Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. At the same time, finding human counselors has been a struggle.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

Technology has revolutionized business, but bringing those breakthrough developments to government, education and the nonprofit sectors can take 5, 10, even 15 years. We’re convinced that there are many innovative social applications of technology could make a 5X or a 10X or even a 15X improvement over status quo solutions.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Innovator” might currently be a buzzword, but your organization should still be striving to blaze technological trails and deliver superior member value. . Empower your staff as innovators through technology training. Drive engagement and loyalty when you p ersonalize the member experience with modern technology at your association.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

Technology, especially, can be difficult to stay on top of with constantly updating operating systems and new versions of software. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. Idealware Training in Technology Planning. TechSoup Training Products.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

At Benetech, we always ask ourselves how our existing successful programs can reach more people who need our services and how we can apply technology in new ways to enrich and improve more lives. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading' The majority of our members are U.S.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

Periodic technology assessments guarantee that those resources are in good order to deliver on the ambitious goals you’ve set. However, the last two years demonstrated that a hidden technology deficit can have devastating consequences. Put Safety First As technology grows more sophisticated, so do hackers.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

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

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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. Accordingly, U.S. federal law supports braille instruction.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. One proven method of addressing literacy—especially in children with learning challenges—is approaching reading as a science. Membership has an impact because it can help uplift other educators and improve overall literacy rates.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

This year, for the first time, IDPD is commemorated with supporting sub-themes (see the full list here ), to draw attention to key issues that come into play in the intersection of disability and development processes. Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

When your association chooses Nimble AMS, you break down the barrier of silos with innovative technology that offers robust reporting and dashboards to keep everyone in your organization seamlessly updated. Consider adopting data literacy and training goals to empower all staff to be responsible for analytics integrity. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago. He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

10X: ten times the impact. How can our existing successful programs reach ten times more people? How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. I was wrong. million contract to do just that.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Technology trainers: you're superheroes, but not super human! When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. But it's nearly impossible to know everything about every type of technology.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I wouldn’t be surprised if TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2023 ends up being ChatGPT. The odd thing about living through a technological revolution is you think it’s just another Tuesday. These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. We didn’t ask.

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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. 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. with the books they need for educational success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Michele Martin and Tony Karer have been blogging at the Work Literacy blog for several months now. Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising campaigns.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When you invest in Sales Cloud, your association can diversify its revenue stream and build stronger relationships with members and one-time customers. When you choose to invest in Tableau with Nimble AMS, you’ll have increased data literacy in your organization and increased speed and accuracy in your decision-making process.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This will save time and money. Revenue – Seeing data in real-time enables you to maximize your marketing initiatives. More time – your staff can spend more time on valuable projects rather than creating reports or developing Excel spreadsheets. This will drive adoption of being a data-driven organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 3, 2014

Over time, I learned more and more about her work and background. Over the time I corresponded with Jamila by email, she started becoming better known in Europe. book caravan books librarians literacy Marrakech Marrakesh Morocco women women''s rights' We learn from each other, and try to help each other when we can.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Here are Harvard Business Review’s key findings from the study, along with (in blue text) association-specific perspectives: Cultural Challenges For the fifth consecutive year, executives report that cultural challenges — not technological ones — represent the biggest impediment around data initiatives. In the 2021 survey, 92.2%

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2021

The average recurring donor gives an astounding 42% more per year than one-time donors. Get recurring gift options in front of your donors where they already spend most of their time: online! Make donor participation easy with technology. That way, you can invest even more into your mission than you already do.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

During these times, keep your marketing efforts focused and aligned with donors’ preferences—this means sharing messages at their preferred frequency and through the platforms they use most often What are some marketing strategies that promote major gifts? Respect their engagement level.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

The company also provides insights into employee giving and volunteering benefits, such as 56 hours of annual volunteer time off (VTO) and donation matching. . Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation. This isn’t your usual read-a-thon! .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” We’ll break these down one at a time over this and two subsequent articles. How many times do we go to online giving sites and give up?” What was the state of your brand?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

The Early Learning Lab , Frontiers of Innovation , and New Profit , along with partners Joan Ganz Cooney Center and TechSoup, are working together to build the technology capacity of the early childhood education field. Media Mentors: Building Literacy Skills for the Digital Age. Register now. How TechSoup Can Help. spanhidden.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Participants track the number of pages they’ve read or books they’ve completed on a leaderboard to support literacy and education. Supporters track time spent volunteering for local causes, such as cleaning up parks or serving at food banks. Read-A-Thon   Combine the love of reading with friendly competition.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2009

Betsy Beaumon, formerly of BEA Systems and numerous other high tech roles (including founding her own social enterprise in the 1990s), has joined us as our new Vice President and General Manager of Literacy Programs. For me, this means I can invest more of my time in imagining the future of Benetech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

We talk about self-care as a holistic experience that goes beyond Kale smoothies and massages, although those things are nice. When we describe self-care in the book, it isn’t just a focus on physical health, but also something we call “technology wellness.” Single tasking – Do one thing at a time.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. Luckily, better technology solutions are now there to support sustainable growth, and recent innovations make these systems even stronger.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

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. The Martus story that has unfolded during that time is a tale of hard-won success and focused efforts to bridge human rights and technological innovation.

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Burma Analysis Guatemala Law 168

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. He talked about the opportunities and challenges he sees ahead, especially as technology tools continue to be adopted by more of the human rights community, from cell phones to Facebook. But this week, human rights was front and center.

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