Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A related, but slightly different and less recognized issue, is the fact that people with disabilities such as blindness often have limited access to printed materials, even if they are well-educated. There is enormous potential for finding cross-cultural solutions to issues of disability and print access.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

Your site isn’t accessible. If your audience has questions about your organization, they should be able to reach you without a problem. Your site isn’t accessible. Effective accessibility on your nonprofit’s website is necessary to ensure you don’t alienate certain audiences from viewing your organization’s content.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By this point, suicide was a global health issue, and the United Nations and World Health Organization had worked to establish guidelines for suicide prevention strategies. Suicide is a serious public health problem. However, the U.S. had yet to establish their own guidelines. Donate to support their mission here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

AI4Good is a somewhat new field that sits at the intersection of big tech companies and the world’s biggest problems. The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. .

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2012

I filled out a form reporting a problem. ” Thinking this might solve my email issue, I changed the “No” to “Yes” and hit Save. When I tried to access the group from any link, I was told I was not a member and should request entry. I’m questioning my choices and considering alternatives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Unfortunately, it’s inevitable that, with so many add-ons available, there’s bound to be a few that have security issues. There’s a time commitment to the process of course, but just consider the alternative and it becomes obvious how important updates are for overall site security. So only download plugins from trusted sources.

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fusionSpan

AUGUST 17, 2023

The problem is that if they aren’t being served personalized content, they might not know what you have to offer in their area of interest or where to find it. The other is deducing what you can from the content they access, and building up a persona based on what people with similar interests engage with.

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Byte Technology

JULY 4, 2017

Although the admin area of your WordPress site is already password protected, it wouldn’t hurt to add an extra layer of security and make it even more difficult for hackers to gain access to your site. Now when you try to access your admin directory you should see a new authentication required box.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Business goals : What problem are you trying to solve? What issues do they have? Your audience is ultimately the one interacting with the site, and so you want to be certain that you’re solving the right problems. Links to lower levels are accessed from these top-level pages. What gaps need to be addressed?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A common issue with nonprofits is when founders rely on donation or philanthropic dependency rather than considering earned revenue models. There are membership fees to be affiliated with the group in order to network, help your employees have access to learning tools, savings related to green building expos, and more.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. What are advisory committees?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems. These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. Say thank you often.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2017

Below are some common issues I've seen in my 20-year career in IT. Often, MSPs will only pay attention to something if they are alerted to a problem. They don't always take steps to ensure that an organization's IT is well-maintained so that it's protected from future problems occurring.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. The most interesting part of the conversation was around what I call the “dueling moral high grounds” issue: authors rights and the rights of people with disabilities.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Good data governance addresses data quality issues ranging from how you control your data input processes to questions such as ‘How long will you store old records?’ The less work that you can complete through the import tool, the more work you will have to address alternatively. Can you remap to another field?

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

After all, if a problem has been solved in a commercial product, why try to solve it again? How about tools to look for security issues? Move beyond traditional AMS systems to use modern technological innovation and access capabilities and features that once were available only to Fortune 500 companies. And what about tools?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

ACH transfers: These are direct bank transfers which minimize transaction fees and provide an alternative to cards. Flexible Online Fundraising Platform Alternatively, nonprofits can choose a platform that permits the selection of an external payment processor while offering a default option. Check for these benefits.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Alternatively, for-profit organizations can generally choose how they want to distribute work across their team and whether they want to see certain projects through or wrap them up before completion. Plus, your HR department will handle any harassment or misconduct issues within your organization.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, this involves educating them about your cause or issue and highlighting the work you do. Follow accessibility guidelines such as ensuring sufficient contrast between text and background colors, adding alternative text to images, putting captions on videos, and making it possible to navigate the site with keyboard controls.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

How important is it for your conference attendees to have access to the internet? of NCFR Conference attendees said that having internet access is at least somewhat important. Our organization has felt the pinch, spending thousands of dollars in past years on internet access for just our cyber café and registration desk.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

However, for organizations conducting urgent or complex projects, a consultant that provides ongoing support can be a cost-effective alternative to hiring an internal team member to oversee their technology. Troubleshoot technical problems. Deploy Your Solution Plan how you will deploy your solution. Campaign or data management.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Accessible , with high-contrast colors, alternative text for images, and clearly labeled form fields. Ask your vendor if they have a publicly accessible changelog. Resources like G2 or Capterra can be helpful for accessing unbiased opinions. Mobile-friendly and easy to fill out from any device.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 25, 2010

You can click on a user name and force reset their password, set nicknames (alternate usernames) and include them in the shared contacts directory (more on that later). Promevo gPanel lets administrators configure user email settings without needing direct access to the account! That's about it. And the price? Very reasonable.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2020

But there’s one glaring problem ? Many find they are the best alternative for effectively running and growing their organizations, especially when decked out with all of the best apps for additional functionality. But other information may not be housed in or accessible from the revenue system in standard fields.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

The problem is even more acute for nonprofits, which typically experience stricter budgets and more mission-related limits on what they can do when they market. An in-depth guide related to the target issues they care about, tools or templates, case studies, and ebooks are all great examples of this. That is what will win them over.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This is where website accessibility comes in. In this guide, we’ll answer some frequently asked questions about accessibility and share three top tips for designing an accessible website. Nonprofit Website Accessibility FAQ What is website accessibility? Why does accessibility matter for nonprofit websites?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. Artis told me that Year Up works with the students to help them learn professional skills, from something as simple as shaking hands to more complex issues such as workplace dress. Building a New Source of Talent.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

There has been some discussion about for-profit alternatives to the traditional nonprofit model, such as “B” (for benefit) and “L3C” (Low-profit Limited Liability Company) corporations, which combine low profits with a social mission. SIBs provide an alternative to traditional philanthropy, government contracts, and low profit corporations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

But as everyone who owns a smartphone knows, the problem is that your mobile phone is no longer just for phone calls. ” It is a technology-free alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact. My only challenge and why I don’t do digital detoxes more regularly is that I need to be available by phone for family members.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2013

In my 5+ years at Blackbaud, I have had more conversations with customers about security and user access that I can count. Theme #2: “We should use security to solve people problems.”. If you’ve done all you can to ensure that they know how to properly enter data, then perhaps it’s time to consider more drastic alternatives.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of a case study in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Here is a closer look at how we tested: Should we frame our issue in a positive or negative light?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Toward the end, a young man, who worked with urban kids of color on media and music, commented that he didn’t really know how to get access to the kinds of things available, and he noticed how few people of color were in the room. And aren’t those different that the issues other groups of people face? Right, right, right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold. While that in itself probably qualifies us as one of India's largest children's book publishers, when compared to the scale of the problem - over 300 million children in India - it is still a minuscule effort. Since then, we have published and shipped over 8.5

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I love alternative history novels. I was thinking I’d do a few alternative histories of museums for the first post of the last month of the decade. I tried to picture an alternative with AleiaBrown and Adrianne Russell ’s # MuseumsRespondtoFerguson and LaTonya S. But I couldn’t get there. But what are your ideas?

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

And while we are with you in moving away from words such as empower , we’ll stick to providing a few alternatives here rather than a full entry (maybe try out inspire , encourage , or some form of partnering with ). While not as succinct, a potential alternative to “brainstorming session” could simply be an “idea generation session.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

document do not directly address social services problems? But I do take issue with the seeming notion that if you???re s just glaringly obvious to me that we need to acknowledge the fact that there are alternatives to the Web 2.0 hype that are much more reasonable and accessible to our nonprofit brethren and sisthren.

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