Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2010

The ten days in the UK amazed me with the power of social media in my life. As it turns out, BBC journalist Peter Day did an extensive radio interview of the three social media panelists (and me) at the Forum in Oxford. Coincidence? You decide! Throw my hat into the ring and speak at TEDxVolcano. Working the exit options to get home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller. Schoemaker.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I splurged and got the interviews I've been doing for my podcast transcribed by CastingWords, so I'll be posting an interview each day this week. Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. I like CastingWords overall. Britt Bravo: Hi!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

t feel I can ever balance my online life with being a parent and working full time the way I would like to. tools and my outlook on literacy, available information, research, and cross-referencing opinions has changed completely. How do you balance blogging, being a parent of the 3 kids, and a teacher?

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Almost two years since the pandemic sent us all shuffling into our homes, life is slowly returning to normal. and Canada about their technology use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

The Pew Research Center has released a research report called “ The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being.” ” Pew interviewed technology experts and scholars (including me) about the benefits and drawbacks of our digital lives. Life-saving advice and assistance. 11, 2017, and Jan. Glorious connectedness.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

For example, say you wanted to run a capital campaign to buy a new building for your literacy organization; your feasibility study process might look like this: Define your goal: Your project aims to raise $300,000 to purchase a new building to hold a library. Our goal is to raise $200,000 to bring this vision to life.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

This week's Solutionary woman is Viet-Ly Nguyen, a former co-worker from Streetside Stories , who I interviewed for my Big Vision Podcast last winter. I really think it's important to combine, or kind of interweave, a student's home life and a student's school life together, and just make it a whole process, a whole life.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You could use surveys, interviews, or even study your past campaign performance data to identify patterns. With CauseVox, you have the tools to bring your story to life in a way that resonates deeply with your audience, ultimately driving your fundraising efforts to new heights. To do this, you’ll need data.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Originally from California, Harriet Chalmers Adams lived a life that saw her travel through South America, Asia, and the South Pacific.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. I was at that time working at a wonderful organization called Streetside Stories , which is a literacy arts organization with programming in various Title 1 middle schools in San Francisco.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We saw the potential in this story and dispatched a reporter and photojournalist to interview the town's residents, write up a feature for our online newspaper, and create a photo essay. Put the time and the resources in to bring the story to life.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

Here is a small excerpt from Honorata's story from the Women for Women International site : "It was in 2002 that the world turned upside down and Honorata lost the signs of a "true and nice life" that she and her husband had built. Reunited, she began to rebuild their life." She was captured and tortured by the armed militias.

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