Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

8: International Women’s Day — #IntWomensDay or #IWD. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #IntWorkersDay , #MayDay or #LaborDay. September.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

8: International Women’s Day — #MakeItHappen and #WomensDay. 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — #EndRacism. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay and #LabourDay. September.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

27: International Polar Bear Day — #PolarBearDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD19. 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — #EndRacism. 21: International Day of Forests — #ForestsDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD19.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

March: 8: International Women’s Day || #IntWomensDay or #IWD2013. 14: International Day of Action for Rivers. 12: International Day for Street Children. 12: International Day for Street Children. May: 1: International Workers’ Day || #IntWorkersDay , #MayDay or #LaborDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

27: International Polar Bear Day — #PolarBearDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #WomensDay. 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — #EndRacism. 21: International Day of Forests — #ForestsDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #WomensDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

27: International Polar Bear Day — #PolarBearDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #WomensDay. 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — #EndRacism. 21: International Day of Forests — #ForestsDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #WomensDay.

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Tableau

JANUARY 26, 2022

For business leaders, this meant an organizational shift toward more data-driven jobs and a heightened focus on data skills—a transition that revealed the widespread lack of data skills and data literacy. Once meant for data scientists and analysts, data literacy is now a requirement for all—from business leaders to front-line workers.

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Tableau

JANUARY 26, 2022

For business leaders, this meant an organizational shift toward more data-driven jobs and a heightened focus on data skills—a transition that revealed the widespread lack of data skills and data literacy. Once meant for data scientists and analysts, data literacy is now a requirement for all—from business leaders to front-line workers.

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DataRobot

OCTOBER 5, 2021

These key model and organizational behaviors support best practices in AI governance: Comprehensive and transparent checklists: Providing internal AI stakeholders with an open implementation process encourages diverse thinking. Data Literacy for Responsible AI. White Paper. Download Now.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For example, someone who thinks they may have OCD might look to the International OCD Foundation , which maintains a directory of not only therapists and clinics but also support groups and other organizations that specialize in the condition. Chatterjee is a volunteer advocate for International OCD Foundation.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In addition to the international days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

International development and relief – 6%. Education and literacy – 5%. Faith and spirituality – 8%. Human and social services – 8%. Environment and conservation – 7%. Arts, cultural preservation, and humanities – 6%. Women and girls – 4%. Human and civil rights / racial justice – 3%.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I worked for a number of years in international development and it’s true when they say “Empower Women – Change the World.&#. Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Like many philanthropists and social entrepreneurs who are eager to make large-scale change, we found that redirecting government policy and funding to more effective approaches offers tremendous leverage for realizing national (and international) impact. Fast-forward six years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. and James L. Route 66 pairs this reading content with teaching tools and learning exercises, effectively empowering any literate person to become an early reading instructor.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

Organizations can also instill a data culture by promoting data literacy—because in order for employees to participate in a data culture, they first need to speak the language of data. Here’s how organizations can improve their data literacy with a four-step action plan: 1. Data literacy involves more than having a set of skills.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Brand Marketing Intern at Tableau, A Salesforce Company. As the data shows us, there’s room for improvement in closing the data literacy gap. Being a Software Engineering Intern can get very technical. Kristin Adderson. October 6, 2021 - 7:01am. September 17, 2021. Lesson #1: Build on the basics. Gabby Isaguirre. Sravya Balasa.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Pomelo, Frenkiel’s new startup launching out of stealth today, wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist. International money transfer continues to be an expensive affair for senders. Image Credits: Pomelo. “If

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Brand Marketing Intern at Tableau, A Salesforce Company. As the data shows us, there’s room for improvement in closing the data literacy gap. Being a Software Engineering Intern can get very technical. Kristin Adderson. October 6, 2021 - 7:01am. September 17, 2021. Lesson #1: Build on the basics . Gabby Isaguirre . Nadia Khan.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

Literacy 52

Literacy Data Community Help 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting. They were holding an international meeting of blindness groups around the campaign to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty in London during the days before the Geneva meeting.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

This portion was an internally focused effort based on conversations with our team. 4 We prefer open to proprietary (internal and external). Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. 5 We think we can do more together (internally and externally). We came up with the following truths as part of that process.

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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

MAY 2, 2012

They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program. In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Highlights of this Update: Global Literacy Human Rights Benetech Labs Communications Global Literacy Bookshare celebrated a double milestone this summer, reaching over 200,000 available titles in our collection and serving over 250,000 members with disabilities! While the majority of our members are U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Our Commitment is to increase service and expand the number of accessible books for blind people in India via our Bookshare International initiative. You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program.

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Tableau

JULY 31, 2023

Data communities—networks of engaged data users—create an environment where people can come together to immerse themselves in the language of data, encouraging data literacy and fueling excitement around data and analytics.The most effective data communities provide access to data and support its use with training sessions and technical assistance.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

On September 8, Unesco observed its 40th International Literacy Day, from which Care2 highlights some shocking statistics on literacy around the globe and reminds us that the ability to read and write is a human right. Trying to connect with folks worldwide? Check out their work at [link].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Under our new CTO, Patrick Ball (see my last President's letter), we are building a tech team to work on our incredibly varied list of projects in literacy, human rights and the environment. Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out.

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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. The Vice President of Global Literacy leads Benetech’s biggest program, standing at the confluence of some of the most active and rapidly evolving fields: digital content, EdTech, domestic and international education, and user-centered design.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Grow the must-have, base-level skill: Data literacy. With that comes increased priority and urgency to provide resources and support that reduce the data literacy gap. Nearly everyone from HR and marketing to sales and customer support needs to have a solid foundation in data literacy to succeed in the modern workforce." (See

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