‘green goals,’ be sure to keep this consideration front of mind. Look for transparency in reporting and past reports of hosted events.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

With the rise in concern for global warming, it makes sense that when hosting a virtual or hybrid conference you would want to promote it as sustainable and climate-friendly. When setting your ‘green goals,’ be sure to keep this consideration front of mind. Look for transparency in reporting and past reports of hosted events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Our partners include GOOD , a leading platform for thought and action revolving around pushing the world forward; Global Giving , an online marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them; and Do Something , the largest non-profit teen charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. But her mind is keen and she is making sure she gets estimates in advance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

As I was listening to the panels surrounded by global social innovators, the multiple meaning of the word “social” struck me. With this in mind, I propose a different articulation of the acronym SOCIAL: S is for society. conference (Rio+2.0: Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Classtalk (All phones, SMS-based) empowers teachers to communicate with their classes through SMS and email, keeping school subjects and class deadlines at the top of a student's mind. The Global Kids Online Leadership Organization partnered with the New York Public Library to create a mobile game called NYC Haunts for the iPhone.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Social Capital 2018 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Finance / @nysscpa.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

The field became fixated on achieving two holy-grails, requisite in every proposal, but nearly always unattainable: sustainability and scalability. . Please keep in mind . I’ve been working or interested in the space of ICT for Development (ICT4D) for about a decade now.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Social Capital 2019 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

That in and of itsef is a little mind blowing. The very calm Preetamrai , the Southeast Asian Editor for Global Voices who is also attending and leading a workshop at the Cambodia Bloggers Summit told me about his very cool new app from Techsmith, JingProject. So, I starting worrying about the Internet connection in Cambodia.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

So while “AI” has been with us for some time, even in our everyday lives, those last technologies have spurred something of an AI renaissance, a global tech upheaval, infinite Twitter musings, and hyperbolic press stories — depending, of course, on who you ask. Assess these tradeoffs with your organization’s mission in mind.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Get ready to learn from some of the best analytics minds out there. We’re bringing together bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners for three days of learning, sharing, and networking.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Global delegates. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.) 10/18/2016.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

I approached all of these fields with one question in mind: "What can I steal?" It could be instituting a community process like the one the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle uses to invite community groups to propose and co-design exhibits on topics of extreme relevance to them in the museum.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

We have another date for the end of the global digital divide! Mikey O'Connor of ICANN provided one of the pithiest warnings: "The Internet will be used as the most effective force of mind control the planet has ever seen, leaving the Madison Avenue revolution as a piddling, small thing by comparison." Digital Inclusion.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Most of our nonprofits have a human or community interest in mind, that purpose, and they exist to create impact, positive impact on the communities that we serve. If you’re not familiar with Charity Water, they’re a leading nonprofit at the global level. Grant proposals. Partnership agreements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more. They're encouraging folks to submit proposals. (I'll be delivering the keynote, my first in a virtual 3d environment.). Mashable has dubbed it one of the best places to watch great minds in action.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2022

At People Powered, we recently reviewed and rated the best digital participation platforms , and we have used them to engage our global members in making funding and policy decisions. They generally have several core functions that work well: collecting, reviewing, and revising ideas and proposals; voting on proposals; and reporting outcomes.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

37 Now the global leader in cloud computing, AWS provides governments with data storage space, the military with algorithmic power and other companies with logistics solutions and machine learning. A global ‘servant economy’ beckons, writes Jason E. part of the cultural ambience of AI.’

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

But the bottom-line: Cracks are showing everywhere in our increasingly unsustainable economic and environmental global order. Get far too competitive in a sport – I don’t think I’ve ever managed all of that in one day though, I’m too single minded! Early days – proposal stage… but will happen!

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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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