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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Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

These platforms also facilitate instant feedback loops and provide opportunities for participation. LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that offers a vast library of courses to help professionals enhance their skills and advance their careers. A valuable resource for teachers and students.

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Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

These platforms also facilitate instant feedback loops and provide opportunities for participation. LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that offers a vast library of courses to help professionals enhance their skills and advance their careers. A valuable resource for teachers and students.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Symantec gives a lot back to the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup — See what organizations like yours are saying about their donated Symantec products. Women are underrepresented in the field of technology, and it’s a global problem. Symantec Supports Women in Technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

This is a guest blog from Anna Reid, an Amherst student who interned with Bookshare.org International this past summer. One of the programs developed by Benetech is a digital library called Bookshare.org. I received a copy of her reflections and asked if I could share it with more people. Bookshare managers.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Games about the Sixth Extinction , the global food chain , lyme disease , and so much more. Barry has taught thousands of NYC youth and facilitated over a thousand hours of youth programming, including as troop leader of his daughter’s Girl Scout Troop. Games about gut microbiology. Games about pterosaurs. Games about killer snails.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

We are finally leaving behind the 18th century model of education where groups of students are expected to learn at a standard pace. Students around the world want to understand the history of art, not necessarily the history of a particular collection. But there are other content models we can explore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

What do libraries look like in the future? Solicitation on the streets for programs at the k-12 level to train students to use cyber tools for science. How to find the right funding mechanism to facilitate collaborative teams? Grantees - like Global Kids - found the right group to fund. Emphasis is on digital literacy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. How has that changed?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

An inclusive environment that cultivates engagement from a global community. It embraced a truly hybrid model; that is, it facilitated real-time participation from every attendee, rather than just adding a digital component to an in-person event. What do you get when you combine around the table with virtual collaboration?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Photo Sharing around an organization's programs/mission - Global and National Youth Day. Tagging helps found things stay found as well as facilitate the wisdom of the group. Hiring people. The power of Web2.0 Del.icio.us

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

It also uses the NPSP as its CRM (constituent relationship management system) tracking interactions with donors, contractors, grantmakers, advisors, board members, volunteers, customers, and students. The efficiency with which Destiny Rescue operates in their organization translates into helping facilitate more and more rescues each year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Money: If you want to search by issue for a cause to support, Network for Good and Global Giving are two places to start. Skills: SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business) facilitates volunteer mentors' giving advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. Things: Find a Goodwill or public library near you to donate clothes and books.

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