Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 24, 2008

In April I'll be heading for Chennai , the capital of Tamil Nadu state in India. It should be a great day talking about improving access to print for the community of people with disabilities in India. Look forward to blogging more from India next month! Madras is the old name of Chennai. I'm actually on the committee, too.

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Gyrus

APRIL 29, 2019

The LMS training providers in India for how to learn about banking and finance industry revolves largely around three ideas: service, knowledge and expertise.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 26, 2008

We just announced the launching of Bookshare.org in India, and the response from the Indian press was immediate. The Times of India wrote For print-disabled, reading bestsellers is just a click away. The Indian Express said Bookshare.org inks pact with three organisations in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

This prompted some amazing questions for children that age anywhere: How many jets did you take to get to India? They start the day with a student posting an inspirational quote on the board. You turn the globe to any time and see what time it is another part of the world compared to India. How deep is the Pacific Ocean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I brought to India to place it in the hands of Rufina Fernandez , CEO of Nasscom Foundation. I'm sure that after she is finished reading it, she will spread the ideas all over India. I purchased a copy and read it when it first came out, but rather than write a review I wanted to do something special for the book.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Bookshare.org.in (India) My South Asian trip is mainly exploratory, with one notable exception. Bookshare.org is going international, and India is one of our focus countries for this expansion. My first visit after the India Economic Summit was to National Association for the Blind (India) to see Dipendra Manocha.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

My 8 day visit to India was a whirlwind. The Nasscom Foundation in India, the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation, invited me to present as part of the Global CSR track in a session about reaching the Bottom of the Pyramid with technology and social media. I'm still recovering. No wonder I am still tired!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Joy of Giving Week is a "festival of philanthropy" held October 2 through 8 all over India in conjunction with Mohandas Gandhi's birthday. To celebrate, TechSoup's partner in India, BiGTech , held the Find an IT Partner event in Mumbai to connect local nonprofits with IT students.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Philanthropy expenditures in India have grown by an average annual rate of 13% during the past five years, reaching the equivalent of $280 billion. NITI Aayog sources estimated the demand for philanthropic aid in India at $426 billion during FY2023. The good news is giving in India is growing. That amount constituted 8.3%

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Originally from Bangalore, India, I am currently based in the USA. Pragnan Boggarapu Manager, Consulting A seasoned professional with 14 years of diverse experience in Salesforce BA and consulting roles, I hold a master’s degree in Information Technology and Management.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

My last stop in New Delhi was to visit the American India Foundation, which is the largest Silicon Valley/India foundation. We wrapped up with a lunch back at the AIF offices, where I got to meet Shankar Venkateswaran, the head of AIF in India, and many of his team.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2022

In India, even queer movies involve the selective privileging of a few communities from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, with little to no representation of transgenderness. The umbrella term we use in India to generalize trans experiences is ‘Hijra.’ In ancient India, Hijras were once venerated as Demigods.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

This is a communique on the current state of cloud adoption in India from Prashant Pandit and Pooja Jayna from TechSoup Global's, NASSCOM Foundation BIGTech Program , which is an NGO committed to building ICT capacity in civil society in India. Of the 3 million NGOs that operate in India, most are small and dependent on volunteers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2006

At the India Economic Summit, Vikram Akula of SKS, the microfinance institution, won the award today. One of the more interesting sessions was the discussion of the main risks India is facing. Big social entrepreneurship event here in New Delhi! Mrs. Sonia Gandhi was on hand for the presentation, and I understand that's unusual honor.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Judy Heumann (left) moderating the panel on empowering the world''s billion people with disabilities On the second day of the CGI Annual Meeting, I announced Benetech’s Commitment to Action : Leveraging Technology to Bring Books to the Blind in India. Our commitment was selected as an exemplary approach to addressing a global challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

9:30am IST (Ahmedabad): NGOBOX (India). . – Share resources, such as ebooks, blog posts, and articles about NGO technology that you think would be useful to the followers of the Twitter Takeover. Schedule of Twitter Takeovers on September 26: 10am AEST (Melbourne): Pro Bono Australia. 11am IST (Dublin): Digital Charity Lab (Ireland).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 19, 2015

