Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Data for Inclusion: Enabling people with disabilities to provide firsthand reports on the issues they face to inform policy at the local, national, and global level. It would be an understatement to say that I am proud of what Benetech’s team has accomplished since our founding.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

She and her senior policy adviser, Hal Plotkin, are huge fans of Open Educational Resources (OERs), having been involved in starting that movement in community colleges. Our new announcement about the Department granting Bookshare supplemental funding to convert open content textbooks to accessible formats went over very well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. ” with Jacob Harold , Guidestar; Robert Kirkpatrick , UN Global Pulse; Mayur Patel , Knight Foundation. Global Pulse @rgkirkpatrick.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Be open to negotiating on the US-JR if it’s stipulated that it is a step on the road to a treaty (a “yes-and” strategy).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally. Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Research, Hunger Free America. Emilio Tavarez.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Discover the four steps Race Forward recommends for developing racial equity policies, practices, and cultures and use their toolkit’s resources to help you put them in place at your organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

We need new policies, new technology, new strategies, and local support in order to build, implement, and sustain the kinds of solutions that will help us make progress on our goals. Opens new window. Plant-for-the-Planet’s projects are highly local, with global impact. Opens new window. Opens new window.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Think about that for a moment — we have over 300 consulting and product partners that are serving thousands of organizations and institutions globally. OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Senior Director, Global Partner Engagement, Salesforce.org. Grow Sustainably with Jo Fairley.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Social anxiety for some because we are opening up our homes, our personal spaces, in professional contexts (although this can be mitigated with the use of background images or being off camera) ( Axios ). My absolute favorite, which comes from Katy Grennier, DSIL Global , is the dance off that can be done on a video conference platform.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Open Government Data.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

BIO Ventures for Global Health ( BVGH ) is a very interesting and innovative group focusing on key global health issues, and they have some important job openings. Director/Manager of Policy and Advocacy : to manage BVGH’s policy agenda and strategic advocacy initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. ” (For more advice on getting started responsibly, see 8 Steps Nonprofits Can Take for Responsible AI Adoption and advice on drafting an acceptable use policy.)

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

However, with global sea levels still rising rapidly , biodiversity declining at an alarming rate , and the world’s most vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, it is clear that the efforts of dedicated environmental nonprofits alone are not enough. From nonprofits like 350.org With a digital-first approach, 350.org’s

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2022

The nonprofit sector is ever-changing, and in this digital age it is now opening its arms to a new way to accept donations : through the blockchain and cryptocurrency. Some organizations choose to convert these donations into cash immediately to avoid this risk, or develop policies about when to liquidate them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. TechSoup Global's Ale Bezdekian attended another San Francisco event, but it was much different from the one at San Francisco State.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality. The foundation offers grant funding to nonprofits that work to advance equality through research, education, policy, and the legal system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

There are also research reports , events, fellowships, and bootcamps , and an annual AI4Good Global Summit. Last year, Google made an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address these social challenges. The key findings in the report are listed below.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

I'm in Kuwait for the 10th Annual Conference of the " Global Development Network ", a "global network of research and policy institutes that work on facilitating and applying research to policy development and practice." It's a three-day gathering of economists and development policy experts from almost every continent.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Global Fund For Children. Their grantmaking aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy. Global Fund For Children. Funding Priority: Education. Mellon Foundation. Kars4Kids Foundation.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

We love to extend learning at Forum One, so I was excited to be able to bring two experts at the forefront of new digital applications for government together for an open conversation, How & When to Create Custom AI/ML Solutions in Government. She previously served as the Chief of Applied Innovation & Acceleration in USAID’s U.S.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. A policy for how to respond to negative comments or social media workflow. Bots can also answer open-ended questions and get smarter as they go, if you train them.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Excellent data tools will continue to get cheaper and easier to use… This trend has been going strong for a while now, particularly as more and more of the data landscape has shifted to using open source tools. With the formal launch of the EU’s GDPR law (along with thousands of “we’ve updated our privacy policy!”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

IDA is a global membership organization of international and regional membership organizations of persons with disabilities. If social justice is important to you, consider how bringing in more marginalized sectors of the community will help you support solutions, programs, or policies that work for all. Outline the participant role.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

An Interview with representatives from the UN Global Pulse Initiative. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits developed their social media policies. I n it you'll find: " Five Communications Myths that Executive Directors Believe ," from Kivi Leroux Miller, based on the 2012 Communications Trends Report.

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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

While the exact details of your organization’s security policy may differ based on your line of work and IT resources, there are some things that everyone can do to protect confidential information. These guidelines can also inform the development of your nonprofit’s security policy, if you do not have one already. Need an example?

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One worked with the NMNH to bring this sense of wonder to the Museum’s online presence, completely redesigning and developing its website in the latest open source technology. The National Museu m of Natural History has a mission to promote a greater understanding of the natural world and our place in it. Climatelinks.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years. Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. Strategic Change – this involves changes to the policies and processes.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At the global Disability Rights Fund (DRF), for example, the first MEL framework was developed at a gathering of staff, advisors, and donors—the majority of whom were activists with disabilities from the Global South. We’re engineering responses, rather than being open to what happens.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’m just back from a trip to Europe where I was part of the opening plenary at this year’s International Fundraising Congress outside of Amsterdam. (I I was honored to be invited to be one of the speakers during the opening plenary along with Keith Jenkins from National Geographic and Ben Rattray from Change.org.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

"(T)o provide a platform for understanding, visualizing and analyzing global energy systems that will help the world accelerate the transition to cheap clean energy for all." Global Energy Observatory ? s very innovative in its open-source and collaborative approach, it?s See Thomas Friedman? s vision for GEO is ?to

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

"(T)o provide a platform for understanding, visualizing and analyzing global energy systems that will help the world accelerate the transition to cheap clean energy for all.". There has been a rising consensus that we need to transform our global energy system to reduce energy usage and to shift to less carbon intensive energy sources.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The most recent session of Nonprofits Live was devoted to helping organizations that struggle with balancing respecting free speech and open dialogue while protecting privacy. The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies.

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