Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. We called this idea Bookshare , which is now Benetech’s largest Global Literacy initiative. of America v.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The social enterprise movement is a global one, so we hope that the measured approach of the USPTO to this application is echoed by peer trademark authorities in other countries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits worldwide utilize digital marketing and fundraising tools for social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. This is good, basic digital literacy principles that have been taught by educators and librarians taught in the early 2000′s and continue today. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In this article, co-authors Beth Kanter and Fine tell a cautionary tale of the limitations of chatbots. The authors call on nonprofits using ChatGPT to stay human-centered, increase staff’s AI literacy, consider “co-botting” with humans, and test, test, test. Using smart tech to reimagine nonprofit work.

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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. Prior to the conference, Enrique Piracés and I authored a Huffington Post op-ed on human rights and the duty to protect sensitive data and our maxim: first, do no harm. But what about everybody else?

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Tableau

OCTOBER 23, 2021

News article about Tableau Certification , “The value of getting a certification is multifaceted,” said Ryan Sleeper, founder and principal of visual-analytics consulting firm Playfair Data and author of Practical Tableau. Grow the must-have, base-level skill: Data literacy. It’s got stability. This tool has got staying power.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 23, 2021

News article about Tableau Certification , “The value of getting a certification is multifaceted,” said Ryan Sleeper, founder and principal of visual-analytics consulting firm Playfair Data and author of Practical Tableau. Grow the must-have, base-level skill: Data literacy. It’s got stability. This tool has got staying power.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." And there should be board policies about how reserve funds can be used and the authorization for such use.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech’s partnerships in literacy, human rights and environmental conservation are matching the creativity of the high-tech sector with the efforts of grassroots leaders around the world. Benetech seeks to empower its managers with knowledge, authority and responsibility, and encourages them to use their judgment and expertise.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just received the newest DataFam title, Functional Aesthetics for Data Visualization , authored by Vidya Setlur and Bridget Cogley. This book is the latest in a growing list of DataFam-authored books, and I’m curious—how many of these are on your shelves, too? . Tableau Desktop .

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Tableau

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just received the newest DataFam title, Functional Aesthetics for Data Visualization , authored by Vidya Setlur and Bridget Cogley. This book is the latest in a growing list of DataFam-authored books, and I’m curious—how many of these are on your shelves, too? . Tableau Desktop .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a Visiting Scholar, Bernholz will advance the Foundation’s literacy on a range of issues, particularly digital civil society, open data, and social good. com. She is working on her second book, tentatively titled, The Future of Good. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects.

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The Verge

AUGUST 26, 2021

The primary function of your app must be to deliver original, professionally-authored news content. So publishers are expected to maintain their Apple News channel, publish in the Apple News Format (ANF), and offer an app in the App Store that offers auto-renewable subscriptions and only “original, professionally-authored news content.”

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Those with low levels of media literacy are often more vulnerable to information disorders and lack effective means to navigate and counter them. The prompts and ideas for the article are from the human authors. Both disinformation and misinformation fuel societal polarization, which leads to democratic backsliding.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Paolo Coelho (Brazilian author, The Alchemist ) talked about what we aren't willing to talk about: the role of love in what we do. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves. He pointed out three kinds of love: eros, agape and philos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

John Haydon blogs about social media tips and tools here and is the co-author of Facebook for Dummies. For regular updates on the Heroes with a Heart Grant, check out the CTK Facebook Page. Good luck, Heroes! This post was originally published here.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2012

But they have also made data literacy an essential competency for everyone in the organization. Beth Kanter. Beth's Blog. What are the skills and mindsets that nonprofits need to embrace data for social change? What are the types of funding and capacity building that philanthropy should support to make this happen?

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

2-1-1 offers information on a broad range of services, including rent assistance, food banks, affordable housing, health resources, child care, after-school programs, elderly care, financial literacy, job training programs and legal services. 211 seeks to authorize federal funding through the U.S. 211us.org.

