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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DALLE , an image generation tool, Vision, an AI-driven image analysis tool, and Advanced Data Analysis provides the ability to upload a CSV file for AI to identify trends, create graphs, and generate reports. Remember, the first version of the policy doesn’t have to be perfect; initiating this conversation is key.

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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This has created the ironic situation where blind people, who because of their disability require access to digital copies, have been effectively locked out of purchasing ebooks for the last decade. Amazon now ships more ebooks than print books in the United States. In some markets, printed books are receding into the past.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Human Rights Program policies: what are contingency/crisis plans for our staff? The DMCA 1201 ruling on ebook access through DRM circumvention was clearly aimed at us: should we take up the challenge? I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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Upholding The Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. How do we know it's inadvertent?

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5 Ways Good Technology and Data Improve Our Community Foundation’s Morale

Connection Cafe

The Foundation recently took part in an IT security assessment that resulted in additional training for staff related to keeping access to our data and files safe. Having step-by-step written procedures is not a threat to your job; it is an insurance policy for you and your foundation. Free eBook: Internal Controls for Grantmakers.

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Online Fundraising Ideas (7 Strategies & 63% More Donations)

Nonprofits Source

Then click the “Create Audience” drop-down and select “Customer File.” CSV file or MailChimp list to import. Note : Be sure to have a remarketing privacy policy visible on your site to inform visitors of how you may be using their information. ” Next, choose either a.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is not to say that social entrepreneurs don’t work in the policy and advocacy space. The first was the ebook. 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. The second innovation was crowdsourcing.

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