Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. September.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. You are the leader we are looking for if you see the combination of social good and businesslike management as the answer to pressing problems throughout the world. We must help ensure that every report of abuse is a tool for justice.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Children's Literacy Initiative. The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Greenpeace. The Humane Society. Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Based on pre-pandemic estimates and additional post-pandemic data, the report, The Education Finance Playbook (29 pages, PDF), found that current aid to education globally totals some $16 billion annually—a figure that has been trending down—while at least $75 billion a year is needed.

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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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program. copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. The Highland Street Foundation is committed to addressing the most pressing needs and concerns for children and families in Massachusetts and California. Areas served: Worldwide. PADI AWARE Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! Speaking of the press, it is clear that they really get my overarching goal: to engage more of the tech community in serving the 90% of humanity we haven't been focusing on (yet).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Benetech's newest project is a software tool called Miradi that helps environmental practitioners design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects to more effectively meet the needs of global biodiversity. Route 66 Literacy was put on the back burner last year because it ran out of funding.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

But, we have only scratched the surface of what we could be doing to help solve the pressing social problems that confront us. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are building on the foundations laid by people like Bill Hewlett and David Packard, who long supported global issues and whose foundations continue their work today.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

A search engine doesn't know that "high-quality, evidence-based early childhood literacy interventions" are the same thing as "helping children learn to read." Do a search by pressing the [Ctrl] + [F] keys at the same time. James Metzger is TechSoup Global's online marketing and analytics manager.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

20: Global Recycling Day — #GRD2020. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 11: Safer Internet Day — #SID20. September.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. Our age ranges in all of our global training sites range from 19 to 56. We have a grand plan; my dad calls it the grand plan for global domination [laughs]. I have a story that you have to hear.'"

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. If you want to see the data historically, be sure to visit the site and press “Play&# on the map. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. So earlier I mentioned maybe a parent who took English as a second language classes or maybe they got their GED or they took those computer literacy programs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Together with the World Blind Union and other campaigners, we set out to get a global treaty that would not only replicate the U.S. And, the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. Media literacy and creation skills can't be add-ons in schools, but have to be integrated across the curriculum in all subjects. " Media literacy is a paradigm shift - not an add-in subject. It starts in the home. Parents are facing challenges.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. Kevin talks about the Global Citizen Center, a large mixed use building in downtown San Francisco that will serve as a hub for ecologically and socially responsible enterprise, education and economic development.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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