Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Through her contribution we were able to give our most active volunteers (those who have directly contributed to adding 150 books or more to the library) a chance to request a book -- any book that they wanted to see in Bookshare’s Collection. Disney High School Musical: Stories from East High #13 19. Each One Believing 15.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

American Jazz Museum Gold – Cultural Institutions Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Benetech got a call recently from an excited Bookshare member who had been waiting to download our new Read2Go accessible e-book application for Apple devices. Maria was especially excited about Read2Go’s navigation features that allow her to search and download accessible e-books from our Bookshare library directly to her iPad and iPhone.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Make the event family-friendly and accessible to enable broad participation. Offer childcare, wheelchair access, multi-lingual materials, etc. Consider featuring traditional music, dance, theater, or martial arts groups from the community. Engage AAPI leaders and elders to gain their support and input.

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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. This combination of technical ability, neutrality, and fierce belief in freedom of expression is undervalued in society and by many existing library systems. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites. Today, the conversation has shifted towards making our websites accessible as a key requirement of the development process - for complex reasons and with complex benefits. Topic: How can we build a culture of accessibility?

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Make sure there are lots of activities going on throughout the night, from live music performances and dancing exhibitions all around town; these types of activities will ensure that everyone stays entertained throughout the event. Festivals of Trees fundraisers are held in country clubs, community centers, libraries, schools or churches.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Carefully consider fee structures to find the right balance between access to features and a high net donation amount. Although it may seem like this is an easier way to manage data, it comes at the cost of the following drawbacks: Security: What happens if your computer is stolen and someone gains access to all of that donor data?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

If you're reading this, there's a good chance that you already know many of the ways TechSoup helps nonprofits and libraries to achieve more using technology. One annual subscription fee gets you access to great savings and special deals that go beyond our standard offerings. Meet TechSoup Boost. What Is Boost, Anyway?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The Luciano Barreto Júnior Institute in Aracaju, Brazil provides educational opportunities to low-income kids in the agricultural Brazilian state of Sergipe, the home of Brazil’s far-famed Forro music. They’re now to the point where each student has access to an individual computer workstation during classes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

One of their main challenges is that they do not have adequate access to educational materials that are necessary to learn and succeed in school. Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. engage audiences can be overwhelming to nonprofit and library. Nonprofits and libraries need not worry excessively about technical quality, as chat participants were in agreement that content mattered most.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The Luciano Barreto Júnior Institute in Aracaju, Brazil provides educational opportunities to low-income kids in the agricultural Brazilian state of Sergipe, the home of Brazil’s far-famed Forro music. They’re now to the point where each student has access to an individual computer workstation during classes.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. The case studies were presented by Zoe Blumenfeld, communications manager for Global Fund for Women , and Viktor Sjöberg, digital services librarian at Escondido Public Library.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Be careful with how much access you promise donors.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured IT to further their missions. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2008

ers, Next week, I'll be going to DC for a meeting convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on "Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century." Over the last 50 years, public-facing museums and libraries in the U.S. Dear Museum 2.0-ers, From the Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Depending on your organization's needs and access to reliable data services, VoIP services can be more affordable than some landline services. Available to all TechSoup 501(c)(3) org types and libraries? Music on hold. Eligible for additional 50% savings on monthly rates with California Teleconnect Fund (CTF)? Premium only.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses? Which implies that I want to host it (or delegate the hosting elsewhere), and control access to it. And fine grained access control to what data goes through to which other individuals. Anyone interested? 2 admin 11.22.07

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. The Internet has proven an invaluable way to access and create content (which becomes part of big data ). Big Data and the Cloud Define Future Technology.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

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. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). The library is run in the lobby of a theater company by a group of volunteers led by Nell Taylor.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But nonprofits can save even more by requesting access to discounted rates for VoIP service from one of TechSoup's partners. Available to all TechSoup 501(c)(3) org types and libraries? Music on hold. Eligible for additional 50% savings on monthly rates with California Teleconnect Fund (CTF)? Phones included? Premium only.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Like most things in the social web, though, there are tools and resources that can make creating a podcast accessible to almost any organization. This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. The What and Why?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace is also the number one accessed social networking website on mobile devices today. My guess is that is has something to do with the fact that African Americans and Latinos use their mobile phones regularly to access social networking sites, and there are a lot of African Americans and Latinos on MySpace.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. It offers classes in art, tailoring, mechanics, carpentry, masonry, technology, dentistry, nursing, electrical, and music, among other subjects. Our Local Impact Map.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ve been using varied Unix-based databases since then (as well as others including Access and Filemaker Pro), and most have been open source. You can access a MySQL database via many many different drivers that people have written for just about any programming language. So here is my current survey of the landscape.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ve been using varied Unix-based databases since then (as well as others including Access and Filemaker Pro), and most have been open source. You can access a MySQL database via many many different drivers that people have written for just about any programming language. So here is my current survey of the landscape.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

I actually came from a very for profit industry; I managed a live music venue. There’s something exciting about having something before everyone else has access to it. This guest post was authored by Kristen Gastaldo and originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. My background is not in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

Each of these exercises takes about five minutes, assuming you have access to a group of people who in some way approximate your target audience (colleagues, friends, visitors). The Denver Art Museum's Side Trip poses many specific questions about visitors' experiences with psychedelic rock music, concerts, and drugs.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

Each of these exercises takes about five minutes, assuming you have access to a group of people who in some way approximate your target audience (colleagues, friends, visitors). The Denver Art Museum's Side Trip poses many specific questions about visitors' experiences with psychedelic rock music, concerts, and drugs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Finally the Library of Congress community tagging pilot project on flickr. follow up here ) A pilot project the Library of Congress is undertaking with Flickr , the enormously popular photo-sharing site that has been a Web 2.0 Read more of Jim Spadaccini's reflections. Launched in Jan.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

To counteract all of this somewhat negative mobile news, I'm also highlighting a very positive story on digital inclusion and public libraries. You can now opt to have "unlimited Facebook" or "unlimited streaming music." Marin Libraries Helping Close Digital Divide. Let's dig in! Image 3: iFixit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 22, 2012

Bookshare , Benetech's online library for people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled, is fortunate to have a variety of summer interns and volunteers working in our Palo Alto office this year. I attend Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia where I am studying music performance. John Pastorius I am from Smithfield, Virginia.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

American Jazz Museum Gold – Cultural Institutions Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

American Jazz Museum Platinum – Cultural Websites Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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