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Benetech’s New Image Description Tool Improves Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The DIAGRAM Center was launched in May 2010 by Benetech with support from the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Once volunteer describers sign up as Bookshare volunteers, they can log into the Poet tool, select books, view the images, and enter descriptions for a variety of texts.

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Cloud for Good Announces New Education Accelerators for Advancement and Recruiting & Admissions

Cloud 4 Good

Cloud for Good knew exactly what we needed They understood the importance of complying with industry regulations and used every tool available in Salesforce to make that happen,” said Suzanne Sopa, Executive Director of Annual Giving at Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs. Recruiting + Admissions Accelerator. About Cloud for Good.

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Hype vs. Reality: What digital channels are the most effective in 2010?

Care2

Here is the evidence from one global campaign in 2010 to demonstrate how different digital channels compared. Is email obsolete" My first response is always that it depends on the objectives, the strategy and the audience since starting with the tools is putting the "cart before the horse". Should we use Twitter and Mobile?" "Is

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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

Amy Sample Ward

I've heard Jamie Notter (and others) decry this staple of association board meetings as a tool whose time has come and gone, but it wasn't until I read the treatment of it in Humanize that I really understood what he was talking about. But dare I start with the endlessly controversial subject of strategic planning?

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Pro Bono Week Spotlights Collaborative Nonprofit & Education Solutions

Saleforce Nonprofit

In addition to bringing together people from across these sectors, Open Source Commons equips volunteers with the spaces, tools, and training they need to collaborate and create apps, content, and programs that benefit the greater Salesforce.org community. Access to digital tools is only the first step in using technology effectively.

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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly under pressure from funders, clients, and others to “prove” that they are achieving their mission effectively and efficiently (Renz and Murray, 2010). Meaningful tools to evaluate effectiveness are largely absent (Liket and Maas, 2015).