Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

In the absence of standards that protect that information, the lives of suffering people—victims, witnesses, and the defenders who collect their stories—are all too often put in harm''s way. Unfortunately, there are many other stories of abuse and violation. This is but one incident.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Almost every nonprofit organization can leverage its success stories to grow giving campaign contributions. You can explore their gift catalog and specific stories here​.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

Global Empowerment Mission created a banner of short videos on their website and social media channels, highlighting their hands-on work with Los Angeles residents displaced by the 2025 wildfires. You can share your firsthand account : You have in-person experience with the great work your organization does, so tell those stories.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 8, 2025

The lack of inclusion and empowerment in decision-making compounds these challenges. A vision of a world where people are valued over material goods inspires change, as do stories that challenge perceptions about broken and harmfully designed systems. Amid challenges, hope and resilience remain steadfast.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

My role was to document the event and collect stories. I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. The Art of Story Capture I focused on shadowing Mark and Shawn and asked them questions about their practice of story capture.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

Here at CauseVox, we love a good success story. Rooted in values such as equity, collaboration, resiliency, empowerment, and community, Spur Local actively promotes visibility, stimulates discussions, and serves as a catalyst for positive change in the region. And we couldn’t think of a better organization to highlight than Spur Local.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So, what do these stories show us about how volunteer supervisors used technology in their work this past year? This is a glimpse of the hundreds of stories we collected during the focus group conversations. The post Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic appeared first on Twenty Hats.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Telling one person’s emotionally compelling success story through an appeal video can be the single most powerful way to inspire donors to give generously. How can we help people share their stories in ways that empower them and inspire donors without exploiting their struggle and pain? Don’t try to tell someone’s story for them.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 12, 2023

A nd learn volunteer empowerment strategies to try out at your organization! PEAK Grantmaking ’s vol unteer program success story PEAK Grantmaking is a community of 7,000 professionals working to advance e ffective and equitable grantmaking practices.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Images of Empowerment. Photography is a powerful medium for telling stories—but not all stories are equally visible.”. To address this need, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, in partnership with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Getty Images, created Images of Empowerment.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

Your objectives are to: get folks comfortable telling their own story, and fire folks up from listening to other people’s stories. TIP: The more opportunities folks have to tell the story of their involvement, the more comfortable they’ll become sharing this story with others. Did telling their story feel at all scary?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

"After running successful community websites in London's challenging Kings Cross I wanted to help other communities achieve the same sense of empowerment and communication. This joint program is developed to help ensure we are working from the same assumptions and telling the same story.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Read the previous posts on overcoming the fear that your story doesn’t matter and the idea that success is selfish. . You now walk around with a sense of empowerment, knowing that you can solve problems that come up in your personal and professional worlds. . This post is part of a series on limiting beliefs.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

For example, if your nonprofit focuses on youth empowerment, platforms like Instagram and Snapchat might be more effective than LinkedIn. Instagram – Ideal for sharing visual content that showcases your nonprofit’s impact, stories, and events. Do your research and understand the strengths and weaknesses of each platform.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. The world is better when nonprofits can better tell their story. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: How to Tell Your Nonprofit Story with Spark.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 22, 2007

Just got some information on this cool program: The Hadley School for the Blind has launched an innovative program of English language learning and empowerment which spans the Pacific Ocean. They share stories about being blind with the English tutors, some of whom are blind themselves.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2012

It was the power of people sharing the stories with one another that actually brought it to some sort of critical mass where mainstream media then took attention. It was much more important for people to be sharing the stories with each other for the traffic to blow up really, really fast." It continued on the same trajectory.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether you’re interested in learning about responsible AI, cybersecurity, APIs , staff empowerment, or something specific about Blackbaud software , we’ve got a session for you. The Inside Story: Blackbaud’s Approach to Customer Success Presented by Hiram Cuevas of St. Blackbaud’s 2024 ATLIS sessions include: 1.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Our work started by focusing on long term empowerment projects. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects. At the same time, each meal has a story. Stories are central to our mission. I love telling stories and getting to know people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

The opening chapters include many stories about networks and collective action and pull out key themes and strategies. In addition to the stories, you’ll find additional resources related to each theme. These themes include: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Talking about global youth issues from a high-level is one thing, but it is so much more impactful and inspiring to sit down with young people and hear their stories of challenge and success directly. A video of her story is here.

