Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

I had just read a paper about the LINCOS project in Central America, so this was fresh in my mind. This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has almost a dozen different social enterprises that provide access to these job skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

At the time, Rufina was the CEO of Nasscom Foundation and transforming the nonprofit technology sector with her incredible networking, scaling, and capacity building skills. The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. How many beaches does America have?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2007

The Sew Project is a four-month course, enrolling two new female students every two months, teaches young women a skill that enables them to support their families substantially better than they can by farming. This is just one example of the great work that the Sharing Foundation does to support children in Cambodia. Call To Action.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A mere nine percent of children from America’s most low-income families graduate – this is compared to 77 percent from the wealthiest families. Remote classroom learning helps students acquire digital citizenship skills and enables them to make smart, safe and ethical decisions online.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Speaking of small children, your old phone makes a great starter device (yes, we’ve really gotten to that point). With patience, luck, and skill — and maybe a couple of unusual tools you can find online — you might even be able to reassemble it with only a few extra parts left over. Their first phone. Take it apart.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones. The latest report, released this month, shows that we are failing to equip children of every race and ethnicity with what they need to succeed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

This year, we’re back with two incredible community stories featuring Boys & Girls Club of America and European-based organization, Mary’s Meals. In addition, this year we will be featuring six customer spotlight videos featuring; Save The Children, Make-A-Wish, UpLift Family Services, Thrive Scholars, Greenpeace U.K.,

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Other Sessions You Might Be Interested In: Skills UP: Shoring up Tech Skills in your Organizations, October 18 at 12:30 P.M. Blackbaud Grantmaking Americas , October 20 , 2 p.m. SPEAKERS: Alexandra Berrio, Account Executive and Grants Specialist, Blackbaud. Evan Forman, Senior Director of Grants, The Fortune Society.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“You have 125 million households in America, you have 3 million children being born every year, you have 30% of the households in America being single parent-run households,” Perry said. “It’s hard. Some people are working one two jobs, most couples are working couples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? The Role of Schools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

At the age of 13, my grandfather left his country and ended up as a refugee in America. Despite harsh conditions, he made a new life in a new country, but never forgot his homeland. Seventy-five percent are women and children. Now, almost 100 years later, I have an opportunity to give back to my ancestral homeland.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It has been around since 2017, operating initially in Spain before expanding to Italy and several countries in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru). In short, globally, most countries are struggling to teach most of their young people basic math skills (a situation laid bare in ongoing OECD research ).

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

More than 15 million children. Idle unsupervised children of all ages can really get in to trouble. The kids go there after school to either learn construction design in the computer lab or learn construction job skills on the job site. EPA and also engaging funder company volunteers, as in the case of Bank of America.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

This schedule was created with the intention of allowing children in farming families to be home to help out during the planting and harvesting seasons in our primarily agricultural society. They believe that “every child in America deserves equal opportunity and access to a quality education.” Teach for America. Final thoughts.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where proceeds would 100% benefit a range of local services for the unhoused, people with AIDS, frail seniors and vulnerable children.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Here’s a chart mapping the various game design platforms with recommended age range and beginning to advanced game design skill level: How else can we engage learners? Through melding fact and fiction in an Alternate Reality Game (ARG), America 2049 focused on the future of human rights. Show me something and I will remember.

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2014

They were given opportunities at a young age to explore learning a skill that would change the lives of billions. Most of the children learning programming and design will not grow up to be software engineers and designers, but by developing these skills early in their lives, they will create boundless opportunities to shape their future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

Circuit Riders are a community of people with technology skills who help nonprofit organizations be more effective through the use of technology. I am not sure if everyone is following the ups and downs of Beth Kanter's online fundraising for the Sharing Foundation in America's Giving Challenge.

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Classy

AUGUST 17, 2021

Learn more about the evolving situation from a recent Good Morning America ABC News segment below, as well as how you can help Haiti earthquake victims below. Team Rubicon mobilizes veterans to offer their services, skills, and expertise to people preparing for, responding to, or recovering from disasters. . Facebook: Hope for Haiti.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

They were normal kids, except they lived in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood of Chicago, where the role models and life experiences were anything but what normal kids in most parts of America grow up with. I’m not a teacher by training and I don’t have special skills.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

According to Heeks, the field of ICT4D emerged really as an artifact of the telecenter model which was used successfully to extend basic ICT services at the periphery in North America and Europe. . To achieve this, it’s important first to ramp up efforts to strengthen university computer science departments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

You need to practice talking to people online about your cause; these aren’t skills that more traditional orgs have in their DNA. Jennifer Paterson Dempsy, The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada Just recently I asked for help within my social network at Twitter to spread the word about something I am very passionate about, Braille Literacy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Today, she uses her consulting skills and ethnographic experience to help clients on their sustainability journeys. Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America. Eric manages the Food and Climate Justice Unit at Oxfam America, part of the Food Systems Unit.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Make-A-Wish America. Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. Facebook For Nonprofits. Their New Smiles! AdEspresso.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

We’re going to start to talk about things that are important to know about these two cohorts so that when it’s time to put them in the game, you know how to best use their skills and their assets with your organization. Like we are ready and we want to advise on social media strategies and engagement strategies.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America." Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” Alexander Hamilton sings about who he and America are meant to be. Like America, he is “young, scrappy, and hungry.” Yes, we had enough staff with diverse interests and skills to do what needed to be done. Here’s how you can start this critical work. . Dream bigger. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2011

Eamon is a software engineer who is skilled in helping charities migrate to various cloud solutions that are appropriate to their IT staffing and budget. He has spent much of his career doing front-line community development among deprived communities in Ireland and Latin America, mostly with the Jesuit Order.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Founding and Scaling JFF Frank has three children born from various fertility treatments. When I came back to America, I understood how expensive fertility treatments are,” she said. This person will call you out, build you up, and help you further develop your leadership skills. “I

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

In a country that generally prides itself on offering the opportunity for everyone to succeed, one in four children grow up without learning to read. And one in five, or 23 percent of the adult American population , is functionally illiterate or lacks basic skills past a fourth-grade reading level. Taking Education to New Heights.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Try to represent different aspects of your brand in your logo like in this example: The Feeding America logo is a great example of how to use graphics to optimize your brand identity. The connecting letter I in Feeding and America represents the network of food banks around the country. Children’s Health. Older adults.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

We recently spoke to Albert Vasquez, Head of Sales and Operations for Rosterfy North America, about the challenges of managing volunteers. Ensuring volunteers get the proper training is critical, especially if working with children. He also shared tips for turning your volunteers into loyal advocates and donors.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. Privacy and Security.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

We brought our first product to market in July 2000 working with a local children’s museum as our first client. We built a team focused on Client Success to proactively coach clients and to augment their in-house skills. I travelled the country speaking at every nonprofit conference that would have me.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Its also indicative of a certain kind of skill: chess correlates quite well with the kinds of mathematical and planning abilities that engineers need. Now, normally, if youre an engineer, having been the president of your chess club is indicative of a certain kind of leadership.

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