Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This includes accessible educational materials, such as e-books that can be used with computers, or mobile devices that display enlarged text or read the book aloud while also highlighting text. Bookshare has grown into the largest online digital library of accessible books and periodicals in the U.S., There are some 7.5

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Black users have long been at the center of digital culture as trendsetting social media influencers, content creators, and key drivers of online racial justice activism, as seen by hashtag movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With limited access to body language, tone, and context, precise communication becomes an essential skill. Senders lose track of what they casually launched into cyberspace, and recipients struggle with the distracting chatter of too many digital voices. Adaptability is a hallmark of digital markets.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This article is for the overworked techie in charge of all of the digital things who just panicked that it is 2020 and there are new privacy laws. State boundaries more like digital country borders protecting State residents data differently. Special thanks to RoundTable Technology, a leader in cyber security for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

The majority of Gen Z resides in developing countries where NGOs are going to be essential to ensure this rising generation has access to education, employment, and family planning resources. 6) By 2018 more than half the world will have access to the Internet and by 2020 global internet users are expected to reach 4.2 billion by 2050.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

By Marie Webb We all woke up one morning to the possibility of chatting with our computers to access information, and generative AI suddenly seemed to be everywhere, ushering in a transformative experience. There are many access points to this technology. However, we quickly learned its limitations and memorized the necessary caveats.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Monday, May 18th is International Museum Day , the mission of which is to raise awareness of the fact that, “museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”. 2019 saw more than 55,000 museums across 150 countries participate.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Random House Mondadori and Expanding the Spanish-language Bookshare Program Benetech’s strong relationships with numerous partners across sectors are fundamental to our continued success. Digitization and globalization are giving rise to growing publishing markets that promise new business opportunities.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Examples of recent products we’ve collaborated on include: March of Dimes App for Caregivers As part of expanding the March of Dimes digital ecosystem, Compass by March of Dimes is a mobile application that provides supportive and valuable resources for post-partum and NICU families.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Whether involved in humanitarian response in conflict or disaster situations, development work, human rights, or peace-building, our international nonprofit customers have some of the most complex nonprofit missions on earth. This ensures an active session isn’t easily misused to access data. Learn more. Learn more in the MFA Guide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Write tweets in clear, concise language. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Customizing default social media language to display when campaigns are shared. Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies. Successful nonprofits know what fundraising tools they have access to—and they use them. Online Fundraising for the Modern Nonprofit.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

Over the past year and a half, the rapid improvement of generative AI has created a wealth of new opportunities to deliver impact in the digital space. This includes protecting personal and sensitive data from unauthorized access and ensuring that data collection and use follow relevant laws and regulations.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM also hosts its annual report on Issu, a great third-party platform for a well-designed digital reading experience. The nonprofit lets the impact stand on its own on certain pages – no pictures, very little language, and lots of white space. Want to get your site checked for inclusive language before the end of 2021?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. Ultimately, this community should have equal access to all of the books that are needed for education, employment and social inclusion.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

The dotComm Awards are judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), and are an international competition celebrating excellence in web creativity and digital communications.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Since then, we have revisited our commitment multiple times, formally addingthe “A” to the acronym to call out and center the importance of accessibility in every aspect of our work, and thought a lot about authenticity , but we haven’t talked a lot about our efforts publicly. That internal focus has been intentional and deliberate.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In the last step of this digital marketing plan, we’re going to share SEO strategies and tactics we use to increase search rankings on Google. How to measure and track digital marketing success. Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Digital Marketing Plan. Chapter 3: Digital Promotion Strategies.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There is an opportunity to support small-scale farmers in accessing low-cost, connected technology to improve their efficiency and efficacy as producers — both during stable times and times of crisis. Emphasis was placed on making information actionable, accessible, and bite-sized to fit into the lifestyle of a small-scale farmer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. and Canada before the international rollout. If you don’t have access to YouTube Giving tools just yet, don’t fear – you can still add Donation Cards to your fundraising videos!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Today’s donors expect to be able to make payments using a method of their choice — whether that means using traditional cheques or payment slips, or using digital mobile payment methods. This changing behaviour has been further complicated for international nonprofits as they operate across borders, language barriers, and currencies.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

We love to extend learning at Forum One, so I was excited to be able to bring two experts at the forefront of new digital applications for government together for an open conversation, How & When to Create Custom AI/ML Solutions in Government. Jay has advised U.S. I appreciate that this is government being curious and forward-looking.

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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. Wouldn’t it make more sense to make it easier for people with disabilities to get access to the books they need for education and employment? exception model works well here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! We could serve many more with a comparable international model. Diplomatic leaders leaders gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Intern Roles (if any). Over the past two years, philanthropy has asked important questions about equitable access—access to adequate funding, access to digital tools, access to power. Qualitative Staff Characteristics (project-related experience, shared backgrounds, executive biographies, etc.).

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

IE if someone can make a donation to your charity through a chat interface because the AI assistant has access to the user’s wallet. AI and natural language processing have enabled far more sophisticated chatbots and voice assistants. Perform the Chat-first search risk audit outlined above to start the conversation internally.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2022

We always want to learn how internal stakeholders, from web managers to CEOs, will respond to design so we can incorporate these important perspectives into our approach. Along with language and information architecture, design decisions can help break down and structure content in a way that’s more easily consumable.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

This versatile tool can generate text, translate languages, create diverse forms of creative content, and more. Knowing what tools you need can feel overwhelming, but Qgiv’s fundraising software offers a customizable solution to ensure your nonprofit can access the right tools for your fundraising efforts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. How people access our books also got a whole lot more interesting in 2012. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

As nonprofits navigate an ever-changing digital landscape, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a hot topic. With the most recent onset of generative AI-powered tools becoming mainstream and accessible to all organizations, SEO is discussed more and more. SEO strategies and approaches continue to shift and evolve year after year.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Our first task was to create an efficient solution that would allow us to accept all donations in any currency, and which could support many different languages,” Yaroslav said. With Slack, nonprofits come together as a digital headquarters, and information is created, organized, and shared across teams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

I’ve always dreamed of accessing a diverse network of people who do nonprofit capacity across different disciplines or what Nancy White has described as “ learning from adjacent practices.” The Mobilisation Lab (MobLab) has existed for a few years as the internal innovation lab for the Greenpeace’s campaigns globally.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

Applying for the Google Ad Grant can help you reach new heights with your digital marketing. Getting Help With Your Google Grant Application At Nonprofits Source , we understand that the digital marketing world is a competitive landscape for nonprofits. The program allows nonprofits like yours to tap into paid advertising for free.

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