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. The road toward full access for braille readers has a number of other hurdles that must be overcome.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community.

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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. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I was delighted when Ron Schultz invited me to collaborate with him on his latest book Creating Good Work – The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build a Healthy Economy. To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. copyright law.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

One of the common characteristics of cloud-based services is the pay-by-month or pay-by-year model. TechSoup donor partner, Huddle , which is our cloud-based collaboration and content management donor partner has just broken that mold. Collaboration Is How Charities Function. It's our nature. What Does Huddle Do?

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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! A hackathon is an event where programmers, developers, designers, and leaders come together to collaborate on an app, website, or software projects.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You may feel like you are doing everything yourself, but at some point you will be collaborating with others on documents, and you will need Docs and Sheets. Cloud storage: For file sharing and storage, you can start with Drive through Google Workspace, so all documents can be stored in a convenient, accessible place.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2017

Although that plant was considered a model employer for refugees at the time, Jane met employees who included a former engineer from Iraq and a surgeon from Bosnia. As part of its model of success, Upwardly Global is very data-driven and integrates metrics into every aspect of its program. at their full potential.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Beyond just setting funding goals for the year, you may find it valuable to leverage the SOAR Model to better plan your nonprofit’s priorities. The SOAR Model comes from the Libraries of the University of Missouri and focuses on reviewing your organization’s strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results. About the Author.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Beyond just setting funding goals for the year, you may find it valuable to leverage the SOAR Model to better plan your nonprofit’s priorities. The SOAR Model comes from the Libraries of the University of Missouri and focuses on reviewing your organization’s strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results. About the Author.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. OpenProject is a web-based project management system designed to help dispersed teams collaborate on projects of varying scope. They were also able to move data from multiple systems into one centralized solution.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What do you get when you combine around the table with virtual collaboration? It embraced a truly hybrid model; that is, it facilitated real-time participation from every attendee, rather than just adding a digital component to an in-person event. Common Data Models. From In-person to Virtual, to…Both?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. And everything was shareable, collaborative, contagious. As an example, let’s think about a community library.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Casey Sorensen summarizes the organization's work and interest in serving charities: "Since 1998, PCs for People, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has provided home computer access to over 180,000 individuals in 45 states. In classic nonprofit fashion, the organization intends to expand by sharing its model so that others can replicate it.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness on this important issue. This model reduces barriers and also provides a more comfortable setting for our clients." October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). LAP is a U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? Apps for Improving Access. Apps can help make the world just a bit more accessible. We use apps to capture memories, keep track of tasks, entertain ourselves, and communicate.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Group Collaboration with Feedback. A collaborative assessment involves learners completing a task alongside their peers and receiving feedback on their personal efforts within the group. Of the various assessment methods in this list, group collaboration with feedback is easily the least quantitative method.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Neverware’s pricing is a subscription model – monthly per PC fee. It’s also looking like relatively few charities and also libraries are getting the hang of it. I’d also modestly recommend our Cloud Basics for Nonprofits and Libraries. in Namibia is showing the way for providing Internet access in Africa.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences. What makes Machine special is its brand of humor and accessibility, combined with a real dedication to experimenting on the borders of art, science, and ideas.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I opened up one of Fundwriter’s appeal models ( Appeal – Human Impact ) and entered information as if Fundwriter.ai Step 1: Choose a Fundwriter model. Fundwriter is trained by veteran nonprofit professionals and fundraisers to follow proven writing models that work again and again. was the nonprofit. Fundwriter.ai

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. It can be helpful to lead a planning process within your own organization that examines your organizational assets and access so you can translate them into benefits. Get creative.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 18, 2014

What kinds of tools and media they can access. Who their role models are. If kids were checking out art supplies from the library. It just requires a few things: Mutual respect, coordination, and collaboration among organizations that work at different levels of expertise, budget, and scale. Consider soccer.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. What data does your staff need to be able to access and share? Collaboration and Productivity: Spend More Time on What Matters.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. What data does your staff need to be able to access and share? Collaboration and Productivity: Spend More Time on What Matters.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Salman Khan's videos give people access to good instructional content on standard (and often confusing or poorly taught) educational topics. More importantly, it means that we should be looking to their model to push ourselves in how we think about delivering the most engaging, powerful content possible. How to titrate an acid.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Collaboration provides an outside perspective to counter biases and assumptions. if AI has internet access) Providing Examples Identify places where specific examples or anecdotes would make the ideas more concrete and relatable. Rewrite these parts in a more conversational and accessible tone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

FORGE uses a collaborative, rather than top-down model, to serve refugees' needs, and much has been written in the blogosphere and media about Erickson's "radical transparency" around the organization's financial challenges. You use a process that on your website was described as the, "collaborative project planning process."

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Let’s begin with an overview of course authoring software before diving into the tools your team can access. These include: A built-in library of eLearning assets. A perpetual license costs $1299 and student teachers can access the solution for $399. A content library of ready-to-use templates. per month.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, if a group raises $1,000 for a project that builds community power—like a mutual aid group, a skillshare, a giving circle, a timebank, or a tool library—who is going to hold onto the money that was raised? To be effective, we must combine movement values with the efficiency of startups and access to capital.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Well look at the underlying technologies that will make this possible, how it will evolve, and the business models that will support it. Panelists: Heather Gold, Founder , Subvert.com, Danah Boyd, Researcher , Microsoft Research and Betty Flowers, LBJ Presidential Library 5. Panelist: Charlene Li, Thought Leader, Altimeter Group 4.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2007

To me, this is the least interesting model, in which museums provide standard computer stations for visitors to explore web-based content. When I stretch my brain, I can imagine this being useful when: most of the museum-going audience does not have regular access to computers/web. Why do that at the museum when I can do it at home?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2013

This app is meant to provide access to safe shelters for partners and children who find themselves in a domestic abuse circumstance. We will see an even greater demand from our employees and our constituents to have access to technology that "just works" and works remotely. Closing the Digital Divide.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

They have taken the most widely used office and collaboration tools and placed them in the cloud. It also includes collaboration and project management tools to help your organization work efficiently, effectively, and remotely. For most nonprofits their server is also the basis for a single point of failure model.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I want you to also look at logic model sample and a SOAR analysis because that could really kind of help you think through some of the priorities in the planning exercises. . So logic model, this is my tried and true. I love this logic model. I believe you can access it online. This is through the Kellogg Foundation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

However, larger events require much more coordination and cross-team collaboration, making it worth it to invest in paid solutions that offer a wider range of features. Stand-out features: A mobile event app to help attendees navigate your event, access event content, and network with other attendees. Your budget.

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