Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

It reminded me of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in California, and it reminds other of Diamond Head in Hawaii. From our hotel balcony we could see Sokehs Island, which has a giant pinnacle of stone at the end of it. Impressive piece of rock.

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Hawaii California Site Local 100

Tech Soup Blog

JULY 16, 2013

With the support of the National Endowment for Democracy and the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the challenge's goal is to promote tech for civil participation in transparency and accountability initiatives in the Western Balkans. This past June, the United States held National Day of Civic Hacking. The Power of Technology Challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The winner will get to attend the Inaugural Ceremony and Hawaii Inaugural Ball! Here's the description from the Case Foundation Web Site: It’s easy to enter – just 2 simple steps: Think about what you can do to help your community. Package includes: two tickets to the Inaugural Ceremony & the Hawaii Inaugural Ball.

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Contest Foundation Hawaii Change 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

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Hurricane Measure Social Media Pledge 97

Tech Soup Blog

JUNE 3, 2013

Saturday, June 1 is the National Day of Civic Hacking and Net2 organizers in Honolulu, Boston and New Haven are jumping into the fray! Honolulu, HI: Hack to the future with Code for Hawaii. Boston, MA: National Day of Civic Hacking - RHoK Boston. Bored this weekend? Send her some tweet love at @Amyrsward. Saturday, June 1.

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Netsquared Local Honolulu Baltimore 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I would like to wish all my readers, colleagues, and friends a happy new year! How about you?

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Nonprofit Professional Facilitation Journal 102

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 8, 2009

Do any of them involve serving your neighborhood, your community, or even your nation? If you win, you get: two tickets to the Inaugural Ceremony & the Hawaii Inaugural Ball three-nights hotel stay airfare for you and a guest to the Nation’s Capitol a Flip video camera The last day to apply is 3pm EST on January 12, 2009.

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Puerto Rico District of Columbia Change Contest 40

Tech Soup Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

The marriage of refurbishment and accessible technology started in the early 1980s with the founding of the National Cristina Foundation. There are statewide programs like Texas Center for the Visually Challenged and Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii. national web site for Assistive Technology. in Sparks, Nevada.

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Accessibility Nonprofit Ohio Donation 64

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

It's also interesting to note that, according to Wikipedia, Hawaii, New Mexico, California and Texas are already majority-minority states. In addition, the study found that Executive Directors of color mostly lead local or regional organizations, not national organizations. These percentages are even worse for nonprofit boards!

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Demographics Nonprofit Baltimore United States 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

In 2010, SAF’s “Drill Down for Safety” project mobilized nearly 800,000 people with national texting drills! It was a simple equation that built a movement of 20,000 women in Hawaii at our peak. It kicked off December 1st at USA Today headquarters with a summit meeting. We’re the Safe America Foundation.

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Nonprofit Puerto Rico West Virginia Ideas 96

Tech Soup Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Here are some additional revelations from the presentation: There are no national or international cloud security standards or best practices yet. The event was a chance for me to become further informed on the scary part of cloud computing: security. IntrapriseTechKnowlogies specializes in nonprofit IT and financial consulting.

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NTEN Nonprofit San Francisco Hawaii 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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Charity Facebook Contest Challenge 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Update: Was not searching with the right terms : I should have used the words: chicano , black , Hawaii , and First Nations. Not sure why - maybe I'm not searching with the right term and it may or may not be a good idea. My colleague, Marian who blogs about race has an extensive blogroll and part of the African American web ring.

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