Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 14: World Dolphin Day — #DolphinDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 14: World Dolphin Day — #DolphinDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 14: World Dolphin Day — #WorldDolphinDay.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

If you’re pressed for time, you could send out a 10-15 minute survey, compile the answers, and then hold a 30-minute meeting to review the results with the group. Aim for one subject matter expert, one decision maker, and one staff member who executes the tasks. Try to avoid adding more than 5 people per group or department.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2009

Betsy Beaumon, formerly of BEA Systems and numerous other high tech roles (including founding her own social enterprise in the 1990s), has joined us as our new Vice President and General Manager of Literacy Programs. The press release on the appointment has much more detail. Tags: literacy Benetech Beaumon Bookshare.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. What’s the problem?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Day of Service — #MLKDay 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay February 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay 6: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay 15: Digital Learning Day — #DigitalLearningDay 18: World Whale Day — #WorldWhaleDay 20: World Day (..)

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

AI can also lighten the workload of educators while ensuring students AI literacy. The AI Education Project provides AI-powered resources that streamline lesson planning and integrate AI literacy into classrooms. Build AI literacy. This reframing can reduce skepticism and encourage broader adoption. Foster collaboration.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

AI literacy. The AI literacy divide: Beyond hype to practical mastery A recent study from Deloitte found that only 20% of leaders feel the talent at their organizations is prepared to deploy AI successfully. The three pillars of AI literacy The good news is that anyone can learn AI literacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

Last quarter Betsy Beaumon presented the future of our Literacy program including Bookshare. How do we help decision-makers and the press get a better handle on what we know and don't know, and prevent people from leaping to the wrong conclusions (and by extension, taking the wrong actions)?

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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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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. During the party we had a surprise video message from Stevie Wonder, a long-time Bookshare member who told us that he is using Read2Go to read accessible books from the Bookshare library.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

At CGI Annual Meetings, leaders from across sectors do more than just developing new ideas or getting inspired: they come together to take real action to address pressing global challenges. I had the honor of attending CGI 2013 where I announced Benetech’s latest Commitment to Action.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Step 2: Write a pitch or a press release. If you want to pitch your story to several news outlets, you need to draft a press release, which you can later adapt for your website’s blog, your email marketing communications, and your social channels. Convert your press release to a PDF. See what types of stories they cover.

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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. In particular, we’re excited about the promise that the appeal court’s ruling holds for the expansion of our efforts to improve access to images.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Fischer told TechCrunch that after working at financial services companies in Southeast Asia, he and Ruka saw that “managing cashflow is the most pressing everyday issue for lower- and middle-income Indonesians.”. It is incredibly important and a crucial step for the long-term resilience of our business.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

For example, Martus can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills. We want to address pressing social challenges by prototyping new tools in areas outside our established programs as well as better serving and empowering our current user communities. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 6, 2004

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

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

At a time when a growing number of people are looking for ways to help solve pressing social and environmental problems, Benetech's technology initiatives for people with disabilities, human rights and environmental communities are striking a chord with job seekers. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals outline the most pressing and complex social issues facing the earth and offer a framework for ending world poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and well-being for all its people. The UN Foundation created them to highlight what needs to be achieved by 2030 and track progress.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It will help us close the data literacy gap, reimagine an entirely new analytics experience, and set people up for success in this digital-first world. Bringing the Narrative Science award-winning, world-leading AI in analytics team and their innovations to Tableau will help us reach millions more people who are underserved with data.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

The size of the engagements are a sign as is the interest for tech and non-tech teams to develop AI literacy, which is a more pressing need.”. As spending on AI skills is expected to exceed $79 billion by 2022, he says Workera will assist in closing the gap. “We We are seeing a need to measure skills,” he added.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The new funds will be used to expand Varo Bank’s services, as well as work with Westbrook to co-create a community impact program that focuses on building financial literacy in underserved communities, the company told TechCrunch. The article has been updated to clarify the existing investors were not actually in this round. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Attending this press briefing will grant you access to a panel discussion and one-on-one time with some of the greatest minds and most influential s in the fields of technology, digital media, education and learning. "Digital Learning" Press Briefing and Panel Discussion. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It will help us close the data literacy gap, reimagine an entirely new analytics experience, and set people up for success in this digital-first world. Bringing the Narrative Science award-winning, world-leading AI in analytics team and their innovations to Tableau will help us reach millions more people who are underserved with data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Dolphin Day — #DolphinDay.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 26, 2011

Here is an example of the impact of showing the economic value added of volunteer contributions in a large nonprofit literacy organization based in Canada. London: Sigel Press. What about the volunteer contributions? Click here to read Katie Hawkes' "The Caveat of Idealism: Optimism and Doing Good in the Nonprofit Sector.".

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

And while Nagpal agrees that there’s no “north star” company that has shown how to tackle finance literacy at scale, he’s hoping that Ocho’s 10-person team may just have a not-so-boring wedge that changes that. Personal finance is hard – and that’s a tale as old, and difficult to disrupt, as time. The answer is simple: deadlines.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

According to Theirworld, if the annual funding gap is not met—and there are no plans or proposals to address the gap currently—more than half the world’s children are at risk of failing to attain basic literacy skills by 2030. Current aid is a drop in the ocean—currently at just $16 billion a year—so innovative finance is crucial.”

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The nonprofit sector will be central to meeting these demands, with thousands of new organizations expected to emerge in areas such as healthcare, housing, mental health, and digital literacy. As people live longer, managing chronic conditions, providing palliative care, and ensuring access to affordable healthcare will become more pressing.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

A call went out over a combination of listservs and social media channels asking local nonprofits and libraries to share their most pressing needs and dirtiest jobs with TechSoup via video or text. While social media as a volunteer recruitment tool has been a popular topic recently, TechSoup flipped the equation on its head a bit.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2023

On January 6, self-described family fintech Greenlight launched Greenlight Level Up , an interactive, curriculum-based financial literacy game. Doorstead co-founders Ryan Waliany (CEO) and Jennifer Bronzo (COO) Image Credits: Doorstead. Weekly News.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 6, 2012

An official press release for the study reads: The survey. One of the resources I have been most impressed with is the " Technology Literacy Benchmarks For Nonprofit Organizations ," created by NPower. found that most nonprofit managers believe there is still considerable room for improvement.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The 2020 Zen Masters brought their passion and expertise to a new generation, creating content for our Data Literacy for All eLearning program that provides data skills fundamentals, regardless of skill level. We supported members disengaging to take care of more pressing priorities, and we greatly appreciate that they did.

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