Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

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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. of legally blind children in public and residential schools used braille as their primary reading medium.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The public counts on nonprofit organizations to champion important issues and bring about positive change. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. Interesting and informative content can truly set your fundraiser apart from the rest, and the right photos can help tell your story in a unique way.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. Our collection includes children’s books from Scholastic, contemporary books from Arab Scientific Publishers in Lebanon and literary books from the public domain from Kotobarabia in Egypt.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The app includes journals and trackers to allow parents to record important information about their journey, a glossary of commonly used terms, a community and resource library, a directory of NICU family support partners, a postpartum checkup, and more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher. That is, we want the ebooks that are purchased by the general public to be fully accessible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. What do you think about challenges as a way to promote user-generated content? Photo: billybicket.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination campaigns capturing public attention, accurate, user-friendly healthcare websites are more crucial than ever. Should you use buttons and links on your homepage to direct visitors to your internal directory or research library?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Additional users are 50% off.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. At the Free Library of Philadelphia, Scott has found that privacy is very much a concern among his patrons. Planning, Privacy, and Passion (Library Spotlight).

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president. The museum and library preserves the rich history of the Northern Neck through its collections, exhibits, tours, and educational programs. Images: Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Library book sales or "friends of the library" donations. However, setting up an online store hasn't necessarily been a simple or inexpensive thing to do for many nonprofits or public libraries. So we're pretty excited about this program and the creative ways that nonprofits and libraries will use it.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Companies, such as the ones sitting beside Wheeler at the keynote, could pay money to be in a virtual "fast lane" for sending content. The window for the public to comment on how the FCC should treat Internet traffic is now closed, but not without receiving a record 3.7 Image 1 : freepress / CC BY-SA. million comments.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

As Berger said in his NYU talk, Charity Navigator's evolving rating system is an attempt to "drive more information into the public square, so that it becomes the norm in the public sector to share this kind of information." Image 1 : Ken Berger. Image 2 : OtnaYdur / Shutterstock. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2013

TechSoup's Senior Content Manager Ariel Gilbert-Knight details how the MicroMappers apps work in the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network , a blog associated with The Guardian. Additionally, make sure to get a copy of The Resilient Organization , TechSoup's disaster planning guide for nonprofits and public libraries.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

Referrers include staff from nonprofits, community centers, public libraries, and other organizations that work with youth during the summer months. " How Libraries Can Use Range. Libraries, particularly those in urban areas, are playing a bigger role in social services. Range images: courtesy of Caravan Studios.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

As Berger said in his NYU talk, Charity Navigator's evolving rating system is an attempt to "drive more information into the public square, so that it becomes the norm in the public sector to share this kind of information." Image 1 : Ken Berger. Image 2 : OtnaYdur / Shutterstock. spanhidden'

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress About a month ago, the Library of Congress put two sets of photographs (about 3000 images total) up on Flickr. Flickr has that content (and makes the photo easier to find). It's the people. Museums Engaging in 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: archive.org/web The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. SocialSnap also provides customizable social share buttons that can be added to your website or blog content. See also Unsplash and Shutterstock. See also Piktochart.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Box lets you manage and collaborate on content with staff members and volunteers and distribute content to beneficiaries. The Mailshell donation program at TechSoup provides desktop spam filtering software to eligible nonprofits, charities, and public libraries throughout the United States. Box: Secure Online Storage.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2013

It’s an accounting of the ecosystem in which your organization presents itself, involving all of the properties, amenities, and public spaces that collectively shape the public perception of your cause. your great content and campaigns). To curate public spaces. These too are a part of your neighborhood.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Craft a strong appeal by sourcing your content early. Here’s why: Extra attention and spotlight thanks to high publicity around #GivingTuesday Plug-and-play tools and assets from GivingTuesday.org to help market your campaign More participants ultimately means more support for the nonprofit community overall. Be specific.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation offices are vulnerable to this malware, which can lock up your IT system until a ransom is paid. Also, the Veritas donation program at TechSoup provides backup and restore software to eligible nonprofit organizations and public libraries. Image : portal gda / CC BY-NC-SA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. A set of screensavers and background images. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. Text or attractively designed images on Twitter, Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Clubhouse, etc.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I’m always amazed when my colleagues tell me that the biggest barrier they face to “opening up” the content at their museums is from registrars—the people who care for collection objects. are well versed in new ideas for audience engagement and committed to opening up their institutions to increase public access. Followers of Museum 2.0

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Darian talked about lots of things, very broadly: Why mobile presents a huge opportunity for any nonprofit or public library. Darian’s tips for effective social media outreach are: Ensure Content is Easily Shareable via Mobile. TechSoup Article: Mobile for Nonprofits and Libraries. Post Mobile-Friendly Links.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Did you know that Meta has a public database of currently running and archived Meta ads? Using AI, you can identify top-performing content and trends to apply to generating new Meta ads. The Basics of Meta Ad Library Meta has 3 versions of its Ad Library, each with its own caveats. The Easy Steps Pull up ad library view.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

And since the text is inside an image, you can't search it or include it in your session outline. " In other words, SmartArt is not going to intelligently guide you to a diagram style that is appropriate for your content. You can't even resize it too much without making the text look blurry. We all have.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2008

The solution is a design pattern library, a place where Yahoo! At every level, the pattern includes a problem, an image-based example, a solution, recommendations for use, and rationale. is making some of them public. You can access a limited design pattern library here. or as specific as " how do you rate an object?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In our ongoing mission to provide technology information and resources to nonprofit organizations and libraries, TechSoup’s latest Nonprofits Live (NPLive) explored advice and resources for creating great presentations. Presentations for Webinars.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided that it’s okay for broadband companies like Comcast and Time Warner to create a ‘fast lane’ on the web and to charge for preferential treatment to content providers. He taught me how to listen for the pulse and passions of charities and libraries over social media.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Orangutan Outreach used a donation of Adobe Creative Suite to produce and electronically distribute high-quality digital content for thousands of "adoptive parents." Find our in-depth profile of Information Technology Exchange on TechSoup for Libraries. Images 1 and 3: Braided River. Image 2: Boulder Food Rescue.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

The Challenge is open to all nonprofits and public libraries in the world that have received Symantec product donation(s) and are currently using the product. (a) Also, do not submit content that contains elements that violate a third party's copyrights or trademark rights. Image: Tina Xu. Eligibility. a) In General.

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