Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us. One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. The Lavelle Fund also supports programs benefiting the developing world. government and states like Texas.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world. I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The machine uses OCR (optical character recognition) technology to convert the text to a digital exact image file and to a second file format that we use for direct editing. Once we sort out who is proofreading what, Carrie transfers the books to the main server where the files are kept forevermore. Bookshare members in the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. Creative Commons has devised a set of six free and easy-to-use copyright licenses. It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

Support and Maintenance. Do they offer ongoing support? How much does ongoing support cost? What response time do they offer with their support package? Can you talk to one of their customers who have been a longtime user of their support services? What considerations does the agency give to web accessibility ?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

With support from stakeholders in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities, Benetech changed that reality. copyright law. We developed strong relationships with publishers who share our values and voluntarily submit high quality digital files directly to Bookshare.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot. Any nonprofit seeking to recruit online supporters should rightly be concerned with the ultimate value derived from such supporters. And we should. FAQs Q: How is drop-off measured?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

While you are visiting us, ask about our new services, IT Assist and Expert Cloud Support , or our program, Boost. Do not reference or identify any person, entity, trademark, copyright, or property in your post unless you and/or your group have received that person's/entity's permission in writing. March 27, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

They are using copyrighted music, but give a big disclaimer and plea to support those musicians by buying their music. It is seven minutes long flash movie file produced at 640x480. There is a link to the download and the written instructions. This is a really fun product demo. Makes me want to download it now!

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot. Any nonprofit seeking to recruit online supporters should rightly be concerned with the ultimate value derived from such supporters. And we should. FAQs Q: How is drop-off measured?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. Filed under: General non-profit interest , nptech , Best practices , Non-profit Communications , training , publicity.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

How quickly you engage a new list member after he/she has joined your list is critical to turning them into a long-term activist and/or supporter. Use targeted content that directly relates to how your new activists joined your file. I agree that it is vitally important to give your supporters something to do next.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Email List Growth Honorable Mention: HSUS - Humane Society of the United States Winner: National Relief Charities Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks. This year they did something a little different.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I am so pleased that, thanks to an outpouring of support, we have met the match. However, the generosity of our supporters did not stop there. This is the first time in AJWS history that we have been able to extend such a generous offer to our supporters, so please, help us reach our new goal of $175,000 by making a donation today.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. Generally, support staff will ask the member or sponsor if they are seeing any error messages and which steps they took that produced the error.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

Do you know what the numbers on the copyright page mean? Self-Publishing with Print-On-Demand "Print on demand" systems allow you to upload book files (usually PDFs), which are then used to print books to order. How Did I Do It? Once I decided to self-publish, I set out to find the best option to do so. I'm sure I did a lousy job.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

May need to get some technical instructions on how to convert the file formats or use a service like hipcast. YouTube keeps the copyright, some others don't. I'd like to add that I was surprised when I posted a video post I did for my Dad, who is 85, and the responses I got from other seniors. Check out this popular YouTube user.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Outreach for your program or to connect with potential supporters. A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. the work of copyright holders. Step 1: Find People. Hiring people.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

The new service allows users to make blog entries and comments, send and receive emails via their MySpace page, upload photos from their cellphones, and view or search for friends (videos will be supported sometime in 2007). Along with the increased use of SMS and mobile e-mail, people are sharing photos and video files.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Fundamentally, the Arkenstone Reader allowed blind people to create their own personal ebook as a text file that could be read in something like Microsoft Word. Third, we pioneered a novel interpretation of the copyright exception for serving people with disabilities that is built into the basic law of the United States.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

Then, you can embed those videos in an email and send them to your supporters with a call to action -- videos are generally more interesting than plain text. We use a file size measurement -- video files must be under 300 MB. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

Then, you can embed those videos in an email and send them to your supporters with a call to action -- videos are generally more interesting than plain text. We use a file size measurement -- video files must be under 300 MB. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. Consider the groups you will want to track or by which you will want to arrange members: donors, activists, organizers, stakeholders, partners, volunteers, supporters, and so on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. It’s good for branding your nonprofit and protecting the copyright of your photos. Wufoo :: wufoo.com.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

While there are several elements of communication that are different between the two channels, I offer the following five tips to online fundraisers from a direct mail dinosaur: Segment your file: Not all online subscribers are created equal, nor should they be treated equally. November 6, 2007 | Karen Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

While there are several elements of communication that are different between the two channels, I offer the following five tips to online fundraisers from a direct mail dinosaur: Segment your file: Not all online subscribers are created equal, nor should they be treated equally. November 6, 2007 | Karen Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So it wouldn’t help you, but I encourage you to look at your file, look at your appeals that have worked, what didn’t work, and don’t be afraid to recycle a really good subject line if it did work for you. We’ve got a call to action, support the fight against cruelty, telling me what my gift is going to do.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

This is a round-up of some of the free graphics tools that various folks have recommended to me including some sources for copyright free images. The website has a support page where you can ask questions. Some of them are really easy to use and some of them are geared to professional quality image editing. Free Images.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

Intrigued by the title, I decided to throw it in my "read while on an airplane" file. We in the academic community are likewise witnessing a Draconian withdrawal of public dollar support. Last year, I was introduced to a report called "Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector."

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