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.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

The Early Learning Lab , Frontiers of Innovation , and New Profit , along with partners Joan Ganz Cooney Center and TechSoup, are working together to build the technology capacity of the early childhood education field. If you work with young children at a nonprofit or library, this free webinar series is for you. spanhidden.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. If the pandemic forced us onto new and unfamiliar ground, now is the time to assess and balance how technologies have affected our reach, for better and for worse.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! The Early Learning Lab , Frontiers of Innovation , and New Profit , along with partners Joan Ganz Cooney Center and TechSoup , are working together to build the technology capacity of the early childhood education field. Nurture Your Photoshop Skills.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. Thirty percent of Americans do not have high-speed Internet access at home, according to a recently released Pew Research Center survey.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Hydra Mendoza, the San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner and the Mayor's Education and Family Services Advisor, provided some sobering statistics about the opportunity gap in San Francisco and worldwide unemployment. "There's a need to grow a highly educated workforce from within," Mendoza said.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reports that the main reason they don’t go online is because they don’t think the Internet is relevant to them. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup Global, released a free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and other working with youth locate free meal sites in the summer. Reading Research. The report examined how mobile devices are making an impact on literacy in developing countries.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information. Educating your staff about best security practices is also important for protecting your organization and constituents' privacy. Educate Your Constituents. Share with us in the comments.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information. Educating your staff about best security practices is also important for protecting your organization and constituents' privacy. Educate Your Constituents. Share with us in the comments.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, which funds this magazine as well as eye research programs at universities across the United States. According to the Bookshare.org Web site, a $25 initiation fee and a $50 annual subscription "gives patrons access to a library of more than 30,000 books and 150 newspapers.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Without getting too deeply in the weeds, 21st Century Skills is a phrase that has gained a lot of traction in US policy circles around education and workforce development. IMLS also wanted to help museums and libraries improve their skills, both for audiences and for their own professional communities.

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JULY 20, 2023

Research and Development Research and development initiatives are particularly popular in science or public health-based nonprofits. This might include funding scientific research, medical advancements, technology innovations, or any other emerging solutions tied to the organization’s cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m. Educators need to intervene and make creative alliances.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

According to research by Adobe, only 3 percent of people find charities by following social media links. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Forty percent find charities through plain old web searches. Privacy and Security. " He was so right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Talked about the openness to games and the need for research. Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. What do libraries look like in the future? New set of research methods for this. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Seeing more inquiries of small nonprofit academic research entities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

For the past five years, the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati has honored Harriet Beecher Stowe's birthday by asking a writer to give the annual Harriet Beecher Stowe Lecture about, "Writing to Change the World." HECUA (Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs) in Minnesota has a Writing for Social Change Program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. Or do any real research. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries? The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. What are the essential differences and similarities between libraries and museums?

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