Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

We have the technology, we have the content, and now we have the legal framework to make it possible for every person with a print disability on the planet to get access to the books they need for education, employment and social inclusion! The Benetech team is delighted by its adoption today.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 19, 2014

Snowden taught us that governments are vacuuming up every shred of communications they can. As we collect sensitive information about health, ethnicity, LGBT identity, refugee status, experience of violence, we need to encrypt that information, to avoid making the people we serve, targets or victims by current or future governments!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In 2017, I attended a small conference of government representatives, civil society leaders, and tech company volunteers from around the world. Its purpose was to assess the role of technology in tackling modern slavery and identify ways to improve our impact. Technology is not always an appropriate tool or intervention.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 6, 2013

When you look at the barriers faced by those defending and advocating for human rights—from the danger of hostile governments and perpetrators, to victims who are naturally suspicious of any support, to the lack of funding necessary to carry on your work—you can see how overwhelming it can be. Why You Do Want this Job: All the above.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. Tim O'Reilly painted a breathtaking picture of the future of government. read more. "The

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

When the Afghanistan government fell to the Taliban just days after the U.S. Allied Airlift is made up of veterans and volunteers who scoured open source intelligence reports to provide Afghan allies with critical information necessary to find a place aboard one of the limited U.S. Government. Meanwhile, back in the U.S.,

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

As the project manager for Crisis Cleanup , an open source collaborative work order management platform, Aaron has helped connect more than 230 organizations and 40,000 volunteers to more than 11,000 families needing assistance after 15 disasters in four countries, producing an astonishing $26 million in value for disaster survivors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Partnerships with technology companies are driving AI4Good, providing their expertise, toolkits, and resources to work with nonprofits to integrate the use of AI. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

That estimate comes from Noy Shoung, deputy general of human capacity building at the government's National Information Communications Technology Development Authority ( NIDA ), the government agency that oversees the country's telecommunication policy. The content isn't just about the technology, but includes many other topics.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

The need for open data from NGOs is reiterated, while the way philanthropy has promoted the global Open Government Partnership is explained. Five trending Big Data technologies are also identified. He says that NGOs' international reach and abundance of data makes using data analysis and mapping technologies crucial.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Open Government Data. Landmark Steps to Liberate Open Data President Obama has signed an Executive Order to make government data more accessible to the public and entrepreneurs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

New technologies, the web, Web 2.0 depends largely on two things: open standards, and open source software. It is my arguement that without these two things, Obama would not have been able to harness the technology in the way that he did. And I think that they will be key to providing Government 2.0,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

We now understand that corporate collection and government interception of sensitive information is the norm, not the exception. But it is clear that privacy protections have not kept pace with technological development. Take for example a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights-focused organization with which we work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

This is a musing on the current state of the Gnu Public License, which governs a preponderance of open-source software projects. But first, let's talk about what open-source means for a minute. This is what has permitted such widespread commercial adoption of the open source idea.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. All interested nonprofits or social enterprises will be able to leverage SocialCoding4Good by posting their open source software development projects for social change and inviting volunteers to work on them. Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile!

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

Omnichannel marketing anticipates that audiences may start engaging with your organization on one channel, and then move to another as they progress toward an action—such as becoming a member of your association, signing up for your nonprofit newsletter, or registering for a government service. Establish an internal governance structure.

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2011

At a time when open source technology is exploding in the government sector, it is with great pleasure that we announce the official launch of the ictQATAR web redesign ! The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. read more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology If it’s good enough for the Navy … March 13, 2008 In a surprising move, the US Navy will stop buying proprietary hardware and software, and only buy open systems. Be Helpful.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

OFM: A Model for Partner Participation in Open Source Community Projects. Don’t Configure Technology, Configure Its Users. Lorenzo has over ten years of experience in public policy, government, talent pipeline development, diversity, and inclusion. Zak Kaufman, Vera Solutions, and Andrew Means, Salesforce.org.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Examples of open government data reuse in US by private corporations and nonprofits is also highlighted and a webinar to help those that also want to use it is being hosted this month. Open Government Data. 7 Ways Companies Are Using the Government's Open Data. Data Won the U.S. Image: Edgeflip logo.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Reset the Net is an effort to provide individuals and organizations with a technical, political, and social toolkit to fight back against government surveillance. These open source tools include apps and tools for encrypting emails, texts, browsing history, and even phone calls. Download the Reset the Net Privacy Pack.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

MacArthur Foundation and Humanity United , held their second Human Rights and Technology conference at the new David Brower Center. John Lyman from Google.org laid out three key themes in deploying technology products in the developing world: Remember the context and environment in which you are using technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More FUD from Redmond May 18, 2007 I hear, in my head, the famed quote from Rodney King: “why can’t we all just get along?&# It’s all about fear, really. Mitchell 06.03.07 Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) " This was 1988. There was no web.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Her success fighting against a plan to build a waste transfer station in Hunts Point and then spearheading the South Bronx’s first open-waterfront park in more than 60 years was a turning point. SB] 2 offers programs in technology, engineering, design and entrepreneurship to local youth, and supports local, early-stage companies. [SB]

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Microsoft Fails to get ISO fast-track for OOXML September 7, 2007 For those of you that pay attention to open standards, this is old(ish) news. In fact, that is far from the case.)

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. Chicago, Illinois: Justice Data Lab: Unlocking Government Administrative Data. London, United Kingdom: Technology and Vulnerable Consumers. You like numbers? Europe and UK.

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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.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Happily though, because of its size and the fact that it’s an open-source program, vulnerabilities in security for the main operating program as well as the thousands of plugins are often caught early thanks to many eyes keeping a faithful watch.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 21 years ago. Forum One’s technology team works with mission-driven organizations and government agencies to develop and optimize their Drupal website journeys. Since then, there have been nine major releases. million members.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Drupal is an open-source content management framework that was initially released 21 years ago. Forum One’s technology team works with mission-driven organizations and government agencies to develop and optimize their Drupal website journeys. Since then, there have been nine major releases. million members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Michelle Murrain, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Blog. Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked. She is also the coordinator for NOSI - Nonprofit Open Source Initiative. The paper is a must read.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

When faced with this list of challenges, I've seen some nonprofits try and find a life-raft in the IT ocean by following what larger commercial or government organizations do. Sometimes the engineer and the user/manager are the same person -- if a small organization is using some open source tool by themselves to build a website, for example.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

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