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Exploring Inclusive Digital Math with Benetech’s Clayton Lewis

Clayton Lewis is Professor of Computer Science and Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He currently serves as an advisor to Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center. What is inclusive digital math?   Traditionally, math is a paper and pencil subject. It’s challenging to work through math problems if you can’t see […]

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What is Software for Social Good? 

Benetech believes that the majority of social enterprises that will successfully drive impact at scale during the next decade will have software and data at the core of their service delivery. Software for Social Good is software built for or applied to the social sector to maximize positive social impact. The organizations that make up the […]

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Infographic: Software for Social Good

The majority of social enterprises to successfully drive impact at scale during the next decade will have software and data at their core. That’s where software for social good comes into play. What is software for social good? What challenges can it address? What are some exciting software for social good innovations that are underway? Our infographic has […]

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Benetech Secures U.S. Department of Education Award to Enable All Students to Read

Benetech’s Bookshare Software Serves Students Who Read Differently in Over 25,000 Schools and School Districts Benetech, the leading software for social good nonprofit, today announced a five-year award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, to expand and improve access to books for students who read differently due to blindness, low […]

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Benetech and United Ways of California Partner to Strengthen California’s Social Safety Net

“We are excited to work with Benetech as a partner in efforts to transform the safety net here in California by expanding the reach and impact of health and human services data, and potentially increase our efficiency, enhance our sustainability, and expand the impact of our operations,” said Peter Manzo, president and CEO, United Ways of California. “Benetech has a long history of successful technology development for social good in California and around the world.”

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