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Qgiv

MARCH 17, 2022

Who they are: United Against Poverty Orlando’s mission is to serve those in poverty by providing crisis care, case management, transformative education, food and household subsidy, employment training and placement, personal empowerment training and active referrals to other collaborative social service providers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

In the book, the authors tell the story of Sameer Bhatia, a young Silicon Valley entrepreneur who diagnosed with leukemia. Tell your story. Employ empowerment marketing. It also helped students learn the process of a rapid prototype experiment that has viral effects, can be measured, and improved with reflection.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Culture focuses on empowerment, excellence, and gratitude to help define your organization’s interactions with donors. Empowerment is hard to define, but when it’s not present in an organization, it shines brightly. Far too often, our work is reactive and loses its true meaning. I was responding to their emotion.

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M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

While “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” addresses Black love, joy, and empowerment, the proud (on my t-shirt) is focused on self-affirmation, dignity, and equality. Taken together “Black & Proud” is a recognition that we live intersectional lives. That is, there are folks who both identify as Black and queer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Stories are social. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly. Everyone loves a good story. Transmedia storytelling it is the technique of telling a story across multiple online platforms and formats using current digital technologies. Content is king.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

There is not one single story. It is only through time and interactions that we come to see and understand the whole story and connect with one another to make greater social impact. The Aspen Institute fellowship gave me the opportunity to learn the whole story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. Looking forward to hearing the campfire stories from those participating in this fundraising day on November 9th! Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Empowerment is unconditional. Design to support conversations, relationships, stories - not to organise documents. A set of principles and guidelines which we believe underpin the most successful ‘social by social’ projects. People want control. People make technology work. Keep it messy. In user-centred design, everyone is right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

He said that the heart wants to know the stories, not the statistics and jargon. The only time we reach out to them is when we ask them for money.&# His advice was to schedule “heart time.&# – That is meet with your donors and engage with them — share a story that isn’t linked to an ask.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Stories are the currency of community. Enter empowerment and encouragement. They shape our experience. They drive us to think, act, and change. Here at TechSoup, we know that successful storytelling does not happen in a blink of an eye, out of thin air, or by pressing a magic button. What is needed is space to create.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Growing up in Mexico City, Pamela Valdes says she was a bullied child who was inspired by stories her parents told of other bullied individuals, such as Bill Gates, who went on to be very successful. Those stories my parents told me in a way created my reality,” she said. It worked, up to a point.

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

What story will you tell? This is because story is one of the most effective forms of communication available; it’s a concrete way to demonstrate your mission and create real connection with the audience. By the nature of being a nonprofit, you already possess a lot of the qualities for a great story. In other words….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

Through his nonprofit, “ Technology for People ,” he has dedicated his life to girls (and boys) empowerment through technology. I was not disappointed when I met Rajen Varada who has worked as a ICT for development professional for organizations like the UN. Others may donate.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

This is more of a transcript than a recap, more of what I hope can be a refresher or stimulator for follow up blogs than simply the whole story itself. annanten : social media is here to help you empower your followers with a story to create powerful activists for your cause. realize_ink : Q3: empowerment & ownership.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 23, 2020

A viz might tell a clear and compelling story. Economic Empowerment of Women by Yobanny Samano. Our “Viz of the Day” gallery represents the many ways our community uses Tableau Public to visualize the data topics they’re most passionate about. Perhaps it is visually stunning or includes an innovative chart type. Favorite this viz. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

We all have a story. We want to help inspire and educate you to be able to tell your own story with confidence and with success. We want to help inspire and educate you to be able to tell your own story with confidence and with success. Watch their story. Without further ado. First Place Video. Cisco Flip camera.

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