.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

A healthy balance sheet is the source of innovation, impact, and engagement. Financial literacy workshops. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? Is that even possible? Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Don’t limit the possibilities to understanding monthly statements.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The data from GivingTuesday comes from their 2019 GivingTuesday Impact Report and the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report data is based on the survey responses of 2,263 GivingTuesday 2019 donors. Education and literacy – 5%. Regular social media communication about the impact of my donation – 23%.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

From inflation to the increasing expectations of consumers and employees, to the continuously changing digital space, there are a lot of factors that might be currently impacting your association. What is the business impact of losing a handful of Product A purchases this year vs. losing a handful of Product B purchases?

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With analytics, the benefits sell themselves: Reducing manual work Optimizing processes Growing revenue Having consistent, trusted data Increasing engagement Driving your association’s mission For example, consider an association dedicated to promoting literacy.

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Analytics Analysis ROI Associations 169

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

“Mobilizing for Impact.” You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program. I’ve just had the chance to reflect on how cool CGI 2013 and some of the ideas I’m still processing!

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

Elevate Your Impact: Crafting a Winning Fundraising Plan for Your Next Charity Event As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of effective fundraising. This blog post outlines the key elements for creating a successful fundraising plan for your next charity event, empowering you to maximize your impact.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Start at the recruitment stage.

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Build Literacy Nonprofit Exercise 109

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Economic downturns have had a significant impact on the sustainability of local news outlets, leading to layoffs and closures in many areas. Community engagement: Nonprofits can support initiatives that engage the public in the news-making process, such as town hall meetings, citizen journalism projects, or community media literacy programs.

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Journal Local News Fund 92

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Literacy eBook Global Audio 129

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. This last September, Benetech won a 3 million dollar award over one year from OSEP for a project we call Leveraging Impact through Technology, or, very appropriately, LIT.

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Impact Technology eBook Student 140

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” Fast-forward six years.

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Advocacy Change Literacy DC 176

Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

I have been working in the social change sector for over 30 years and have always been interested in how we can increase our scale and increase our impact. The aim here is to increase social impact and scale and that could mean something like “serve more people,” or “provide more value for constituents.” Here’s our impact.

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Impact Video Social Chicago 52

The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As Hispanic Heritage Month unfolds, there’s a renewed urgency and opportunity for organizations to delve deeper, recognizing and celebrating the profound impact of Latino narratives on our shared American story. This could range from financial literacy workshops to mentoring programs. Flipcause is here to help.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

As we are getting ready to welcome a new VP of Engineering, I’d like to acknowledge and thank Gerardo for his many contributions and their lasting impact on the lives of the people we serve. A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago.

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Open Source Literacy eBook Empowerment 184

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 89

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

These surveys have given us a deeper understanding of how socioeconomic conditions contribute to health outcomes in our community and allowed us to pivot our operations to make a greater impact. Without leveraging data about our community’s specific needs, we could not have expanded our impact.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. the systems they use to track their impact, what they report, other indicators. computer-related programs, those who support digital literacy programs, or BTOP. impact of your public access computers and computer training programs. grant recipients.

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Literacy Evaluation Digital Program 50

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges and they’ve also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. The organization champions digital equity, diversity in tech, and living-wage careers.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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Measure Impact Chicago Metrics 96

Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Given these findings, executive leadership should consider three pragmatic recommendations: Recommendations to Improve Data Culture Focus your data initiatives on clearly identified high-impact business problems or use cases. Demonstrate your commitment to a data-driven transformation.

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Associations Data Analytics Culture 130

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This latest Member Round Up features lots of goodies, from tips on social media and email campaigns, to new research on impact investing and Idealist''s funny obsession drawing a famous actor. The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. Register now!

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Literacy Research Websites Business 58

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. You are someone who dreams about using your management and leadership skills and love of technology for social impact, exceeding the bounds of what a regular for-profit business can do.

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Technology Literacy Social Uganda 100

Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For example, if a paid-event registration campaign isn’t on track to meet or exceed your goals, you can adjust your approach mid-course instead of waiting until the campaign has completed and it’s too late to have an impact. We suggest using: Business Impact – what is the return on investment? Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs.

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Analytics Language Associations Case Study 169

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask.

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Generation Education Blackbaud Model 94

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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Literacy eBook Images Accessibility 208

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. However, I'm here to spotlight the impact Robin had on millions of people who never had the pleasure of meeting her personally. The sister, the aunt, the friend, the mentor.

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eBook United States Literacy Library 100

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 26, 2011

I love the idea of "collective impact." We spend a lot of time and energy focusing on the impact of individual organizations, but how does that translate to the bigger picture? How might things be different if we start thinking about our collective impact? Support collective impact! What about the volunteer contributions?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”. You’ll work hard but the impact is worth it.”. The Challenge. Well, volunteering for Habitat is the same. Golf for Good.

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Chicago Case Study Goal Time 224

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The momentous impact the gift will have on the trajectory and pace of the organization and its work. Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. The common thread? So, how can funders assist here?

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Philanthropy Literacy Gift Grant 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. The report also examines the impact of gender, generation, ideology, religion, and donor size upon giving and volunteerism. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. September.

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Calendar Awareness Causes Giving 279

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Of course find the full roster of Bay Area Google Impact Challenge Award winners here.

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San Francisco Award Google Challenge 61

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. and James L. and James L. Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile!

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Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. September.

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Calendar Awareness Causes Giving 267

Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

Our philosophy at Blue Fox is that social impact organizations will thrive if they pay as much attention to financial management as they do fundraising, events, and marketing. We’ve been in those meetings and we understand that financial literacy does not always span the entire boardroom.

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Literacy eBook Structure Model 78

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Additionally, Salesforce provides specific volunteering opportunities that align with its citizen philanthropy and strategic programs to maximize impact in the local communities. . Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation.

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National Virtual Volunteer Philanthropy 94

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

10X: ten times the impact. Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! Jim Fruchterman President and CEO, Benetech.

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India Literacy Global Accessibility 142