Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. delegation signing the treaty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. Veterans Bookshare has always been a great resource for veterans with print disabilities. What if you’re a U.S. Or all three?

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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. We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Note: Right now Range only includes 2013 data for California because the full list of 2014 summer meal sites is not yet available. Stay tuned!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The session was pretty successful, in that the Committee called for an extraordinary general assembly meeting in December with the aim of calling a diplomatic conference to finalize the Treaty for the Visually Impaired in June 2013. The rest of this post looks at this draft treaty in its current form.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2013

Here at TechSoup, few things make us happier than helping you get answers to your tech questions, connecting you with experts in the field, and providing resources for your organization to get the most out of its technology. Another highlight is the reading mode in Word 2013, which formats your screen for a better experience.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

to see if your nonprofit, charity, foundation, or public library is eligible for the new Office. Bing Dictionary (Word 2013) is not your traditional online dictionary. Bing Maps (Excel 2013) helps you use location data from a given column in Excel 2013 and plot it on a Bing Map. More Resources. Apps for Office.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. First we identified the titles we wanted to add—all requested by Bookshare non-student members, including some of the best science books of 2013 as reported by NPR’s Science Friday show.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. First Dates in 2013. More Training Resources from TechSoup. About the Webinar Series. March 6, March 13, and March 20.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. First Dates in 2013. More Training Resources from TechSoup. About the Webinar Series. March 6, March 13, and March 20.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries. Additionally, 30 million library users reported going to the library for employment-related activities.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This guest post was authored by the staff at OCLC WebJunction, the learning place for libraries. For almost 10 years, public libraries have used TechAtlas for Libraries as a tool to aid in technology planning and hardware and software inventory management. Spiceworks currently has 2.3 Spiceworks currently has 2.3

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. TechSoup for Libraries. In addition to the Edge Initiative, TechSoup for Libraries has been highlighting public libraries across the United States that use technology in innovative ways. The ReStart Romania.

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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. Our latest opportunity was on February 13 2013.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 21, 2018

In “Diversity Perspectives and Minority Nonprofit Board Member Inclusion”, the authors discuss three key steps to creating inclusion as well as diversity: discrimination-and-fairness, access-and-legitimacy, and integration-and-learning (Bernstein, Bilimoria, 2013). Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/job.2040.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Whether you are new or experienced with Microsoft donations, this free webinar will teach you about the Microsoft donation program for eligible nonprofits, libraries, churches, and foundations. We'll also discuss benefits of the donation program, like upgrading (and downgrading) for free, multi-language packs, and e-learning resources!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. Escondido Library's LibraryYOU. How to Create a Culture of Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Big Book of Library Grant Money. American Library Association. Information Today. Search Tips.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. for lots of great resources for nonprofit and library apps.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. More Resources. TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is coming April 2! Find out how to enter the challenge and get resources and tools for telling your organization's story.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. More Resources. National Cyber Security Alliance resources to assess risks, develop a security plan, and protect your organization's data. Drum roll, please!

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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. Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. Take Advantage of These Microsoft Resources. WannaCry Ransomware.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Among charities and libraries, who tend to hang on to their PCs longer than other organizations, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still over half of the PC install base. TechSoup Resources. Microsoft Resources. The end of XP support is a big deal because so many organizations are still using it. for more details.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

We went live in October 2013. TechSoup Resources: Mobile Beacon hotspots and low-cost mobile broadband data packages. TechSoup for Libraries: Library In A Box: How Worthington Brings Library Services Anywhere. It was a mountain of change for our agency, but worth it.” ” The Nonprofit in a Box Solution.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. InterConnection is our Seattle based nonprofit refurbisher.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Please visit our Software Download Resource Page or Microsoft's Download FAQ for more information about downloading your Microsoft request. After Tuesday, January 29, 2013, Microsoft will also be electronic delivery only. Media for Microsoft donation requests is now download-only. Pacific time, Monday through Friday).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. This offer is available to all nonprofits, charities, foundations, and public libraries. Yes, that's right.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters. More Resources and Webinars.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

Another resource on compatibility of older software with Windows 8.1 Office 2010 and Office 2013 are available for donation to charities, foundations, and libraries. Not to be redundant, but here are the really important links from this admittedly dense piece (plus a few more): TechSoup Resources. Microsoft Resources.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

Nope, it was a librarian, John Walsh, at the Newton Free Library in Massachusetts! TechSoup Resources for Disaster Planning and Recovery. Symantec System Recovery 2013 R2. Now, he can open and close his hand thanks to a 3D-printed hand brace. Was it a doctor who printed Welmer's new hand? Backup Exec 15.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. The most significant data breach , so far, affected 3 billion users around the world and happened in 2013 and 2014. ” . Forthcoming Databox Revolution.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Consider two high-profile arts closures in 2013: that of Shakespeare Santa Cruz and the 3rd Ward. You could argue that if the museum had closed, the resources that had gone into it--money, effort, goodwill--would have been redistributed in the marketplace. House your program in an underutilized library. Recombine them.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Despite declining sales, well over 300 million PCs will be sold worldwide this year while tablet sales are in the range of 200 million in 2013. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. By 2009, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide , and many more in use now. Growing Supply and Increasing Demand.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Lots of refurbishers around the world supply PCs to nonprofit training labs, libraries, and telecenters. Citizenship licensing offers $6 Windows 7 and Office Basic 2007 for computers that go to schools, nonprofits and charities, libraries, and low-income families anywhere in the world (although Office can’t go to schools).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! When we launched the annual challenge four years ago, nonprofits and libraries were just picking up on the power of digital stories.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

You can read about some of these apps in on our Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries page. If your organization or library is interested in building an app, the new AppMachine site is worth checking out. You don't need any programming experience to build an app for your nonprofit or library, either. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2013

October 2013 being the 10 th. to see what resources are there for charities and libraries. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) runs the Stay Safe Online website that has good resource sections for individuals and also offices. Cyber Security Resources for Offices. Cyber Security Resources for Individuals.

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