India is home to 70 million people with different needs and abilities. WORTH, which stands for Workshop for Rehabilitation and Training of the Handicapped, aims to create opportunities for vocational training and avenues for employment for people with different needs in India.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Association Laboratory Research Alliance members: American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) Association Forum AMC Institute Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Global Association Hubs Partnership India Association Congress Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives State Societies, including: (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India. Of course, in India and other developing countries, the gap is even larger. As part of this project, we are working with our lead Indian partner, the DAISY Forum of India, as well as other Indian disability organizations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2013

In the post-film Q&A, Iram said she aspired to do for Pakistan what Slum Dog Millionaire did for India. Iram is mainly pinning her hopes on festivals and a theatrical release in Pakistan and India. She succeeds in showing us, rather than telling, something true and challenging. If you get a chance to see this film, take it!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2010

"Americans think it takes a lot of money to make a difference," according to Rajesh Haridas, chief operating officer of Vibha , an almost entirely volunteer-run organization that aims to improve the lives of underprivileged youth in India and elsewhere. read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

4) China currently has the highest population in the world, however, by 2050 India will be the most populated country at 1,676 million (compared to China’s 1,387 million). Source: United Nations Population Fund. In the coming decades as wealth rises in Asia, so will philanthropy and with it a second wave of online activism and giving.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. In a small village in India, 9 year-old Fatima lives in a tiny hut with her parents Priya and Amit. Please give so that we can end childhood hunger in India and help these children realize their full potential. Setting: This is where your story happens.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

Thus far, more than 75 countries have signed the Treaty, and in June India became the first country to ratify it. We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification. The Treaty will take effect only after 20 ratifications are presented to WIPO. Its signature period has now ended.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In India over 14,000 children got infected in 2011, with a 13 per cent decline from 2009. New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 18, 2021

Even five months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered, worldwide vaccination efforts remain a constant news topic, especially in the face of new infection waves that are currently surging in India and other countries. Our hearts and minds go out to India and its people in this terrible acute crisis phase.

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AFP Blog

MAY 12, 2015

Bikers ride for Nepal, raise donations online - The Times of India : "Namma Kudla bikers' hearts beat for the quake-ravaged Nepal.

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Candid

JULY 17, 2024

Respondents in 12 countries trust in NGOs ‘to do what is right’ More than 60% of respondents said they trusted NGOs “to do what is right” in 12 out of 28 countries: India, Kenya, Nigeria, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.

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Charity Village

JULY 8, 2021

The report sheds light on the reality of the jobs market for those aged 45-60 in seven countries – Brazil, India, Italy, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the […]. The post Unemployed aged 45 and above face ageism and career challenges globally appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

I recently learned about an nonprofit organization in India dedicated to using video to help alleviate poverty and accelerate social change in the developing world. In looking at some of the project examples , I found several that focus on women's empowerment and rights in India. The organization is called Video Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

He lives in India. I feel honored to have been introduced to your work with children in India and your expertise in social media from my good friend, Roger Carr, who is helping with the bloggers campaign. Mani was introduced to the Sharing Foundation and became a donor to the America's Giving Challenge campaign.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

In the mid-19th Century, the East India Company needed a physical space to store their piles and piles of ledgers, forms and other important artifacts that managed their transactions all over the world. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010. The man denied it and left.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2009

LifeLines India allows them to call in and —using a voice activated system in their local language — get advice about their needs. Cisco writes about a public-private partnership they have had with British Telecom and OneWorld that offers a voice accessible knowledgebase for rural farmers.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Raising money for personal causes, and medical fundraising, in particular, is having a moment in places like India with crowdfunding websites like GlobalGiving’s partner, Impact Guru. Just last month, Google launched Tez , an “audio QR” payment solution for mobile phone users in India. 1,171,000,000.

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