Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 13, 2015

It is full of examples of interesting ed tech from for-profits and nonprofits, as well as local, state and federal government agencies. These kinds of plans can be impenetrable, but I found this one quite readable and understandable. Of course, one thing might be that accessibility is put right up top, front and center!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Davey Award winners have been announced, and we’re proud to say that Forum One and our amazing clients have officially won 10 awards in website and app design for nonprofits, health, government, cultural institutions, and more. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. Prior to 2011, the majority of my career was spent at small and mid-size organizations, where a large part of the funding came from foundations, corporations, and government grants.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” Generative AIs went from entertaining but ultimately not very useful to possessing, and the change happened overnight. 

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Forum One

AUGUST 5, 2021

From our discussions with nonprofits, foundations, associations, think tanks, and government agencies over the last year and a half, a common challenge is the ability to communicate changes, updates, and brand-new information to visitors and contacts. This post was co-written by Beatrice Mhando, BSc ’22 Vanderbilt University.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Random House Mondadori and Expanding the Spanish-language Bookshare Program Benetech’s strong relationships with numerous partners across sectors are fundamental to our continued success. We, too, are working hard to expand Bookshare into more geographies and languages. Spanish publishing is one of the hottest digital battlegrounds.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Language barriers For those who are not fluent in English, language barriers can create additional challenges and make it difficult to access certain opportunities and succeed in certain fields.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There are also multiple bills moving through legislature in no less than 25 other states and the federal government ( COPRA ) that could become law in 2020. Online training for nonprofits Join Whole Whale University Learn from our decade of experience with courses, webinars, templates, and guides!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The panelists included, Virginia Eubanks, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY and author of Automating Inequality ; Rashida Richardson, Director of Policy Research for the AI Now Institute ; and Di Luong, Research and Policy Organizer at Media Mobilizing Project. You can watch the keynote on YouTube.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Washington Square Magazine, which is published by Viji’s alma matter San Jose State University, included a profile of Viji in their most recent issue. Viji, who is from India, received a BA in accounting from Madras University and moved with her husband to the Bay Area. In countries outside the U.S.,

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We generated ideas for features like crop-specific guidance, multi-language accessibility, real-time market pricing data, and access to peer-to-peer training and resources. He has been on field missions to co-create solutions with governments and implementing partners in Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You don’t qualify for the Google Ad Grant if you are a: Hospital or healthcare organization (nonprofits working in the healthcare space, such as lung cancer research or aphasia awareness , still qualify) Government entity or organization School, academic institution, or university (check out Google for Education for its schools program).

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

AI Product Management by Duke University: Covers how AI can be used to improve marketing campaigns and customer engagement. AI for Finance by Wharton University. DL applications have revolutionized areas such as image recognition and natural language processing. Knowledge needed to develop and launch AI-powered products.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2013

Jungle light speed: Tracking Epidemics with Natural Language Processing and Crowdsourcing In this post Robert Munro discusses his views on the need to use data in a way that preserves individual rights. Big Data and Global Development. Data Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

C is for collaboration because this revolution enables people to organize themselves within companies and societies into loosely coupled teams to take on any kind of challenges — from designing a new product to taking down a government. She received her BA from the University of Washington, and her MBA from UC Berkeley.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Third, the print book is not universally accessible. 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

This is an important step in developing a new language and dialogue that shifts away from the “philanthropic-nonprofit” paradigm (p.2). She discusses the need for standardization of practices and government regulation to catch up with new technologies surrounding the use of data. This is exciting! This is not seen as a negative.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. But what if I tell her in a language she doesn't understand? The effect is being felt everywhere, from business to science, from government to the arts.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 27, 2014

Staff can always use such language with board members as: “How can I help you? “Do Gail launched her fundraising career at Duke University and then directed the fundraising program at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. governance nonprofit'

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Achieve

MARCH 4, 2022

Update your donation page to clearly include language about email and the types of messages you may send to donors in the future. This is the standard charitable solicitation registration process with which you’re likely already familiar—registering with your home state and other state governments as your fundraising operations expand.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

That's why government, the private sector, and nonprofits have all been increasingly adopting telework. The University of Wisconsin also has some useful language in its telecommuting policy and guidelines (PDF). The University of Wisconsin also has some useful language in its telecommuting policy and guidelines (PDF).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) Government delegation, as a next step possibility. I think that over the last six months, the US Government has come out in favor of accessibility, splitting with some of its typical EU/rich country partners.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

One day can make a difference and New Mexico State University (NMSU) can prove it! We created a short gift agreement or funding agreement with matching money language included. For our Giving Tuesday campaign in 2015, our focus was impact via scholarships. We entered all gifts with an appeal code in our nonprofit fundraising software.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

Waste management is also incredibly costly, and is causing crises for governments all over the world. Creative Reuse: A Universal Language. As Betsy says, "One of the things we say about art is that it's a universal language.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Governance. The software is intended to accompany the book, a needed resource as the thinking and language is non-traditional; the book is very explanatory. Professor & Co-Director, Social Economy Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. ^ [4] Betty Jane Richmond, Ph.D., High school.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy. There are local government based nonprofit programs like Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities in Ohio, and ARC Broward.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

In six years, I received over $160,000 in federal, state, and university grants to support my research, present and network at conferences, and conduct field work—all on a relatively niche topic (contemporary French literature, film, and graphic novels). And grantees are the recipients (hopefully you and your organization!)

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Microsoft is developing a Mandarin-language version of something like that for the Chinese market called Xiaolce. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period. Finally, here's the sci-fi technology that is becoming reality.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. The same goes for identifying foundations, companies, or government entities to fund you. Mary’s University of Minnesota. How does marketing impact your reputation?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , the second installment, Researching government funders here , and the third installment on researching foundations here. Michigan State University's list of service clubs and civic organizations that provide funding. Research Grant Guides. Search Tips.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

As luck would have it, I got to chatting right away with Ned Malik, CTO of Vision Online , a DC-based company that provides cutting-edge information technology to government. It also does translations of foreign language signs and things you’re looking at. That’s one reason I went to the Wearables DevCon Conference.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

While many nonprofit professionals are digital immigrants , we’ve had 20 years now to learn the language and customs of the digital native world. In many cases, we are not dealing with unknowable or unsolvable mysteries of the online giving universe. Get your data governance practices together – now. Get supporter consent – now.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While there might be less regulatory or governance pressure hanging over this aspect of your yearly financial reporting, it’s important for your organization to have an annual report that attracts donors, inspires confidence in leadership, and demonstrates transparency. And you’re in charge of getting that information where it needs to go.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 26, 2021

There might not be an example that better exemplifies that than the collaborative COVAX partnership between Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI), and more than 190 governments around the world. Within COVAX, we brought together 193 governments,” she says.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Translate what gamers do into the language of "normal traditional education" and out of school time learning? Government funders have a congressional mandate for evaluation of anything that is funded and to use quantitative methods and research analysis. It will be different for universities than smaller nonprofits.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

While not a new concept or strategy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs are on the rise. 196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth for many organizations in the nonprofit and government space. For us, it was no different! Congratulations to our clients and team members for this great work, which won three awards this year! Department of Energy.

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