Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 11, 2006

Approximately 18,600 (+/- 1000) Timorese were killed or disappeared, while the remainder died due to hunger and illness in excess of what would be expected due to peacetime mortality. For more information, check these links: Benetech's press release. Benetech Report. The data.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Bunny stands next to a collection of buttons on the floor, raises a paw, and presses down. The prerecorded buttons sound off in the order she presses them: “More, Scritches, Now.”. Inspired by Hunger, Devine diligently trained Bunny from puppyhood and started setting up her own system one button at a time.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2012

Many organizations use selected statistics, data, or other information in press releases and calls to action, but we may not look at those numbers or statistics as stories that compel us to share, respond, and take action. You are cordially invited to start tracking, measuring, evaluating, and sharing!

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Best overall book deal Opens in a new window Credit: Scholastic Press 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins $19.59 Get Deal Why we like it The 50th annual Hunger Games is about to begin, and we're here for it. at Amazon $27.99 Save $8.40

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

If hunger among the elderly is on the rise nationally, share what you’re seeing locally along with a few key stats and a little about how you’re addressing the need in your community. Step 2: Write a pitch or a press release. Convert your press release to a PDF. Create a media list of people to send your pitch or press release.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. We took a moment to check-in with some to hear how the year has shaped—and reshaped—their approach to solving some of the world’s most pressing issues. .

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. We took a moment to check-in with some to hear how the year has shaped—and reshaped—their approach to solving some of the world’s most pressing issues. .

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NTEN

MARCH 22, 2011

Here's what they had to say about it in a press release: Each of the sites has uniquely implemented the reviews in a way that compliments their business model and format. Another example is the Hunger Relief Map from the Capitol Area Food Bank in Austin. She offered to share. She didn't ask the other sites to link to her.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The report is often an important piece of research designed to show leadership on an issue and attract the attention of the press and governments to affect social change. Feeding America has a national hunger study. For example, CREW –Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington just released a report about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The press release from Chase describes the two-step process: In Round One of the Chase Community Giving program, Facebook users will vote for non-profit organizations they think should receive a portion of Chase's philanthropy funds. 12/16: Chase announces the top 100 winners on its Facebook Fan Page and in this press release.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 20, 2020

On YouTube, “cook with me” videos more than doubled in popularity starting in March and maintained that growth through October, YouTube told the Associated Press. “It a photographer and former sushi chef who runs the channel The Hunger Service , told The Verge.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Causeway launch will include managed charitable funds focused on pressing issues such as hunger, homelessness, animal welfare, global health, global poverty, and education. Each Causeway fund includes a mix of charities using proven strategies, from direct services to policy reform, all chosen for maximum impact.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Here are a few questions I am pondering: How can we evolve days of service towards a message of “ commit to serve ” – so that we can inspire individuals to sign up to serve in future weeks or months when needs are still pressing? How can we evolve the vision of service days towards days of reflection or learning ?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 28, 2022

We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. Hunger is undeniably one of the most pressing issues of our time, with one of every 10 people in the United States dealing with food insecurity. We all know how challenging the last few years have been.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Find the European Court of Justice press release here. An App To End World Hunger? How this will move the needle on world hunger? That’d definitely put a dent in the $143 billion price tag that the UN Development Program estimates it would take to end world hunger. Here in the U.S., Jason Shim is not a famous guy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

All of them talking about hunger issues. I keep thinking about the presentation that Tony Hsieh from Zappos gave about organizational culture and that he would let any of his thousands employees talk to the press. And this means having more and more staff having a presence on social media sites.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 8, 2024

Nonprofits play a crucial role in addressing various societal issues—hunger, poverty, environmental conservation, and healthcare, just to name a few. By monitoring keyword trends and staying up-to-date with industry-related keywords , you can adapt your programs and initiatives to address the most pressing concerns.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. Make it easy for them to adapt your press release into a story. Does someone on the Board know someone at the local paper who can get your press release noticed? Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

The second round of the contest opened on January 15th and the pre-contest promotion on January 14th on the contest fan page was met with a chorus of "Vote for Haiti." Chase had, in face, already donated to the relief efforts, although the link to the corporate press release was not posted on the Fan Page all until two days later.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Women, Girls, Education and Global Health. listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Increased demands for services, costly safety measures and PPE, disruptions to funding, staff layoffs, and a two-thirds drop in volunteerism have put immense strain on nonprofits, especially those that are directly or indirectly providing COVID-19 relief in basic needs areas like healthcare, hunger, housing, and education.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organization in the world with a mission to end hunger. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and solving it will need unprecedented collaboration and funding. Rewatch this session on Salesforce+.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

From hunger to homelessness, HON connects volunteers to critical issues facing the Middle Tennessee community, and serves as one of the largest volunteer resource centers in the world. Introducing Hands On Nashville. Hands On Nashville (HON) works to meet community needs through volunteerism.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2021

While other companies are painting grand visions of the metaverse via press interviews and op-eds, Snap has been quietly focused on two of the ideas that can actually bring it into existence: steadily improving its hardware every year or so, and attracting developers by giving away that hardware and offering them ways to profit from it.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on and continues to cause distress, corporations are being entrusted – and expected – to lead the way to support and help solve the world’s most pressing issues. Five pressing issues that have emerged as priorities for corporate philanthropy and volunteerism are: 1.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Farms and Community Supported Agriculture: Families can tend crops and harvest food to be donated to a local food pantry, thus helping the environment, learning new skills, learning about issues related to hunger, and feeding the hungry all at the same time. Remember, a family can be many things.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

” Pressed further on how “jail time for tweets” might look to an international audience, he reiterates a recent government statement that they do intend to reform the penal code. “And I’m sure that the different gig companies that we have in Spain — I know that they understand this ultimate goal.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? Because many youth in the United States rely on free and reduced-cost meals during the school year, hunger is a real problem during the summer months when schools are closed.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

“Humanitarian crises, natural disasters, disease outbreaks – the needs today as pressing as ever,” stated Martha C. White in a TIME Magazine article in 2018. At that time, COVID-19 was not on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Be prepared to be specific and tangible. Uncover what your donor cares about.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

Before you begin working with a consultant, you should create a list of your team’s most pressing tech questions. Prepare questions for your consulting team. Are there pervasive roadblocks that you continue to run into, or innovative tech solutions that you’re interested in incorporating?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

I asked the group, “What do you think are the most pressing problems in the world today?” The most prominent answers were hunger, poverty, racism, education, police brutality, and pollution. We discussed the work of our customers, including some of the issues they’re working on and how we help them through the use of technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

We know from the early online giving contests that making nonprofits play the hunger games isn’t the best way, buy neither is the big boom of a big match dispersed all at once. The results for this week’s GivingTuesday 2018 have been reported. Why did they release $7 million match all at once?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Darius Graham | Social Innovation Project | Washington, DC The Social Innovation Project tackles pressing social issues by providing seed funding and resources to help transform ideas into sustainable programs. Twitter: @SwipesHQ ) Full disclosure: Much of the text of this post comes from a press release I received from the Case Foundation.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Yelp says in its press release that a few things could happen when you tap on one of the posts in the feed. And, unlike scrolling through Netflix’s offerings for an hour before giving up and going to sleep, hunger is generally compelling enough for you to stop scrolling at some point and say, “Yeah, that’ll do.”.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 14, 2025

It also promises to help address the pressing but unanswered question of how to produce the 56% additional calories needed to feed the 10 billion people expected to populate the world in 2050, with little land left to expand cultivation and a changing climate making agriculture more challenging. Optimism: To usher in a new era of GMO 2.0

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