Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. of legally blind children in public and residential schools used braille as their primary reading medium.

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MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. students at Stanford University. billion users, was only founded in 2004.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They are called "next gen major donors," and according to a recent report issued by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64 , they will "have tremendous influence on the direction of and support for efforts to improve local communities and solve global problems over the next several decades.". Only time will tell.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization” (National Council of Nonprofits, 2017). 2013, March). Tufts University Press. Gregory, A. & Howard, D. The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

While working in the for-profit sector I had access to the latest technology, studies, and methods to develop professional development courses for organizations such as Meritus University, University of Phoenix and Lockheed Martin. All NMI certificate courses will be offered online starting in March, 2013. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

In her book “Human resources management for public and nonprofit organizations,” Joan E. Pynes says, “There has been a shift in the attitudes and values of employees, who are now seeking a balance between their personal and work lives and demanding more leisure time to spend with their families.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. It may be time to rethink how these important social organizations are funded. By meeting the levels of social responsibility set by B Lab, any entity can become a B Corp (Hiller, 2013).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Corporate philanthropy is now being guided by mission statements with clear-cut goals, and these goals increasingly involve more than just cultivating the public’s goodwill. Association of Partners for Public Lands: Corporate Partnerships for Nonprofits: A Match Made in Heaven? Opportunities to test ideas or products.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

“Appreciate, Engage and Retain Your Supporters” TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2013 at 2PM ET. in Finance and Strategic Marketing from San Diego State University. Amy received an MBA from The George Washington University and a B.S. from Cornell University. In her spare time she juggles one-year-old twins.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

“The impact of new technologies is invariably misjudged because we measure the future with yardsticks from the past.” - Stephen Baker, a technology journalist in a recent NY Times Blog. Patsy Kraeger received her PhD from the ASU School of Public Affairs. 2), instead of just private charitable gifts to nonprofit organizations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. Agriculture along with public safety (police and fire) drones will comprise 90 percent of the civilian drone field. Leslie Pratt / Public Domain.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

But with increased testing and heightened security, and many other demands on schools and teachers today, are gardens just a green frill, or are they a good use of a school’s time and money? In 2013, the Food Bank partnered with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to begin the measurement process.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

OK I know, you probably weren’t actually waiting for this moment – and that’s okay – but now is the time to get excited. He began working with nonprofits full-time about 15 years ago. She teaches webinars and workshops several times a month and writes a top-ranked blog on nonprofit communications at NonprofitMarketingGuide.com.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

The result was that his “ news feed took on an entirely new character in a surprisingly short amount of time. CITEworld recently reported that researchers at the University of Southern California and other universities are experimenting with bacteria with names like geobacter and shewanella that conduct electricity.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

What's more, that represents only $215 million out of a total of $2.435 billion awarded to study and/or reform campaigns, elections, and voting systems; expand civic participation; research or upgrade government performance; and/or study the workings of the media and improve public access to media. Time for Other Heavy Hitters to Step Up.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

The attack has hit businesses, universities, and hospitals so far. Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. Also, the Veritas donation program at TechSoup provides backup and restore software to eligible nonprofit organizations and public libraries. WannaCry Ransomware.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 19, 2016

Adjunct Professor, Grand Canyon University. Fundraising is an undeniable part of the nonprofit sector, particularly for 501(c)(3) public charities. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Urban Institute, 2013 saw $1.74 He received a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona in 2003.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

Sort of like your website should do, give your organization a public face on the web. Businesses offer discounts and ads for people that check-in each time they’re on site. When people check in X number of times, they receive a badge from the application. This is a crowdfunding site that your organization can use to fundraise.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Amy Weaver (AW) Dr. Aylward, you’ve dedicated your entire career to global health, a sector that relies on public trust to protect public health. Can you tell us about what it’s been like to navigate this multi-crisis environment, particularly at a time when misinformation is ripe and data security is at risk?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I teach a seminar course on integrated social media strategy for international nonprofits and a session for students to learn how they leverage their professional networks for career and learning in a flexible classroom space. I also had was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks and New School for Public Engagement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

Among nonprofit organizations, human service nonprofits, in particular, serve public interests to improve the community. Shore, Hammond, Celep, 2013). Shore, Hammond, Celep, 2013). Often times, gaining knowledge from these clients may be difficult, especially when working with youth or homeless. Census Bureau, 2016).

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2013

Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Most sectors saw their share of total giving remain the same: Education, foundations, human services, health, public-society benefit, international, and environment. Overall Giving Trends. in 2012. - billion. - Sector Giving Trends.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

I spend more and more of my time talking to leaders in the sector, helping advance the use of data for action and impact. Janet is also a professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and she runs a satellite office of LIS there. Which national-level public institutions (e.g., family structure?

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Truman Foundation supports the graduate education of outstanding young men and women committed to public service leadership. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Canopus – Website for Government. The Harry S.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Create a PUBLIC calendar invite. Create a public calendar invite on Google (and others) to remind your audience to take action on Giving Tuesday. iCal : here is a guide for how to create your public calendar invite on iCal using the icloud login. Participate, but don’t let this take too much time! Timebox it.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Let''s be honest, social media is progressing and changing every single day and most people don''t have the time to keep up with the most effective way to do social media. REGISTER NOW and attend this FREE Expert Webinar on THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 at 2PM ET. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

There was no time to get in any more final edits and I feared that the book would be terribly out of date by the time it was released. The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. and Web 3.0.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

From the beginning of human time, women and girls in poor countries traditionally carry water in heavy jugs on their heads for long distances for their families. Over time, this wears down the spine and causes disabilities. It is 2025 according to a new report by the nonprofit Pew Research Center and Elon University in North Carolina.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Now it’s time to get to work solving it.” Time Horizon: Companies can go years without returning any money to investors in the interest of a long-term goal. million on advertising.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

Lindsey also worked as a graphic designer at the Publications Department for the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she graduated with a degree in news editing/journalism. ” and then repeat with a variation like, “Join this important cause by making a one-time or recurring donation.” Hint: Think Mobile.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Perhaps nonprofits have listened to my advice over the years to time their email campaigns when the most giving happens. One nonprofit sent me 21 emails during the month, which was slightly down from the all-time record of 23 last year. Now Is The Time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

After taking degrees at UCLA and Tel Aviv University and completing a tour of duty with the Israeli Army, Keyes became coordinator for democracy programs under famed Soviet dissident and Israeli minister Natan Sharansky. It caused a social media furor, and the Iranian government released Tavakoli for a time.

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