Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. I was wrong. million contract to do just that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

15: National Bike to Work Day — #BikeToWorkDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay and #LabourDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 5: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal15. September.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Of the subset of nationally representative participants who had a diagnosis, a mere five percent, or 10 people, said they were self-diagnosed and had no plans to follow up with a clinician. Eight percent intended to see a mental health professional after having made a diagnosis for themselves, based on internet research.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world. Simbi’s virtual reading platform enables global literacy through the power of narration, creation, translation, and donation.

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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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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Susan Dibble from Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program Caring Comes First, Everything Else Can Be Taught Our board members must care about our mission. It might be a good idea to get a few people on the board with commercial real estate experience, finance/lending folks, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

July 11: WorldPopulationDay — #WorldPopulationDay 18: Nelson Mandela International Day — #MandelaDay 28: World Hepatitis Day — #WorldHepatitisDay 29: International Tiger Day — #InternationalTigerDay 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — #EndHumanTrafficking August 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay 10: World (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. September.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2009

The National Federation of the Blind convinced the federal government to have the U.S. Mint strike and sell these Louis Braille Silver Dollars , and some of the money goes to supporting Braille literacy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. September.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 16, 2005

We are delivering more and more books that meet the literacy needs of our users, by providing the latest bestsellers, textbooks and daily newspapers into accessible form. Another great piece of news is that Janice Carter has joined Benetech as our Director of Literacy Programs, and is now general manager of Bookshare.org.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Take advantage of National Literacy Month. Simply getting new members to understand how to read a finance statement is another first step to financial literacy for board members. Take advantage of National Literacy Month.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

March = Adolescent Self-Injury Awareness Month, National Athletic Training Month, International Black Women In Jazz & The Arts Month, Brain Injury Awareness Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, National Music in Our Schools Month, National Nutrition Month, National Social Work Month, Women’s History Month, Youth Art Month.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Sequoia Capital led the round and was joined by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation venture investment arm Arrive, Will Smith’s Dreamers VC and existing investor Signia Venture Partners. Inequality to financial literacy and financial services are related,” Berdugo said. The rate reached 63.7% in 2016 before steadily going back up.

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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

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 12, 2014

I was an expert witness for the National Federation of the Blind (which had joined HathiTrust as a defendant) in the district court case, and Benetech filed an amicus brief in the HathiTrust appeal case supporting the decision of the district court. copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.

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Medium Technology Section

MARCH 28, 2025

Today is National AI Literacy Day. Ironically, the conversation around AI literacy in schools is mostly missing the point. We are not… Continue reading on Medium

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

For students, teachers, parents, and guardians across the nation, the arrival of August signals the end of summer vacation and the arrival of back-to-school season. National Back to School Month History. National Back to School Month History. How to celebrate National Back to School Month. Junior Achievement.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Other grants from Google.org will focus on connecting “justice-impacted” people with jobs through the National Urban League’s Urban Tech Jobs Program and Columbia University’s Justice through Code. ” Studies have shown that digital literacy can reduce recidivism , or relapse into crime. ”

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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! The Treaty was signed on the spot by over 50 countries.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” More often than not, people who are described as “illiterate” likely have a low level of literacy. This is because literacy is not a binary descriptor, as it is often made to seem. Illiterate. Stakeholder.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. 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.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

The most recent example comes from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. Lead with generative AI literacy : Increase your organization’s, including senior leadership’s AI literacy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

World Food Program USA (WFP USA), the US affiliate of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme, has beautifully adapted the story of Rani—a precocious student in India who receives meals fortified with micronutrients—for their blog, Facebook, and Instagram. World Food Program USA: Rani’s Story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark founded InvisiblePeople.tv , a nationally-recognized nonprofit that fights homelessness using the power of social media. His new project is a social media literacy website to help homeless people learn how to use the Internet to tell their stories, build community and connect with support services.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

2-1-1” was designated by the Federal Communications Commission in 2000 as the national 3-digit telephone dialing code for health, and human community services. National leadership for 2-1-1 US is provided by the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems, United Way Worldwide and the 2-1-1 US Steering Committee.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

neobank to be granted a national bank charter, announced this morning it’s raised another $63 million in new funding. Varo announced last year it had been granted a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and secured regulatory approvals from the FDIC and Federal Reserve to open Varo Bank, N.A.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Google has long been interested in providing warnings about natural disasters and national emergencies like floods, wildfires, and earthquakes. Even in an area suffering from low literacy, limited education, and high poverty, a majority of citizens act on information they receive,” write the researchers. “So, Image: Google.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Don’t forget: Your votes determine which organizations go home with fantastic prizes: NTEN will provide the contest winner with a free registration pass to the 2015 NTC in Austin, Texas Cisco will contribute a cash prize to the winner of the Best Nonprofit Video Award The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture in partnership with the National (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Social media literacy and facility is a 21st century core capacity. (3) The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Digitunity, an initiative of the National Cristina Foundation, is a national organization working to eliminate the technology gap and build inclusive device ownership so everyone can thrive in a digitally-connected society. Explore the pervasive technology gap in our nation. Digitunity/Tableau Public].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 6, 2004

I had the honor of addressing the National Federation of the Blind Convention this past week. Bookshare.org also gets many books from other active volunteers who share our passion for independent literacy, as well as directly from publishers. We aren't ready to release the press release, but I did get the ok to post my remarks.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 1, 2022

National Solutions Engineer, Tableau . For those interested in data literacy, Ben Jones wrote a series of books on the topic including Data Literacy Fundamentals , Learning to See Data , and Avoiding Data Falls. Mark Bradbourne. Bronwen Boyd. September 30, 2022 - 8:07pm. October 1, 2022. Welcome to the Best of the Tableau Web!

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Tableau

OCTOBER 1, 2022

National Solutions Engineer, Tableau . For those interested in data literacy, Ben Jones wrote a series of books on the topic including Data Literacy Fundamentals , Learning to See Data , and Avoiding Data Falls. Mark Bradbourne. Bronwen Boyd. September 30, 2022 - 8:07pm. October 1, 2022. Welcome to the Best of the Tableau Web!

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