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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change.

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2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

29: International Day Against Nuclear Tests — #AgainstNuclearTestsDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay.

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2018 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

29: International Day Against Nuclear Tests — #AgainstNuclearTestsDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay.

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2017 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

29: International Day Against Nuclear Tests — #AgainstNuclearTestsDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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Many skill assessments are available to purchase that test specific skills such as coding or proficiency on particular software. For example, the University of Kentucky publishes this skills checklist with a list of basic computer skills you could adapt to your context. Or take advantage of free tools.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. A 3D graphic test on paper substrate of a circuit diagram.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

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AI in Action: Building Trust with Human-Centered, Responsible, and Effective AI Leah Payne, Director of Prospect Management & Research, Longwood University Carrie Goldberger, Senior Product Manager, Blackbaud Are you ready to put artificial intelligence (AI) into action?