Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 31, 2014

Last September, I wrote a Beneblog post: Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling , about Amazon and other ebook reader makers trying to dodge out on making their devices accessible. a11y accessibility Amazon blind Bookshare ebooks FCC Kindle NFB' This is an update on that fight.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The miracle of ebooks What if we had the ability to overcome these accessibility barriers, barriers that affect most of humanity, not just people with identified disabilities, wouldn’t we have the moral obligation to act? We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. We can do better!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

The Poet application developed by DIAGRAM helps level the playing field by making otherwise inaccessible graphic content available for students and other readers who cannot read traditional books. Our DIAGRAM Center is dramatically changing the way image and graphical content for accessible educational materials is produced and accessed.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To grow your donor file, add three easy upgrades to your current acquisition plan and watch how kickstarting a better content, promotion, and conversion strategy can work wonders for your donor pipeline. Step 1: Improve Your Content Strategy Acquiring new donors online requires you to build a better content plan.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2014

In our latest eBook, Lacey Krueger and a team of web design experts break down the how’s and the why’s for every step in the web design process. What’s in the eBook? What makes for a solid content strategy. Ben Wong, Strategic Services Manager, Blackbaud. – Raheel Guaba, Blackbaud.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

We have the ebooks. The Global Treaty for the Blind makes it legal to create ebooks for people with disabilities without having to pay a royalty or getting permission. Publishers already contribute most of their ebooks to us for free, but The Treaty allows for crowdsourcing books at scale through a Napster-inspired model (but legal!).

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

The author of Everybody Writes (2nd Edition): Your New and Improved Go-to Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content and Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business , not to mention a founder of MarketingProfs , Ann knows engaging writing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

E-Book #2: Feeding the Content Beast. The book has useful content curation tips, but what really reasonated was this one: Organize based on audience needs. Make sure that you present your curated content using categorization and hierarchy that’s as useful to your audience as it is to you. Happy Friday!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks. See you there!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. ChatGPT can help you create content, come up with fundraising ideas, and assist with event planning to support your organization’s mission. AI Writing Assistant.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

It became a burden to his family and caregivers to constantly drop what they were doing to turn a page, so he began seeking out ebooks. It also demonstrates how each ebook that is added to the Bookshare collection is a brick in our members’ foundation of independence and inclusion. Eventually he had to ask others to turn pages for him.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

And if you prefer books, check out Candid’s library of ebooks and audiobooks. With the strategies we’ve shared—from engaging with bite-sized learning content available on social media to deep dives into Candid’s on-demand professional development courses—learning doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive or time-consuming.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

We strongly support this position and believe the digital content revolution holds the best promise for the future of braille. The increasing focus on digital content, rather than its printed form, and the shift to electronic distribution of ebooks pave new avenues for removing the barriers to accessibility.

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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. Mada is also helping us encourage publishers of Arabic-language books to support this important initiative and provide additional content to be included in Bookshare.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2016

Content marketing is a powerful strategy for increasing the reach and exposure of your nonprofit organization. Content Marketing as a Focus for Smaller Nonprofits. Smaller nonprofits in particular have yet to fully exploit the benefits of content marketing. What Is Content Marketing? What do I mean by content marketing?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Through the LIT project, we’re adding many new innovations to the groundwork laid by the B4E project, with a focus on three core areas: content, tools, and utilization. Exciting new tools, including a free, open source Android ebook reader and a free web-based ebook reader along with an accessible bookshelf in “the cloud.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Content contained in square brackets in the draft is still being negotiated, and the remaining content is assumed to be agreed (at least, we certainly hope so!). This draft represents the latest state of the negotiations at WIPO. Alternative B qualifies this issue so much as to make it ineffective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

This makes it easier to focus on the content while handling additional questions, troubleshooting and technical problems. What You Need to Know about Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings a free ebook from boardable. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Embrace new workplace norms for meetings.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is becoming crucially important as the problem of delivering access to text is increasingly solved by the move to ebook publishing and solutions like our Bookshare library. Of course, just as we're solving the text problem, more and more content is moving to richer, more visual forms like graphics, simulations and flash!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Our primary goal is to ensure that people with disabilities get equal access to the books and content they need for education, employment, leisure and social inclusion. She wants to see every piece of content that is born digital be born accessible.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

The top menu and footer are great options as well as strategically placing a section somewhere between or at the end of the rest of your homepage’s content. You create a piece of content, offer it as a free download, and people give you their email address in exchange. Get more [Organization] content right in your inbox!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

We think that all publishers should sell accessible ebooks when they sell their books through mainstream channels, but the copyright exception leaves that decision to the publishers except for this narrow community of people who are significantly disabled when it comes to print. Search the Web for illegal copies of Bookshare books.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. In addition, it is essential to ensure that all newly created digital content is made accessible from the outset. a11y accessibility Bookshare disabilities ebooks education equality Reading students tech4good UNICEF'

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Your Best Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Campaign [eBook]. Qgiv: [Free Ebook] 2020 #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide. Qgiv put together a free ebook packed full of helpful resources. Giving Tuesday is a good opportunity to consider adding new offerings to your fundraising portfolio. Canva: Giving Tuesday Graphic Design Templates.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If your peer-to-peer campaign has a theme, create written and visual content that goes along with that theme to get your fundraisers excited about your campaign. eBook – Retaining Your P2Peeps. Try creating videos to share across your social media platforms. VIDEO] Roadmap to a Successful Peer-to-Peer Campaign.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2012

We suddenly need to reshape, rethink, and redesign our content to work on smartphones, tablets, apps, social channels, eBooks, and more including what's yet to come. Jason Samuels. Manager of Information Technology. National Council on Family Relations. Anyone who knows me knows I’m a data nerd.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

David Grossman , president and founder of The Grossman Group , published in 2010 a helpful, free eBook titled: Mastering The Art of Messaging. Using the 18-page ebook , you''ll learn : what a strategic messaging plan should encompass (and what it shouldn’t). how to identify the right tone and content.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content. This year, we launched new content, including a unit on Romeo and Juliet, to help Route 66 users stay in sync with the Common Core standards. Thanks again!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

One answer: create digital content to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about the company’s products and services, then become customers. One answer: create digital content that to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about their mission, then become donors. Content Collaboration Examples.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

The Vice President of Global Literacy leads Benetech’s biggest program, standing at the confluence of some of the most active and rapidly evolving fields: digital content, EdTech, domestic and international education, and user-centered design.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

They posted engaging content. They started sharing content from Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine a week ahead of the fundraising period to let their social circle know why they were raising funds. Check out some of the great content they created while raising funds for Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine!

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 24, 2022

Make sure you check out our Auction Games Ebooks for more great ideas to incorporate into your next event. If there’s a session that you were unable to attend, be sure to check out the amazing content recordings from our speakers and sponsors at the 2022 APEX Greater Giving User Conference. The Heartbeat of Your Organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

Speed Enhancement – WP Engine uses a content delivery network (CDN) that boosts your website’s overall page sped and load time. Resources Deluxe – their blog, ebooks, help docs, and design trends are seriously useful and well designed resources that any nonprofit marketing team should check out. . 3) Kinesta :: kinsta.com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom. The next 10X opportunity is to go global, by ramping up Bookshare International to serve the millions of people with print disabilities worldwide.

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