Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

After all, Benetech’s Bookshare initiative is the largest online library serving people with print disabilities in the world. And once the United States Senate ratifies the treaty, it will be possible for libraries like Bookshare to get more content for Americans from sources outside of the United States and in more languages.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2011

Still totally inspired by Save Oakland Library. This week they had a 14-hour Read-in , presented 14,500 petition signatures to the City Council, and showed up at City Hall with shovels, rakes, and hammers to protest the potential closure of the Temescal Tool Lending Library. It is a fearful thing to fall into faith's hands."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” Fast-forward six years.

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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 have to go beyond that and listen for action. Why Community?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. I like to think of it this way: Organizations may have the research or data, the capacity and staff, to identify problems and opportunities, to build messages, calls to action and campaigns. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 2, 2019

A 2015 Stanford study on boards of directors in nonprofit organizations found that “over two thirds (69 percent) of nonprofit directors say their organization has faced one or more serious governance related problems in the past 10 years.” Barry Casey Masonic Memorial Library & Museum of Arizona. Updating your bylaws?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) Government delegation, as a next step possibility. I would class this as TVI (nearly identical) plus additional provisions creating a similar exception for schools, libraries and archives.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Academy Award-winning actor and political activist Jane Fonda, youth organizers and climate activists also joined the conversation and shared ways to drive meaningful climate action at scale. . If you missed the event or would like to revisit the highlights, check out our on-demand content and resource library. Watch On Demand.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

Human rights workers collect massive amounts of information about abuse that occurs in their countries—the individual stories are compelling, but scientific analysis of the collective data can inspire action. Here big data affected a global policy debate—and will hopefully make a big difference.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Energy Information Administration , the US government's official source for energy statistics, reported that in 2006, electricity generation alone was responsible for 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the US. Lower the amount of electricity we consume.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? At tightly facilitated events called Generators, leaders with a range of expertise from the nonprofit and library communities discuss their daily work. public libraries to the app.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the barrier to entry for all citizens in government decisions. The unconference was about connecting government managers and staff, public engagement experts, online tool developers, and citizens to encourage shared insights, decisions, and actions in government.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. The organization already has a significant array of members , which include mostly cities, libraries, and nonprofits. Every Public Library in the United States. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is a new U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. … Read More

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

Danaher and Kroll spoke next about their work bridging the nonprofit sector and government to create useful policy changes for the public. Danaher also recommends the resources available on GreenNonprofits.org for nonprofit and library leaders. Making Sustainability Profitable. Rounding out the discussion, Henn of 350.org

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Learning is the action item. We have a calendar at EJI where we put out an action you can do everyday. When I got back to Harvard Law School, you couldn’t get me out of the law school library because now I had this purpose and mission. DT: Let’s talk a little bit about the individual actions that people can take.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Nearly all of the web communication challenges I’ve encountered with the groups I’ve worked with stem from basic content planning and governance issues. Truth is, content is messy, and the politics, governance issues, and discussions around it can be complicated and time-consuming. Let’s say you have a library of 100,000 publications.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We opened ourselves up, invited communities, and created an expectation that asking for help in these spaces will result in real-life action. It was used after the earthquake to map actionable information, using the volunteer efforts of thousands of people around the world. Please bring them water."

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And how can nonprofits and public libraries actually make use of it? The data is open to anybody or any organization with an interest or mission in government transparency and politics. Big data is still one of those concepts that baffle me. How big does the data have to be? Where does it come from? Data for Health. Image: SOCAP13.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

The Sweepstakes is open to individuals, submitting on behalf of nonprofit organizations and libraries all over the world, who are attending the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") in Washington, DC. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Photo from San Jose Library. If that's the case, stop reading right now, go to the Hands On Network page devoted to Celebrating People in Action , and nominate that person that made the biggest difference for your organization this year. You'll find a host of ways to volunteer alongside existing government programs.Ê Still here?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Action Steps 5. Project Action Steps: Action steps are the activities that accomplish your project's objectives and produce the desired outcomes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

That worries me, because I don’t think I’ve heard about a groundswell of demand for changing Chafee in the United States, other than when one textbook publisher's representatives get up in public and sound like banking executives from five years ago (if the government would just stop regulating us, we'd take care of everything).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." Don't live in one of the 21 communities that have committed to take action? You can still participate!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The annual 24-hour giving day, created to counter the retail-heavy push that begins with Black Friday, has thousands of nonprofits, businesses, city governments, and other institutions participating in a drive to highlight generosity and partnership for good. billion was donated to US based nonprofits, a 25% increase from 2019. Campaign Page.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The leadership development programming challenges and supports Allies to become leaders who connect across social boundaries, facilitate collaborative action, recognize and mobilize community assets, commit to continuous learning and self-development, and are accountable for creating impact. Meet Elsbeth.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Below we provide an overview of Section 508 Title III requirements, as well as how you can take action to better serve disabled consumers and protect your business. government may withhold state funding if the state doesn’t comply with Section 508. Your site is in the government, education, medical, banking, ?restaurant,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. And, in many of these places, we’re helping the activists avoid censorship and surveillance by the government.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

The team members came up with a tool to make the cumbersome process of collecting, transcribing, and cleaning data easier for urban nonprofits and government agencies. Watch this quick video to see LocalData in action: (Please visit the site to view this video). It was the first project of its kind in 28 years. No Place Like Home.

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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? Platform cooperatives are an option, and their multi-stakeholder governance features will influence everything we do.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Explore our past work for a few examples of our services in action. Plus, the resources section on their website has a library full of information to help your nonprofit succeed. Extensive board governance services, including retreats and recruiting. Board governance training in a concise “Boards 101” format.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Then, your "data library" can be sorted, searched, and filtered just like your publication library. The Center for Global Development's Carbon Monitoring for Action project , as an example, invites user reactions to their data about power plant carbon emissions. Make it portable.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

APRIL 18, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

that when scanned takes people to a page with the certificate, the organization, calls to action for the nonprofit, a donate button for the nonprofit so the donor gets credit for the gift, and images of the donor at the organization’s events. Option to observe your programs in action. Show the work, don’t just tell. Touch the work.

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