Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2007

My eldest son, Jimmy, and I were able to attend a portion of the Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University last week. Jimmy's changed his major to international studies with a focus on social issues: my peer social entrepreneurs got him very excited. Jimmy's quite interested in social entrepreneurship.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. trade publishers (and some in India and the UK), and over 1,000 international members in 35 countries today.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Such efforts are necessary to address global nutritional needs in a world facing the challenges of climate change.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We’ve just made it through two years of a global pandemic — arguably the most disruptive and transformative period for modern society globally. For example, looking at trends in the higher education sector, 23 out of 43 Australian universities have appointed a new vice chancellor in the last two years. Business Model Innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2011

Happy International Women’s Day ! It is a major day of global celebration of women. On International Women’s Day, Egyptian women contemplate being overlooked in the formation of a post-Mubarak. Happy International Women’s Day! Happy International Women’s Day! She graduated this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Many small NGOs are also unaware of the services and resources offered to the NGO community by TechSoup Global , SANGONeT , NASSCOM Foundation , Meedan , and FrontlineSMS. CARE International :: care-international.org. . Greenpeace International :: greenpeace.org. . Oxfam International :: oxfam.org. .

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Forum One

OCTOBER 10, 2011

So we decided to share our knowledge on how to measure and evaluate social media campaigns at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health’s 11th Annual Global Health Mini-University in Washington, DC. read more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. In fact, though the U.S.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2012

The TechSoup Global network has donated 9.7 It would be impossible to tell all those stories in one blog post, but you can find them using the TechSoup Global Local Impact Map , powered by Microsoft technology. Visit the TechSoup Global Local Impact Map and traverse the globe by clicking on any of the highlighted spots.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

From responding to a global pandemic to standing up for equality and reacting to ongoing geopolitical forces, our nonprofits are leading the charge in bettering our communities. Shifting Quickly to Support International Crises. Since 2020, the global community has seen geopolitical uncertainty and a pandemic.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. • Most publishers don’t say yes or no.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Universal City Studios, Inc., 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. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Think about that for a moment — we have over 300 consulting and product partners that are serving thousands of organizations and institutions globally. Senior Director, Global Partner Engagement, Salesforce.org. Now, you might think that is counterintuitive — why would you want to help your competition?! See you at Unite!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. More About International Women's Day. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. International NGO Leadership.

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Candid

AUGUST 26, 2021

Ann Mei is a leading expert on social innovation with global experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Her extraordinary success in the tech industry and international development, passion for Candid’s mission, and focus on what matters in people’s lives made her the unanimous choice for the role. She earned a B.S.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

American University in Bulgaria. American University in Bulgaria created a fund to support students affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Global Impact. Global Impact created a Ukraine Response Fund to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. International Medical Corps. The Red Cross.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

When I signed up to participate in the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign, I wasn't sure how I would contribute, but when I connected with Carinne Brody at an International Museum of Women event a couple weeks ago, I knew she would be a wonderful person to talk with us about the connection between girls' education and global health.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Dreamforce 2021, a mix of in-person event and virtual global gathering, had a little bit of everything: Will Smith and Ted Lasso…I mean, Jason Sudeikis? Tom also shared incredible success metrics the university has seen since using Education Cloud. Exciting product announcements?

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. Department of Treasury’s Office of International Affairs. Cook, Ph.D.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Kick off Dreamforce with the Salesforce.org community: thousands of global nonprofits, educators, and philanthropists dedicated to driving change around the world. Featured customers: Gavi , Big Brothers Big Sisters , University of California, 3M. Featured customer: International Justice Mission. Our movement begins now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

To most patrons, HDL merely delivers titles and page numbers as results, but the University of Michigan’s Library, one of the HathiTrust members, does allow access to the full text of copyrighted works for people with qualifying print disabilities. It allows users to search book content that contains a match for their search terms.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The other is the recently adopted Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled – an international copyright treaty that would make a copyright exception for people with disabilities a global norm and allow sharing of accessible books across national borders.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

From publishing the first-ever global research report on disabilities among refugees to playing a significant part in the passage of two critical UN Security Council Resolutions, WRC has long been a pivotal player in humanitarian action. Amnesty International USA. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Equality Now. Concern Worldwide.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

This latest one spotlights the many great interns, associates and fellows that are or were working for Benetech over this summer and into this year. She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences, Public Law and Contemporary History from University of Konstanz, Germany. And she's been getting her chance to do it here at Benetech.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

My latest post on HuffPo is now up: Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet , about my proposal to the WEF's Global Redesign Initiative. What would you propose to global leaders to make humanity better off? Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

foundation grants for your international work, join the conversation in a live chat on Tuesday, February 26 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. from University of North. the University of North Carolina School of Social Work. philanthropic community about the requirements of international. international philanthropy and grantmaking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2009

As a board member of Ushahidi and an advisor to Global Voices - very pleased to see them on the list of recipients which also included those listed below.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

However, the 5 percent given to international causes reflected a 15.3 This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. Both papers serve as resources for this blog post, which touches on only a few aspects of this global generosity. Universities & Colleges (5%). billion from $226.2 Remittances.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

By Bob Alves, President and CEO, Advanced Solutions International. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. . Why Internal Tools? Seeding Your Online Community to Promote Growth.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The first issue is that the treaty would not permit direct access by consumers to international authorized entities. Everyone who is not disabled globally can directly access Amazon.com and order books. The only way you could import and export books would be directly between organizations, not people.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. Internally, take inventory of all the various assets you have, from servers to websites to software. Such times create roles beyond the creation and implementation of programs, services, and institutions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The caliber of attendees is amazing from all countries: ministers of education and science, top scientists, university presidents. The biggest idea I heard was that while mitigation is a global issue, climate adaptation will be a local issue. The event is the brainchild of Koji Omi, former Finance Minister of Japan.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480. Then a global pandemic hit and everything changed again. Local businesses became national.

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Forum One

JULY 1, 2021

Last summer, after making the decision to continue our internship program virtually despite the global pandemic, we decided it was important for us to again offer the program virtually. And as I watch and hear about the impact our summer interns are making already, I’m so glad we did! About the Forum One internship experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Rather, they hope it will be a meeting place where corporate policy, legal and engineering professionals can have the opportunity to understand the implications of design, policy, engineering and legal decisions they make internally on anticipated/unanticipated human rights use scenarios. and that phrase still sticks with me. Sam Gregory.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago a group of Seattle global health data experts met at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to continue a conversation we started earlier this year on global health data. OK, these are hard problems to solve.

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