Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

The DIAGRAM Center team has also created an image data content model which will provide standards to define and enhance the efficacy and interoperability of accessible images as the project evolves. DIAGRAM stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

By Marie Webb We all woke up one morning to the possibility of chatting with our computers to access information, and generative AI suddenly seemed to be everywhere, ushering in a transformative experience. There are many access points to this technology. A prompt library is key to ensuring AI response consistency.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The Goal The goal is pretty clear: insuring that every person on the planet with a serious print disability has access to the books and other printed material that they need to get an education, make a living and be included in society. This was recently presented by the U.S. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). Excludes video. •

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

feet (2 meters by 2 meters) with easy access to a chair that can be pulled in when needed. ? Your exploration of the Horizon Metaverse is done through the Oculus Universal Menu which can be quickly accessed by clicking the Oculus button. The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Virtual conferences are more accessible, allowing more individuals to attend your conference. Attendees and presenters attend remotely rather than in person. . Keynote speakers, presenters, attendees, and the hosting brand or sponsors are not limited by region. presentations. Virtual conferences are cost-effective.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. We named this library Bookshare because it was created with an army of crowdsourcing volunteers, many of them blind people themselves, who scan the books using optical character recognition.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 31, 2023

Online Resource Library With only a week or two to absorb tons of new information about your sorority or fraternity, your chapter needs to provide ample educational resources to keep your prospective members interested in joining. Moreover, you don’t have to be a web developer to set up your online resource library.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Great presentation skills always come handy whether you're offering an educational training, making a keynote speech, or bringing new funders aboard. Presentations for Webinars. Leroux Miller kicked off the discussion by offering advice focused on online presentations. Make Presentations Social.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. The software offers pre-built modules for common data analysis tasks and integrates with various AI libraries for model building and deployment. Not necessarily so. RapidMiner is another open-source platform with a drag-and-drop interface.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Second, see if the grantmakers’ organization hosts any “meet the funders” days, or allows local non-profits to make presentations to the group. #4 The Center maintains an online database and, for a moderate fee, will allow you online access to their online database of funders.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

SlideRocket , the cloud-based tool for creating and sharing presentations, recently announced a new SlideRocket Player app for iPad. If you have a SlideRocket account, the free app lets you import and play your SlideRocket presentations on the iPad. stream within the presentation itself. Cloud-Based and Offline Access.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Your participants were actively engaged in your brand, your presenters were on point, and you really feel like you hit the mark. Since the data shows event organizers the presentations and breakout sessions attended and other interactions that the participants had, this gives useful information to the sales team. So what now?

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Forum One

JANUARY 24, 2023

Finding cost-effective ways to launch new services, having the ability to iterate quickly, providing non-resource intensive access to remote and underserved communities, and creating the most accessible and secure experiences possible, just to name a few.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

The United States Senate has a terrific opportunity to expand opportunity The United States Senate has just been presented with the ratification package for the Marrakesh Treaty. Our nonprofit organization operates Bookshare , the largest online library in the world that focuses on the needs of people with these disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Through her contribution we were able to give our most active volunteers (those who have directly contributed to adding 150 books or more to the library) a chance to request a book -- any book that they wanted to see in Bookshare’s Collection. Pavi • What a great present! Thanks, and thanks to the generous donor! • Culinary Harmony 49.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The first issue is that the treaty would not permit direct access by consumers to international authorized entities. Everyone who is not disabled globally can directly access Amazon.com and order books. Being silent on the big issue of circumvention would lead to a world where accessibility could be prohibited by contract.

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

What is most important is that whoever writes the grant fully understands the project and the organization and how to present both to the funders. . The Lisa Libraries. The Lisa Libraries. The Barney Family Foundation. Change Happens Foundation. Guitar Center. The Harry Chapin Foundation. Johnson Scholarship Foundation.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

Between drawn-out and FOMO marketing, arranging your topics, organizing sessions, and getting your speakers to agree to present, these things will take a lot more time than you might expect. You should be able to identify key pain points to choose suitable topics and presenters. Selling your core offer with an All-Access Pass included.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Prioritize accessibility. Often, these visitors are in a rush or feeling stressed, so it’s your job to ensure that your website is easily accessible. Should you use buttons and links on your homepage to direct visitors to your internal directory or research library? Prioritize accessibility.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2022

Tip number one: keep basic facts in an easy-to-access place. Bonus: Not only does keeping this information in your Candid profile current give you information to use for multiple grant proposals, but it presents a positive public face to your donors and funders. I know, I’ve been there!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Our team presented at multiple sessions at the recent RightsCon Silicon Valley conference , which brought together human rights defenders, security experts, and tech executives. But what about everybody else?

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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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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Your participants were actively engaged in your brand, your presenters were on point, and you really feel like you hit the mark. Since the data shows event organizers the presentations and breakout sessions attended and other interactions that the participants had, this gives useful information to the sales team. So what now?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. The road toward full access for braille readers has a number of other hurdles that must be overcome.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

On December 17, TechSoup hosted a SoupChat for nonprofits and libraries looking for more information on website design and hosting. A staffer from a small library listed a few popular services — WordPress, Wix, and Weebly — adding that she worried she might regret her decision six months down the road.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. This combination of technical ability, neutrality, and fierce belief in freedom of expression is undervalued in society and by many existing library systems. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. Assessments/Quizzes.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. Here are some highlights and insights from her presentation. These collections are free for the public to access. Just for Libraries.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

This software is best suited for presentations and instructional videos. Easily trim and edit videos and access additional royalty-free video and audio components to take your creation to the next level. Media library. Media library. Media library. Pricing: Available free trial, pricing not provided. Audio tools.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2017

Nonprofits and libraries are consistently tapped (and drained) to leverage creative talents and produce palatable brochures, logos, web pages, presentations, and annual reports — just to name a few — with little budget. Design ain't easy, or we'd all be making Clio award-winning designs in our sleep.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

Between drawn-out and FOMO marketing, arranging your topics, organizing sessions, and getting your speakers to agree to present, these things will take a lot more time than you might expect. You should be able to identify key pain points to choose suitable topics and presenters. Selling your core offer with an All-Access Pass included.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2013

This post was authored by Brenda Hough and was originally published on TechSoup for Libraries. One of the things I like best about working with TechSoup for Libraries is our connection to TechSoup , which provides opportunities for me to think beyond libraries and to consider technology in the broader non-profit environment.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

Second, it should be accessible to everyone in your organization. Rely on references: Inclusive language libraries like The Diversity Style Guide or the American Psychological Association provide a robust glossary of terms that can be included or referenced in your style guide. It should avoid jargon and overly technical language.

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