Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 26, 2009

I'm going to be heading to Washington DC this week to give a talk at the National Press Club on Bookshare and our new partnerships with universities and publishers. On my last trip to DC, I was very happy to be showing off the above graph. Should be very interesting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2012

This month KD Paine and I will be celebrating the launch of the book with events in Boston, Providence, NYC, Washington, DC, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and online. This is your chance to hear us talk about the ideas in the book, ask questions, share your story, and, of course purchase a copy of the book. Washington DC (Oct.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 27, 2008

Betsy Burgess, Susie McKinnon and I spent lots of time talking to state agencies, universities and teachers about B4E. Right after the award for B4E, I gave a keynote at the NCTI conference in DC that went over well. It was a blast, given that we've more than quadrupled the number of students we're serving in less than four months!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Today, I gave a presentation on human rights in DC, with a focus on our work with truth commissions. The newly formed organization initially based its demands on select parts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on the Prisoners of Conscience campaign.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 18, 2007

Although we are well known in the national and international disability field, it's been about ten years since I spent much time in DC (last time was the original Section 508 federal advisory committee in the 90s). We spent time talking with OSEP and our new partners from the University of Guam. caused quite a stir.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2017

Fri Feb 10 – WASHINGTON DC 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Georgetown University, Center for Social Impact Communication, 640 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001. Foundation Center NYC. 32 Old Slip, 24th Floor New York, NY 10005. REGISTER HERE for Foundation Center NYC Event. ➳ REGISTER HERE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Meanwhile, a team at Stanford University is running a bone marrow event with cheek swabbing for Amit today and next week (@100KCheeks) and helping universities across the country run similar simple events through DoSomething.org. ’ The goal? To find a perfect match for Amit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. A recent graduate of Rice University, Lum is working on her PhD in statistics at Duke University.

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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was a deeply committed colleague, a lifelong and tireless advocate, the brains behind many movements that exist today, and an inspiration and friend to many of us in the social change universe. And, yes, also the reason M+R exists. . But here’s the thing: founding and running M+R is just one of his many accomplishments.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2009

They had just take a group of students to Washington DC to meet Caltech alums working in science policy, but they want to go further. It was great, and a reminder of what makes Caltech great as one of the only top universities that is tiny numerically. So, I sat down at breakfast with a group of campus leaders.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

McNutt Professor School of Public Policy & Administration University of Delaware Software to Support Program Evaluation Laura S. But this isn't a blog that merely aggregates what is heartfelt; it provides a cross-section of some important strategic and tactical thinking: Does Nonprofit Electronic Advocacy Work?

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Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

It was 2020, and I was already getting nervous about the every 17-year invasion of cicadas these nasty insects, due in the Washington, DC area in 2021. Susan Sanow, CVA, has spent much of her career working to improve the capacity of the nonprofit sector in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. I was more than nervous. I was panicked.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

We don’t talk about [cultural differences in communication],” said Grace Wang, executive vice president for research innovation and knowledge at Ohio State University. “We Through empathy and identifying shared values, we can bridge racial divides. We need to communicate our culture.”.

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

PLUS: we’ll help you make sure you don’t lose access to data as Google ends support for Universal Analytics. And if you’re up for some live action play, join us in DC this afternoon for a presentation at 4–5:30 followed by snacks, drinks, and games until 7:30pm. Play along while we explore the key findings today at 1:00 ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. I also taught a workshop for social startups at Singularity University here in Mountain, View on how to create a Happy Healthy Start Up Culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

. NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. So is One Campaign and Stanford University. Here's the description. Some Good References.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Professor & Co-Director, Social Economy Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. ^ [4] Betty Jane Richmond, Ph.D., Faculty of Education, York University. ^ [5] Alan J. . ^ [3] Jack Quarter, Ph.D., Faculty of Education, York University. ^ [5] Alan J. Sigel Press, 2007, pg. Abramson, Ph.D.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2007

In a few weeks, the NP2020 will be bring together individuals from around the country to begin a discussion about leadership in the nonprofit sector at the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She works the Director of Development and Finance for a membership association in Washington, DC.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

in Finance and Strategic Marketing from San Diego State University. He is an active board member for Rock Creek Conservancy and is spearheading a community-wide initiative to plant hundreds of native trees in his Washington DC neighborhood. Amy received an MBA from The George Washington University and a B.S. He received a B.A.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

Joe Hellerstein, a computer scientist at the University of California in Berkeley, calls it 'the industrial revolution of data.' He is the former Washington Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, a communications research and policy think tank.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Overcoming Apathy through Participation: How Smart Campaigns Use Social Media December 2, 2010 Speaker: Ethan Zuckerman , Senior Researcher at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

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Care2

APRIL 5, 2011

Jeff received his Bachelors from Swarthmore College and MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Adam holds a BA in Economics from Southern Illinois University and lives in Washington, DC. Justin has an MBA from the University of Colorado.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . The National Education Association Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization based in Washington, DC.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Confluence is a technology and design company, located in Washington DC and Los Angeles. A long-time supporter and member of NTEN, we are proud to be exhibiting and speaking at the 14NTC in Washington DC. This year''s Green Sponsors are: Confluence. Engaging Networks. Confluence''s Commitment to Going Green.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

While city, state, and regional-level data exist, the Congressional District Health Dashboard launched in January 2023 as a first-of-its-kind resource, offering trusted data on health and its drivers for all 435 (and Washington DC) U.S. congressional districts. Department of Energy.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

While city, state, and regional-level data exist, the Congressional District Health Dashboard launched in January 2023 as a first-of-its-kind resource, offering trusted data on health and its drivers for all 435 (and Washington DC) U.S. congressional districts. Department of Energy.

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Twenty Hats

MAY 3, 2021

In 2007, Lisa Marie graduated the George Washington University with her MA in Anthropology and Museum Studies and joined the staff at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, DC. Lisa Marie Porter, MA, CVA, has been working in Museums in the public sector since 2001.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Alyssa Huntley is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Mary’s University in Maryland. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Kevin, and their half-tailed cat, Ellie.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 16, 2008

A few of the things the Obama technology plan calls for (see the whole plan ), and some of the related examples and opportunities we see, are: Making government data available online in universally accessible formats to allow citizens to make use of that data to comment, derive value, and take action in their own communities.

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Forum One

JUNE 30, 2006

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

JUNE 30, 2006

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

MARCH 24, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

MAY 6, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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Forum One

JUNE 4, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media.

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