Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 22: Earth Day — #EarthDay.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

One of the easiest ways to contextualize your work is the United Nations Foundation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 15: National Bike to Work Day — #BikeToWorkDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay and #LabourDay. 5: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal15. September.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

I was an expert witness for the National Federation of the Blind (which had joined HathiTrust as a defendant) in the district court case, and Benetech filed an amicus brief in the HathiTrust appeal case supporting the decision of the district court. copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! Speaking of the press, it is clear that they really get my overarching goal: to engage more of the tech community in serving the 90% of humanity we haven't been focusing on (yet).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

"This is what a public library is all about," said Carol Cooler, the director of libraries and CEO at the Saskatoon Public Library in a press statement. The school system had one of the worst high school dropout rates in the nation and a high level of crime per capita. Libraries as Evacuee Resource Centers.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Reach out to the media with a local angle on a national story. If you see a story in the national news that is relevant to your work in the local community, that can be a great time to be a resource to your local media, offering them a local story. Step 2: Write a pitch or a press release. Convert your press release to a PDF.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. I believe in the power of books to change the world. It’s of course this last capability, flexibility, that is so powerful for people with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 6, 2004

I had the honor of addressing the National Federation of the Blind Convention this past week. We aren't ready to release the press release, but I did get the ok to post my remarks. Bookshare.org also gets many books from other active volunteers who share our passion for independent literacy, as well as directly from publishers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2006

The REAL hot 100 is a list featuring young women from around the country who are breaking barriers, fighting stereotypes, and making a difference in their communities or the nation. The REAL hot 100 will compile a list of young women who are REALLY hot, and publish it, in magazine format, timed to coincide with Maxim’s release next year.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. If you want to see the data historically, be sure to visit the site and press “Play&# on the map.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

An additional $59 billion a year in funding is needed to meet the United Nations’ goal of quality education for every child by 2030, a report from Theirworld finds. World leaders will fail children unless urgent action is taken to increase investment in education, warns Theirworld,” Theirworld press release, 04/06/2021.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

And I mean really ask, not by mass email or Twitter, but with a phone pressed to your ear, leaning over a table at a coffee shop, hanging on every word – the kind of ask that demonstrates you are listening because the other person is fascinating. I learned a few things from this experience.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

See this post by a law firm , and this post by the National Council of Nonprofits for more info on staying within the limitations of the IRS. This style can com across in the sponsorship opportunities you create, and it can also be used to parlay great sponsorship stories to the press. Step 3: Use Your Juju.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

We have reality tours where we take people out to other parts of the world, kind of reverse Club Med, "get your butt off the beach and meet real people," see the development projects, the literacy campaigns, the women's groups, the political opposition parties, the trade unions, but focused on positive, build the next system kind of things.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries? What follows are my notes from the meeting, separated roughly into six major topics of discussion.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. I think my comment in The Nation was really more about that.

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