Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

Guest Blog from Amy McNeely, Bookshare Librarian This past week, April 12th through April 18th, was National Library Week. Every year, the American Library Association picks a different theme for the occasion. This year’s theme was “Worlds connect @ your library.” Bookshare is a unique library. Library 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m heading to Geneva later this month for the next major meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”), to hear the latest and make my three-minute oration as an accredited NGO representative (first time for me!). Allowances for import and export of such material between countries by people or organizations. •

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. See how one organization plans to bypass the crowds by teleworking during the Olympics (and the tools they’re using to do it). arts organization , and a Canadian wildlife organization to better fulfill their missions.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2017

Upwardly Global, also known as "UpGlo," is working to combat this disparity. The organization was originally founded to fill a specific gap in immigrant and refugee services after Jane Leu, UpGlo's founder, took a tour of a poultry plant. Meghan Lewit is Upwardly Global's senior associate for marketing communications.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

It's not our first time advocating for charities and libraries in the hallowed halls of the U.S. TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. nonprofits and libraries.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. These events aim to honor philanthropists, volunteers, professional fundraisers, and organizations that have made a positive impact on their communities. What is philanthropy? In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Why should mobile be part of libraries and nonprofits' game plan? It begs the question: Why aren't more patrons accessing library sites on their mobile devices?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

How the Natalia Library Helps Patrons Improve Their Lives. The Natalia Veteran's Memorial Library serves the small town of Natalia, Texas. With extremely limited resources, librarian Amy Edge must make difficult decisions every day about what her library can provide. It netted $2,500 for the library.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2013

I preferred starting from scratch and using Easel.ly's library of shapes, images, and fonts to create my infographic. Piktochart doesn't require a contract or any sign-up fees so your organization can give Piktochart's professional package a whirl for a few months to test it out. Community Organizer 2.0

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Many association execs expressed the belief that declining trust is affecting their industry, including execs from higher education, medicine, public health, foreign affairs, media, real estate, government, technology, science, veterinary medicine, and libraries.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

The challenge was that organizations had to tell their story with very few words – under 1,000 characters to be exact. Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. The library has new promotional materials to use. She immediately got to work.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Last week, I had the pleasure of listening to several webinars that were part of the Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference. impressed at the amount of presenters contributing to this global event. My kudos goes out to Library 2.0 " Games for Library Instruction. library instruction. does next!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Cloud computing is a hot topic for nonprofits and libraries, as evidenced by. Anna Jaeger and Kevin Lo of TechSoup Global presented baseline data from our 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey that raised important questions for the audience thinking about. Going forward with the survey data, TechSoup Global plans to provide an.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

In the spirit of TechSoup's new look , we've compiled a list of resources and products from around our global network on website design, planning, and management. TechSoup Canada offers four points to consider when planning your organization's website. Design and Multimedia. Website Building, Planning, and Management.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. What is content curation and why should your organization try it? TechSoup.org.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

This in-depth roundtable discussion focused on how these organizations have navigated the tectonic technological terrain created by the global pandemic, and what life will, or should, look like for nonprofits post-pandemic. How would the many active programs and initiatives of the organization need to adjust to the new challenges?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Cynthia Adams, President and CEO of GrantStation, reports on the results of GrantStation's survey about grantseeking challenges facing nonprofit organizations. From the TechSoup Global Network. From TechSoup Global. From TechSoup for Libraries. Alicja rounds up upcoming 2012 European conferences.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Statement of Benetech to the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property Organization June 15, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland • Greetings from California’s Silicon Valley! Now, more than 30,000 current copyrighted books are available globally on Bookshare to thousands of users. •

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. What is most important is that whoever writes the grant fully understands the project and the organization and how to present both to the funders. . The Lisa Libraries.

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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. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 9, 2024

Meanwhile, private funders cannot address the issue on these large scales; and as leaders at The Bridgespan Group have noted , “nor are philanthropic grants to Black-led organizations reparations” just because the funds are to be managed by Blacks. Many of those organizations, in turn, employ Black and brown entry-level to mid-level staff.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

The HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) is a partnership of academic and research institutions that had created (with help from Google ) a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. You can read more about our position in the Amicus Brief , which we filed jointly with our peer organization, Learning Ally.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. And, Benetech is committed as an organization to all of these six principles.

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NetWits

MARCH 21, 2012

TechSoup Global wants to learn more about how nonprofits, libraries, foundations and all types of NGOs use traditional and cloud-based technology. They will provide insights into how social benefit organizations are using technology and into the currents needs and issues around adopting cloud technologies. Take the survey today!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The SPARK conference , also known as the 4th Global Forum on Telecentres, is set to take center stage in. If your organization, charity, library, or community technology center offers public access computing, this global forum might be right for you! participants from the information and communication technology for.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. led the bilingual tweet chat. led the bilingual tweet chat.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The Microsoft Software Donation Program is one of the most popular with nonprofits and libraries here at TechSoup Global. They make their ubiquitous office applications, operating systems, server tools, and more available to eligible organizations around the world. Pacific time. Register now !

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This leads to a rather large podcast graveyard in the iTunes library making it very hard to find current podcasts. Encourage the development of small organizations by sharing lessons learned. While it is easy to create a podcast, the difficulty comes with the ongoing work needed to maintain a podcast month after month.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

They supply charities, libraries and foundations with discounted Cisco and Polycom office phones. These are packaged with discounted voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services that unify all your organization's telephones, mobile phones, fax machines, and computers through a virtual PBX software application.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Next week’s content will bring up new ideas, new faces, and fresh inspiration to take back to your organization. This year’s event will be global and free for all attendees, so there’s no excuse not to jump in! Getting Organized for Virtual bbcon 2020. bbcon 2020 Virtual Schedule at a Glance. bbcon Day 1: Tuesday, October 6.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The latest session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) just concluded last week. We did not look at this as legal experts, but rather as organizations that are dedicated to serving people with disabilities.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 18, 2018

Today, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of a new global initiative, OFBYFOR ALL. OFBYFOR ALL is a framework to help civic and cultural organizations become OF, BY, and FOR their communities. This project is led by the MAH but global in scope. Our organizations are different. Our contexts are different. That's great.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. What is content curation and why should your organization try it? TechSoup.org.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. Benetech is organized as a nonprofit, but run like a business. Our Benetech Labs is busy looking for the next tech social enterprises that could make similar global impact. You’ve come to the right place: Benetech.

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