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Tableau

AUGUST 6, 2021

To strengthen a Data Culture and promote effective data use, organizations must provide secure access to authorized business users. This drives key Data Culture requirements, such as higher expectations for data literacy , greater trust in data, and wanting others to succeed with data. Technology facilitates that change.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Paired with people’s aversion to traditional banks, this tech literacy makes fintech an attractive alternative. Currently, 52 fintechs have been authorized to operate under the law, while 38 more are pending approval. The law is expected to be developed further this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested. As I go around and give presentations on the ideas of “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ,” with co-author KD Paine, I’m hearing a few repeated themes.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Here’s a shot of an Apple Store: Author Carmine Gallo is writing a book about the ins and outs of the Apple Store. Mark Hurst, author of Bit Literacy , a New York Times best seller on controlling the flow of information in the digital age, put it best when he said : Bits are a new material.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation. Employees can join a one-hour session to read fantastic stories and give young authors feedback on their creative writing. . About the Authors. This isn’t your usual read-a-thon! .

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In commentary published last week in JAMA , He and his co-authors hope Unicode will approve more emoji that could be used in medical contexts, including emoji for more organs, like the stomach, liver, and intestines, and equipment like an IV bag, CT scan, and pill pack. Jennifer 8.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2013

We many not be able to do visualization like a data scientist, but having a basic literacy in visualization skills can help work more effectively with data geeks and navigating our work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2010

We do this automatically on their behalf, once they’ve authorized us to do so via the Twitter API. At TwitCause, we’ve found great success with our TwitCause Stars program, which enables supporters to pre-commit to support the weekly featured TwitCause by tweeting a message and following that cause.

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Tableau

JANUARY 5, 2022

Don’t be intimidated by more established authors, or by people who’ve learnt more about Tableau than you: remember, all those people started somewhere, and were looking for content relevant to their levels. Improving business performance through data literacy. As always, I encourage you to share your learnings. Your voice matters!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can do this by visiting a Black history museum or African American heritage site, by reading and sharing books written by Black authors, and by exploring Black music history. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Accessibility and scalability of the dashboard resulted in faster time to market and adoption by nearly 70 local authorities, emergency services, and charities now using “data for good.” . Growing data literacy. Optimizing costs. But foundational data skills are necessary to get people engaged and using data and analytics properly.

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Towards Data Science

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Image by author It also might be a datalake in the center and it depends on the type of our data platform and tools we use. Image by author. Image by author. Image by author. Image by author. Data warehouse exmaple. Datalake example. ML model training using Airflow. Consider this example below. Data environments.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It's also possible to accidentally create misleading charts if one has gaps in their data literacy: these pitfalls outline ways to ensure our own charts fit to high standards. Data Visualization expert and author Kathy Rowell says that we should always ask “Compared to What?”, Checklist, your guide to reviewing charts Source.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This time, it’s asking the agency to authorize integration with wearable devices like the Oura Ring. That has some drawbacks: it removes the app another step further from the body literacy that underlies fertility awareness methods. Natural Cycles. A wearable would measure temperature continuously, not just at one moment.

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Tableau

JANUARY 5, 2022

Don’t be intimidated by more established authors, or by people who’ve learnt more about Tableau than you: remember, all those people started somewhere, and were looking for content relevant to their levels. Improving business performance through data literacy. As always, I encourage you to share your learnings. Your voice matters!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Both by authors with first names of Brian. Here is another list of books how to information about skills that one needs to be successful in a connected world, like transdisciplinarity – that is literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

About the Author Evan Appleby Evan Appleby is the CEO of ForOurSchool.org , a Math-A-Thon and Read-A-Thon platform focused on enhancing math skills, promoting literacy, and fostering community spirit. If negative feedback outweighs positive feedback, try to pinpoint the areas for improvement and incorporate new ideas for future events.

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