Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Check out recent press coverage of our work, featuring the head of our human rights team, Dr. Patrick Ball, in Foreign Policy magazine and NPR's On The Media. We help the human rights movement speak truth to power, because we believe each story of human rights abuse is a tool for justice. Process, clean, and transform data.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

Matthew Bishop of the Economist Magazine made some interesting points. Toronto business school, talked about the need to drive new skills into the business school community, especially improving the teaching of entrepreneurship and trying to teach empathy. Roger Martin, dean of the U. Bill Drayton rounded out the panel.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

In fact, Mighty — led by founders Ben Goldhirsh, who previously founded GOOD magazine, and Dana Mauriello, who spent nearly five years with Etsy and was most recently an advisor to Sidewalk Labs — hopes to woo families with the pitch that it operates at the center of fintech, ed tech, and entertainment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Today brings the new book, Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. “My Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming. It cannot be stopped!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2013

In 2010 Advertising Age magazine named Lovemarks one of their "ideas of the decade." While many companies were using the language of war in their marketing (target, penetrate, ambush), Roberts was using the language of love (mystery, sensuality, intimacy).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Facilitators/connecting organisations and people : @Anorakmagazine found us on Twitter and asked if they could send us some back issues of their magazines to share with kids in India. We also helped coordinate a drawing project that Anorak Magazine wanted to involve the children with.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2012

And, he teaches that skill set in his new book, The Synergist -- How to Lead Your Team to Predictable Success. McKeown is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and has appeared on CNN, ABC, BBC, Inc, Entrepreneur magazine, USA Today and The New York Times.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2011

and teaches yoga in San Francisco. While interviewing the organizers for a magazine, I heard how they worked with young women who had rarely or never felt good about their bodies and were in detention on charges related to prostitution and drug sales. The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 6, 2009

A September 2007 Ode magazine article, Giving Makes Us Happy , describes a 60-year study by Paul Wink of Wellesley College that followed the lives of about 200 people. In contrast, many philosophical and religious teachings have asserted that it is giving that leads to prosperity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This is the type of news sound byte you will typically see in Alumni magazines or that alums (or their parents) might share with your organizations. You want to celebrate their personal , social, or professional accomplishments. Here’s a great example from Teach for America sharing a funny visual about goofy year-book photos.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2013

If your program staff are your only source for these materials, teach them what separates great resources from useless ones. To read the full article, download a free issue of the npENGAGE digital magazine today. Programs & Outcomes npENGAGE digital magazine service' Celebrate the successes together.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

Pacific time, called E-Readers for Everyone: Teaching Tips from Trainers. According to Public Libraries Magazine , lending e-books is fraught with difficulties because each type of e-reader and store have their own e-reader format and digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2006

The REAL hot 100 will compile a list of young women who are REALLY hot, and publish it, in magazine format, timed to coincide with Maxim’s release next year. Rachel can teach you how to make biodiesel, how to convert your car to run on straight vegetable oil, and how to fix your car too.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2024

If you want to learn how to more effectively embrace change, read Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. “My Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

The magazine is loaded with tips on style, tech­nique, grammar, and inspiration. They can share samples of their writing to illus­trate key concepts such as simplicity and clarity, and they can teach tips on editing and proofreading. These are fun and gradual ways to improve writing skills.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Future plans include outreach to the elderly and disabled to teach them how to get online and explore the Healthcare Exchange options. But borrowing the Internet? How does that work? Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Netsquared featured project WiserEarth In Ode Magazine Social Media Resources. In Technology Support as Teaching , Michelle Murrain raises the question "Is providing technology support simply just an end in itself, or is it also a means to empower clients in appropriate technology use to further mission? What's next?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A few months ago brought the new book, Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. “My Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming. It cannot be stopped!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2019

T his book, S even Disciplines Of A Leader , published in 2015, teaches leaders how to help their employees, team, and organization achieve maximum effectiveness. Shelton is founding editor/publisher of Leadership Excellence magazine. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here are a few tasks you might want to turn over to volunteers or recruit more volunteers for: Day-to-day office work or cleaning Door greeter roles Docent positions Event committee positions Event registration and ticketing Event set-up and clean-up In-kind donations collection Marketing and promotion tasks Fundraising tasks Teaching or tutoring.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Brown recently wrote in Smart Companies Thinking Bigger magazine, that you should “ask a group of current, former and potential customers the following questions:" If you’re a current or former customer, why did you start using us? Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

Essayist has a reference manager feature that allows students to include chapters from books, journals, magazines, websites and even movies. Photomath Image Credits: Photomath Photomath is a math-solving app that scans problems and displays a step-by-step solution to teach students how to solve difficult equations. per month or $29.99

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2010

” I showed him an article from my alumni magazine about the great work doctors who graduated from Newman are doing, a story about a graduate who is on the frontlines of rehabilitating terrorists, and the graduate who is a priest serving the poor. And Andrew, who is not only giving, but willing to teach his dad a lesson on giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Priorities And, Calhoon teaches how to write a plan that will engage employees and develop leadership capacity. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. The 194-page shows business leaders how to write a plan in about one hour so it fits on a single sheet of paper. Objectives 5.Strategies

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

The Leadership Challenge -- "This book examines the practices that make leaders effective and teaches aspiring leaders how to inspire and lead others," explained Burkus. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Direct service can teach you a lot about digital strategy. We''re honored to be listed along with 12 NTEN Members on Biz Tech Magazine''s list of 25 Must-Read Nonprofit IT Blogs. Speaking of ebooks, Cloud for Good just released a new eBook to help organizations better implement technology, which you can download for free.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

My success came from applying important management and leadership skills that I learned from skilled mentors, a variety of supervisors, books, magazines, and from valuable feedback from employees.Because I am passionate about being a good leader I am eager to share what I have learned through the years.

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