Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

To better understand why promoting “breathing space” for creativity is crucial for copyright to achieve its purpose of encouraging innovation, consider some examples from Benetech’s work that demonstrate how copyright exceptions can create a framework for innovation in action. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

The Lisa Libraries. The After School Advantage (ASA) program is IGT’s flagship community initiative, devoted to providing young people with access to technology in a safe, nurturing after school environment while also promoting opportunities in digital learning centers in communities where the company operates. The Lisa Libraries.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

AAPI Impact on American Culture – Demonstrate the many ways Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have shaped and contributed to broader American society. Make the event family-friendly and accessible to enable broad participation. Offer childcare, wheelchair access, multi-lingual materials, etc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

For example, our Bookshare online library for the blind, uses several different social enterprises to do data entry and proofreading work on textbooks. The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities. We scan the books in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Many organizations, however, overlook ensuring that their web presence is accessible to individuals who may have visual or auditory impairments. Accessibility in Developing Countries. According to Malhan, the biggest challenge in the developing world for the disabled is a lack access to resources and information.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). We are also building a content model for making images more accessible.

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DipJar

JUNE 24, 2021

This city-supported lifeline for animals and the community that cares for them has demonstrated its value and meddle over and over. Rapid access to ready funds is difficult and this is where the Friends of Dallas Animal Services shines. This past February, Texas was hit with some of the worst weather in generations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Andrew Carnegie is one of America’s most famous philanthropists, noted for the large scale of his charitable contributions, which included building more than 2,500 libraries worldwide. Technology, including social media, has also shaped how many individuals give to others. What’s planned for the National Philanthropy Day?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. Frank’s story exemplifies the life-changing power of access to information and reading. Many of the books were ones I already had on my shelves, gathering dust because I couldn’t pick them up.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

We operate at the intersection of technology and social impact, and therefore our ideal candidates will demonstrate these dual interests and experiences. Our Bookshare service is the world’s largest online library of accessible ebooks for people with disabilities, serving over 350,000 users in 60 countries.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Access to Exclusive Content One of the primary benefits of joining a membership-based organization is gaining access to exclusive content. This might mean educational resources, research reports, and industry insights that non-members cannot access. Think about the ways you can help your nonprofit’s members connect!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

Our work to date repeatedly demonstrates bridging this market failure gap: Our Literacy team has reinvented the traditional library for the blind, reducing the cost of producing an accessible book by a factor of 100 and ending the book famine that people who are blind or print disabled have faced for years.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

Similar to traditional contract-to-hire, Talent for Good will allow you to sustainably staff your Salesforce orgs with access to the right candidates, with the right knowledge base and experience, to fill staffing needs and complement existing staff. .

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Learning to Improvise Can be Life-Changing , from The Detroit Creativity Project , demonstrates the highest level of technical production and takes the audience on a stirring, heartfelt journey into Detroit's schools. Boost gives members access to special products and discounts offered through TechSoup. Honorable Mentions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 22, 2008

John Glass demonstrated the new version of Victor Reader Soft from HumanWare, one of our key access technology partners. John Crossman demonstrated the completely new version of the Bookshare on-line library, which is currently in the first round of beta tests. Tracy's visit really gave our team a chance to shine.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2013

Have you viewed our Windows 8 Demo for Nonprofits & Libraries ? In response to last fall's live webinar demonstration on Windows 8, we are holding a follow-up webinar on Thursday, March 21 at 11 a.m. Please contact webinars@techsoupglobal.org with accessibility requests within 4 business days of the live webinar.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

What astonishes me about this field is that there are now approximately 500,000 telecentres in the world with 1 billion users, providing access to the web in libraries, Internet cafes, community technology centers, and other community venues across the globe. Create different access levels (managers, staff, volunteers).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

The idea is to engage these residents and wherever possible to teach them how to use digital devices, provide Internet access through computer labs or classes, and provide them with very low-cost home computers. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work. Image: City of Kansas City.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! If you have an interest in understanding how technology can positively impact early childhood-focused nonprofits or library staff, register today for this first installment of the four-part series. Spring is a time of renewal and an opportunity to grow.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2013

You can view this online demonstration at any time. Namita started us off with a Microsoft PowerPoint slide show and live demonstration from Windows 8, showing the new Start Screen. Following Namita's section, Ariel took the floor and covered Windows 8 applications that would be beneficial to nonprofits and libraries.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2017

In the nonprofit and library world, it's not uncommon for staff — from management to service delivery team to volunteers — to be tasked with designing handouts, board presentations, or annual reports. The TechSoup Adobe donation program offers donated and discount Adobe products to eligible nonprofits and libraries.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This demonstration uses OpenAI’s paid GPT-4 model. The Basics of Meta Ad Library Meta has 3 versions of its Ad Library, each with its own caveats. Ad Library is a user interface that lets you search ALL the ads currently running and archived (up to 5 years) in the past across Meta. The Easy Steps Pull up ad library view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Intercepting wildlife transferred across borders is critical to slowing illegal trade and DNA barcoding provides a public library of DNA barcode tests for enforcement officials to use as a front-line tool.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Koios By specializing in libraries, Koios empowers clients to make their resources more discoverable online. Through expert Google Ad Grants management, this agency enables libraries to boost search traffic and expand beyond their existing patron bases. Catalog awareness: This is the bedrock of this agency’s services.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2015

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, notes, "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

Join hosts, John Haydon , social media coach for nonprofits, and blogger and internet marketing consultant, Chris Garrett , as they demonstrate how to get started with social media and the value this can bring your organization. Please email: community@techsoup.org. About TechSoup.org.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

They demonstrate unrivaled commitment to bold new ideas and. demonstrate that they fully meet Ashoka’s selection criteria. Tags: Accessible Technology. If you're not familiar with Ashoka's work and their fellows, here's some background from their website : Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs who we recognize to have.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2015

Disaster preparedness is something every nonprofit and public library needs to be on top of — whether you deal with disaster relief directly or not. We were asked to pick one technology to explore, so I chose 3D printing, which I've been tracking in public libraries. How can they support disaster relief?

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2013

In that webinar, I spoke with QuickBooks Made Easy's Gregg Bossen on the updates to QuickBooks that were relevant to nonprofits, charities, and libraries. Bossen CPA, author of QuickBooks Made Easy , will be demonstrating how downloading transactions can aid your nonprofit or charity. The feature works for credit cards as well!

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

In his keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive in 2011, Seth Priebatsch of SCVNGR demonstrated how game mechanics can motivate real-world action by distributing different-colored cards to the audience, giving them rules (no talking, no moving from your seat) then having them exchange cards until each row had the same color.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

AUGUST 11, 2011

Perhaps the quality of harmony is the most impressive, since our sector demonstrably abounds in dedication and creativity. However, they are also planning to create an online museum and archive that will be fully accessible to all. (I Visually impaired and blind people can go online to borrow books and reading machines.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters. Make Updates a Breeze. prompt numbers.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Our goal was to raise the funds to provide education for the rural children of India who do not have access to English education and to give them a chance to dream of a new future. The Storymakers Campaign 2014 empowers nonprofits, libraries, and charities with the tools and training to tell their stories, get noticed, and make an impact.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

But, as this video below demonstrates, many of the competing bipedal (two-legged) robots have trouble keeping balance. Nope, it was a librarian, John Walsh, at the Newton Free Library in Massachusetts! npVault Managed Backup Service — Access to Discounted Rates. We've still got a ways to go. Drones in Nepal.

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