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. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. Consider third grade student Brennan Draves. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world? Martus Desktop 4.5

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Tableau

AUGUST 2, 2022

Despite data skills being the most in-demand skill in today’s (and tomorrow’s) job market, there’s still a data literacy gap. . Start building your data skills—for free—with the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. To fill this void, we created the Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead. . Data Literacy Basics.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The pandemic’s impact on chronic absence Chronic absence— missing at least 10% of school days in one academic year—is a significant driver of the low literacy and numeracy skills reflected in the KIDS COUNT data. The number of chronically absent students nearly doubled from 16% in the 2018–19 school year to 30% in 2021–22.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

One of the key justifications that the court used was the value of the scanned books for people who are blind, who could benefit so much more from an accessible digital version of a library book (which can easily be turned into braille or read aloud) than from a physical copy sitting in a dusty stack.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

People have also come to the library to ask Hahn for the phone number to call to apply for unemployment benefits, since they can’t look it up online themselves, he said. The local public high school let students bring laptops home to use for their (voluntary) remote-learning program, but not hotspots, he said.

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Together with Ipsos and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Salesforce.org surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff across 10 countries to better understand their needs amidst the tumult of the pandemic. Here are our top five takeaways for higher education institutions across disciplines, including data literacy. 44% of U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This means new challenges ahead in scaling Bookshare.org to serve every single student with a print disability in the U.S. In essence, we're being paid to deliver – free – accessible books to all students with print disabilities in the United States for the next five years. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Together with Ipsos and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Salesforce.org surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff across 10 countries to better understand their needs amidst the tumult of the pandemic. Here are our top five takeaways for higher education institutions across disciplines, including data literacy. 44% of U.S.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

“There’s a real urgency to this work — more than 640,000 people are released from prison each year in this country, and nearly all of them could benefit from the digital skills and job readiness training we’re offering through our partners,” she added. That’s what we’re trying to facilitate here.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

The amazing thing about serving 100,000 students right now is that our commitment to the U.S. Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012. Literacy, human rights and the environment are critically important to the future of humanity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! While the majority of our members are U.S.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Community engagement: Nonprofits can support initiatives that engage the public in the news-making process, such as town hall meetings, citizen journalism projects, or community media literacy programs. Collaboration with academia: Partner with educational institutions to create programs that benefit both students and local journalism.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Areas served: Worldwide. Carnegie Corporation of New York. Areas served: Worldwide.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

At the same time, he suggested that it’s not a “zero sum” competition with music teachers; there are teachers who recommend Yousician to their students as a way to keep practicing and learning between lessons. “We want to make musicality to be as common as literacy,” Thür said.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We had just won the national contract to supply ALL disabled students in the United States, with ALL the books they needed to read to succeed in school, for free. About the dozens of tributes we read at Bookshare from students, from teachers, from leaders, from publishers, all appreciating Robin’s work. And much, much more.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Let’s say your organization advocates for high-speed internet access in rural areas, helping students of all ages achieve digital literacy and support quality education. Connect your cause to global efforts: No matter how many constituents you reach, your work benefits global sustainability.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Again, you’ll want the focus of the image to be the people benefiting from your organization’s services. Minds Matter of Los Angeles added a background image of the students that benefit from their programs. Kuda Vana added images of the kids that each recurring donation will benefit. Leap for Literacy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For many students, these school closures could mean the end of their formal education. Content is available in Arabic, French, and English, and it adheres to Lebanese school curriculum to ensure students don’t get behind when in-person classes resume. Syrian refugees and Lebanese students learn for free. . .

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” But things forever changed when OpenAI released version 3.5 of ChatGPT last December.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Orchestrated effectively, a corporate volunteer program has the potential to render benefits not only to the nonprofit, but to the corporation as well. Often overlooked, however, are the many benefits that can be provided to the corporation. Annette is a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at ASU.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. Fundraising must be a key partner/lead, as this team has one of the clearest pathways to advancing the institution’s mission.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

The biggest benefit they provide is more than financial—it’s continued support that drives awareness and outreach activities for your cause. For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. Membership has an impact because it can help uplift other educators and improve overall literacy rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. For every four monthly gifts of $25, we are able to enroll one student from that list into our Learning for Literacy program – empowering them with vital knowledge and skills to change their futures!

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Tableau

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Just as a professional who takes a job abroad needs to immerse herself in the native tongue, businesses who value data literacy need ways to immerse their people in the language of data. . Those who have already invested in data communities are reaping the benefits, even during a global pandemic. Sharing must be included in the design.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Whether you have a staff of one or 100, you will find benefit in taking time away to attend. The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference. The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Just as a professional who takes a job abroad needs to immerse herself in the native tongue, businesses who value data literacy need ways to immerse their people in the language of data. . Those who have already invested in data communities are reaping the benefits, even during a global pandemic. Sharing must be included in the design.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A CVA with a medical organization in Manitoba saw similar benefits of remote technology in her work: [Our volunteer] orientations are all online now and I don’t think I’ll ever go back… especially for their first kind of introduction. Better access to the eyeballs of younger people is a benefit noted by other volunteer managers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. Emphasis is on digital literacy. New learning environment puts games at the center. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Over the next three years, Symantec is investing $900,000 in Room to Read , an international nonprofit dedicated to promoting literacy and gender equality in the developing world. Education received approximately 50 percent of Symantec’s dollars. Read more about these efforts on Symantec’s Securing Information page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. Go read it.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Students can raise money by selling products from a selected catalog that they can hand out to potential buyers. Reading challenge Issue a community-wide reading challenge this spring to encourage literacy in your community. This spring fundraising idea benefits both your cause and the dogs getting some extra attention.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

One huge benefit of technology is that these are no longer cash-only events. Scholastic Fundraising Ideas Scholastic events can be held for K-12 students or for major alumni associations. Lip-Sync Contests Lip-syncing contests are particularly popular in K-12 events where students can put together their own groups and perform songs.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Let’s say your nonprofit focuses on promoting literacy and discovers that many of your donors are older teachers and parents in your community. You could gather and share stories from teachers and students who have benefited from the whiteboards. This could be environmental issues, education, or arts.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Let’s start by examining three different ways that organizations demonstrate impact in newsletters; Beneficiary Stories Financial Impact Data Progress Graphics These stories highlight individual benefits from your organization. An example of this might be a literacy foundation raising $X to help provide tutoring to X number of students.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Abby Rosenheck: Urban sprouts is a school garden program where we support middle and high schools in San Francisco to build school gardens at their school, so the students grow, prepare, eat--the whole thing. Britt Bravo: Do you have any stories about how this work has impacted individual students' lives?

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