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. However, I don’t want to understate the challenges we face.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program. Bernie was represented last night by Marie Young of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In fact, Tableau recently commissioned Forrester to investigate the data literacy gap, and according to The Great Data Literacy Gap: Demand for Data Skills Exceeds Supply , only 66% of surveyed academic decision-makers rated data literacy and skills as important for students to learn to graduate, compared to 81% of recruiters.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. On September 8, Unesco observed its 40th International Literacy Day, from which Care2 highlights some shocking statistics on literacy around the globe and reminds us that the ability to read and write is a human right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks YOU to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully Beth) who will hand-pick one winner from any category. Good luck, Heroes!

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In fact, Tableau recently commissioned Forrester to investigate the data literacy gap, and according to The Great Data Literacy Gap: Demand for Data Skills Exceeds Supply , only 66% of surveyed academic decision-makers rated data literacy and skills as important for students to learn to graduate, compared to 81% of recruiters.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Fill out a quick application and boom! Understanding Grants for Nonprofit Organizations Foundations gave almost $91 billion in grants in 2021. If this is your first time applying for a nonprofit grant, expect to spend up to 50 hours gathering information for and submitting a foundation grant application.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

The actual tech we used was very simple compared to Amira — the big challenge was trying to figure out how to make applications work with the teacher workflow, or make them friendly and resilient when 6-year-olds are your users,” he told me. . “A lot of the Amira team came from Renaissance Learning.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2014

They are keys to web literacy and innovation. Certainly, people coding applications and websites are creating the web, but that is merely the tip of the iceberg. There are many organizations fueling the maker movement and teaching web literacy. The Mozilla Foundations Webmaker project is doing both.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

A Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As outreach coordinator for Martus , Benetech’s secure software application, I travel to many countries where human rights defenders need tools to gather, organize and back up information about human rights violations. That’s just what happened.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It's why NTEN is here, and it's why we're fans of The CTK Foundation's "Heroes with a Heart" grant awards. The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully me) who will hand-pick one winner from any category. Applications for all Heroes with a Heart grant awards close Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at midnight.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Acho turns a company’s data assets into business applications, like a performance dashboard, project management or web app, without the help of IT resources or any existing data infrastructure. The biggest issue facing data teams today is literacy,” Jiang told TechCrunch. “If Acho dashboard example. Image Credits: Acho.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 19, 2022

You have data on your grantees flowing into your grant management system (GMS) through applications and their updates. When you are looking at the grants your organization made in a given year or what application reviews pending, you can easily sort your list to get your answer. That’s where a list format would be more valuable.

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Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

AI and AI-driven technologies have been more center stage in recent years, but this year we will see adoption and new applications advance faster than ever. To meet the growing demand, data literacy will become a required curriculum for classrooms and companies. Vidya Setlur, Director, Tableau Research.

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Tableau

JANUARY 31, 2022

AI and AI-driven technologies have been more center stage in recent years, but this year we will see adoption and new applications advance faster than ever. To meet the growing demand, data literacy will become a required curriculum for classrooms and companies. Vidya Setlur, Director, Tableau Research.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

Foundationcenter.org is a similar resource, but offers information about grants from private foundations, public foundations, and corporations throughout the United States. To search for foundation and private grant opportunities, follow these 3 steps. Step 2: Under “Find Funders” click on “The Foundation Directory Online.”

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Matt has served in roles focused on the strategic application of technology across a broad spectrum of industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, high-speed discrete manufacturing, and capital markets. governments, foundations) can put out an “ask” for a specific outcome (e.g.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. PADI AWARE Foundation.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

In Q4 this year, it will launch the MARA Chain, a layer-1 blockchain and Alchemy -esque platform powered by the native MARA token for developers to build decentralized applications — also known as DApps — in Africa. But what may make the web3 upstart stand out is its subsequent products.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. Byte Back offers three main tracks for their learners: Computer Foundations : A beginner track that teachers learners their way around the digital age with must-have computer skills. If you’re in the D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

MacArthur Foundation. National Science Foundation. Emphasis is on digital literacy. We're seeing less traditional applications. There are two areas - one where applicants collaborate and one where we the funders collaborate. Each funder gave an overview gave an overview of their program. Two years ago.

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Tableau

JANUARY 27, 2021

Flexibility and choice are Tableau philosophies, so we offer the most options to deploy, connect to your data, and collaborate—whether on premises, in a public cloud or hosted SaaS , or embedded in portals or applications. Harness the full power of Salesforce + Tableau.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Changing the Present Facebook application offers nearly 1,000 meaningful $1 gifts from hundreds of leading nonprofits, so you're sure to find something that moves you or your sweetheart. And if you happen to get a proposal or a ring and want to use your wedding to raise money for Charity, be sure to register at the I Do Foundation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Use Box’s collaboration features like commenting and task management to manage the completion of a grant application. Speed up collaboration by allowing users to review time-sensitive work in the cloud in real time from any device, instead of through traditional file-transfer applications and internal servers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Submitted by Peter Campbell, publisher of Techcafeteria Non Profit social media maven Beth Kanter blogged recently about starting up a residency at a large foundation , and finding herself in a stark transition from a consultant’s home office to a corporate network. This sounds like a great opportunity for corporate culture shock.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

For example, an animal shelter might highlight a story about a dog that was rehabilitated after being rescued or a humanitarian foundation may share the story of a refugee family it helped to resettle. An example of this might be a literacy foundation raising $X to help provide tutoring to X number of students.

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Tableau

JANUARY 27, 2021

Flexibility and choice are Tableau philosophies, so we offer the most options to deploy, connect to your data, and collaborate—whether on premises, in a public cloud or hosted SaaS , or embedded in portals or applications. Harness the full power of Salesforce + Tableau.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

With the US Golf Foundation reporting that 37.5 During this event, a group of developers works together to create an application. This is an excellent option for getting young people involved in their community while encouraging literacy. million people play the sport in the US every year, it’s also excellent for donor sourcing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. But what about everybody else?

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Awesome Foundation. New Earth Foundation. Cornell Douglas Foundation. Kellogg Foundation. Whole Kids Foundation. Emeril Lagasse Foundation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. To achieve what we needed, we worked with Salesforce.org on a customized grants tracker — now a foundational tool in our grantmaking process. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children. About the Authors.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The marriage of refurbishment and accessible technology started in the early 1980s with the founding of the National Cristina Foundation. They may also need screen magnifiers that are built in to Windows and other operating systems or they use specialized applications like ZoomText. in Sparks, Nevada.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

From the beginning, it has been clear that they not only recognize the magnitude of our country’s data literacy gap but also share our passion for democratizing access to high-quality education and data career pathways. “Tableau has been the ideal partner in creating the Data Analytics program,” says Pathstream CEO Eleanor Cooper.

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