Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. exception model works well here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards. 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).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! After all, Benetech’s Bookshare initiative is the largest online library serving people with print disabilities in the world. copyright exception.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

That panel, titled Activism in a Digital First World, focused on creating a sustainable future and was moderated by Salesforce.org’s Chief Engagement Officer Cristina Jones. Throughout the day, top customers shared their experiences using Salesforce and highlighted the digital transformations their organizations have undergone. .

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A focus group participant with an LGBTQ+ youth organization said: [Digital technology] is…really beneficial to reach out to the disabled community. Going digital, perhaps unsurprisingly, turned out to be an effective way to reach younger crowds, the “digital natives.” Failure to engage the digital immigrants.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

With this three-part blog series on our expansion of the proven Bookshare model internationally, we’d like to give you a glimpse into the ways in which Benetech provides people with disabilities around the world equal access to knowledge. Digitally processing Arabic-language content is no easy task.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

As digital marketing experts ourselves, we’ve seen the potential search engine marketing holds. By developing a smart Google Grants management strategy, you can reach new heights with your digital marketing. For one, digital giving is on the rise. In turn, you’ll receive one-on-one support tailored to your cause.

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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

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. We are also building a content model for making images more accessible. We’ve also engaged in a major technical standards issue.

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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. Our lower cost model made it practical to invert the power structure. I can feel it all over, it’s a hit!”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Poet supports image descriptions for electronic books created in the international DAISY standard for digital talking books and will be compatible with descriptions for ebooks in the EPUB3 format. DIAGRAM stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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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. Why Community? So, why community?

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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. When other cities replicate the model, we’ll be able to track the origin and migration of these ideas from city to city through individuals. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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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. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. These models are presently built on snapshots of internet data and aren’t designed to be research assistants. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Digital and mobile communications are changing the rules about social networks, intellectual property, and the availability of big data, with an overall blurring of the boundaries between state, for-profits, and nonprofits. To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As Drupal 7 aims to sunset in 2023, the latest version of Drupal 9 ships with new features including a built-in media library and content workflows, as well as a new layout builder. Upgrade Method Pros Cons Fully automated The Migrate suite is advanced enough to re-create your content model and import content into it.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Qualtrics WorkDifferent Digital Event Series. Key Takeaway: While Qualtrics had been hosting weekly virtual event strategy webinars, this shift to a digital event series showed the industry how it should be done. They kept their brand followers engaged with a unique and powerful digital event. . Cisco Live Two-Day Virtual Event.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. We deliver philanthropic donors exciting returns on their investments (i.e.,

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Raspberry Pi Model B. Dubbed "Model B+," it's the third model the organization has released to the public since Model A went on sale in 2012. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers. Digital camera. Weather station. Measure weight.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Other articles speak to the use of ‘Digital Smoke Signals’ generated from big data for improved development projects and policies, as well as the need to look at not just big data but small data too. Data for Public Service Delivery. Big Data for Development.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2021

As Drupal 7 aims to sunset in 2022, the latest versions of Drupal 8 and 9 ship with new features including a built-in media library and content workflows, as well as a new layout builder. Upgrade Method Pros Cons Fully automated The Migrate suite is advanced enough to re-create your content model and import content into it.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

In actuality, hackathons are events where ideas are hatched and technology needs are met — making them excellent opportunities for nonprofits, charities, and libraries! The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video. I would class this as TVI (nearly identical) plus additional provisions creating a similar exception for schools, libraries and archives. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). This was recently presented by the U.S.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Start building your video-adjacent content library now. Note that we don’t think current interactions of GPT LLM models are safe for any user-facing interactions involving sensitive issues. Consider the ethical implications of any models that your nonprofit chooses to use and create an AI policy that can evolve with the tech.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Digital fundraising Increase engagement Build your base by giving them the cohesive, personalized experience they deserve. All-in-one supporter outreach Digital engagement Raise funds online for your nonprofit, in a simple and streamlined way. Learn more How it works Meet more of your goals without doing more work. Create more change.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

million downloads of accessible books through its online library, to over 200,000 people with disabilities such as blindness and severe dyslexia. We already collect a great deal of information like which books are downloaded most, but our delivery model has been similar to that of print textbooks: “Here it is; hope it’s useful!”

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

In that model, O'Reilly said, "The only real citizen participation happens when something goes wrong. Tags: Accessible Technology Community Tech Centers Community Tech Centers Digital Divide Event Online Activism Online Recruitment Services Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Qualtrics WorkDifferent Digital Event Series. Key Takeaway: While Qualtrics had been hosting weekly virtual event strategy webinars, this shift to a digital event series showed the industry how it should be done. They kept their brand followers engaged with a unique and powerful digital event. . Cisco Live Two-Day Virtual Event.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

There has been some interesting mobile-related legislation news as of late that affects some nonprofits, charities, public libraries, and social sector organizations. TechSoup Global staff weighed in on what the FCC ruling means for both nonprofits and public libraries. Digital Storytelling Apps and Tools. Legislation Beat.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. Neverware’s pricing is a subscription model – monthly per PC fee. gear up to administer standardized tests digitally next year. Social Media. Adobe Creative Cloud.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2013

The benchmarks range from optimizing your site for mobile, offering microvolunteering models, having Millennials serve as board members, and providing transparency on the impact of donations or volunteer work. There a great way for nonprofits and libraries to assess their current programs and to create goals for improvement.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

“Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Even as more reports illustrate the harms of biased tech, nonprofit organizations are also strategically using digital technology’s power to fight inequality and racial injustice at scale.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). We recommend this resource to libraries and any charity that works with children of any age. Online Security for Libraries.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

digital inclusion, is certainly one of the leading nonprofit PC refurbishers. The organization's mission is to bridge the digital divide by providing good, low-cost computers to low-income people and also help those people get online. PCs for People, as a leader in U.S. Here is its story. Humble Beginnings.

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