Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Description : Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. Libraries can and should be doing the same. Libraries have access to information, engagement, and opportunity – it’s just a matter of setting sail. Date : February 28th-March 2nd, 2011.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

Before the American Library Association’s Annual Conference , I had the privilege of taking a tour of the shoe retailer’s main office to see what libraries and nonprofits could learn from the company. The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 14, 2011

Collecting petitions Last week I stood outside of my local library collecting signatures to save libraries in Oakland. We're facing potential closures of 14 neighborhood libraries, and reduced services at the remaining four. Visiting my hometown library I probably wouldn't be who I am today without the library.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

” This is what Lily, the membership manager of a small Library Association wanted to accomplish. “I want to create a membership site where people can fill out a form and pay online to get access to my community and resources.” After doing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

Guest Blog from Amy McNeely, Bookshare Librarian This past week, April 12th through April 18th, was National Library Week. Every year, the American Library Association picks a different theme for the occasion. This year’s theme was “Worlds connect @ your library.” Bookshare is a unique library. Library 2.0

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Achieve

JANUARY 15, 2020

Your association thrives as a direct result of its membership program. Your members make up the foundation of your organization and its fundraising endeavors, which is why it’s important to sustain association membership as much as possible. Invest in association management software (AMS). Our recommendation? Member Database.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

Before the American Library Association’s Annual Conference , I had the privilege of taking a tour of the shoe retailer’s main office to see what libraries and nonprofits could learn from the company. The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

How would apps benefit your nonprofit or library? Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries. Thanks to a grant from Microsoft , TechSoup's App It Up project investigated the kinds of apps nonprofits and libraries are using to engage their constituents, tell their stories, and get their work done. Library Apps. Green Apps.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Why should mobile be part of libraries and nonprofits' game plan? It begs the question: Why aren't more patrons accessing library sites on their mobile devices?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness.

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Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This typically means creating an exhaustive, robust library of materials, pre-launch, to get the word out on social media, email, and your website to drum up interest and support for your organization’s upcoming, exciting initiative. But does this traditional approach to toolkits make sense given the amount of time and effort it requires?

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APRIL 11, 2023

For example, the Chicago Public Library system created new children’s spaces in their libraries based on extensive visitor research and observed how families and children move through the new spaces and then iterate based on what they find. They are using service design to better serve their community’s changing needs.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Corporate foundations — These foundations are associated with a company and will also have a 990 you can review. Larger funders will have newsletters, too, so make sure you sign up for newsletters associated with both your niche and funders at large. Corporate giving — This is simply giving by a company (but without a 990).

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Here are four common engagement mistakes associations make and strategies for avoiding them. You can create an effective onboarding experience by: Developing new members’ materials that cover essential details about your association. After all, this keeps your members happy and helps your association thrive.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

As more applications move to "the cloud," where they can be hosted online and accessed from anywhere, many nonprofits and libraries are wondering whether they should be moving their files, email, or other tech needs to hosted online parties as well. Register now and join us on December 6!

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Let’s take an academic conference for example: Academic conferences are usually centered around associations or research areas. An association usually hosts the event and will market it on their website, through academic and social forums, through listservs, word-of-mouth, and more. Possibility to Create a Content Library.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Register now for TechSoup's "Story of an Open Source Library" webinar, this Thursday at 11 a.m. that work well for libraries and the benefits and challenges associated with their use. Pacific time. This webinar will cover specific open source tools (some of which you may not have heard of before!)

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, if you know which supporters interacted with your issue awareness campaign and learned about your work, you might then ask those specific supporters to contact their local library boards and express support for the drag story time bill currently in committee.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. It also integrates well with after-school programs and library open-access. International NGOs and Libraries. It often surprises people when I mention that education accounts for fully one-fifth of nonprofit activity , second only to human services.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 16, 2005

I gave my talk here on Tuesday, entitled: Building a Global Library for People with Print Disabilities. I was attending a session organized by the library association, IFLA, and he got up and talked about how Egypt does not have a culture of reading. A tech guy from Egypt was the standout moment for me so far.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

This vast library contains more than 34,000 freely available philanthropic resources authored by organizations in our sector—including reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more. At Candid, we believe that sharing and learning from one another helps empower our sector’s collective success. 

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2021

The classic charitable sector associated with 501(c)(3)-style nonprofits is just part of the story. A ton of good works are done through churches, libraries, social entrepreneurs, and people just paying a kindness forward. At TechSoup, we admire good works however and wherever they happen.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2015

Fauzia Burke Many of the leadership books I read and sometimes review on my blog I first learn about from FSB Associates , a digital publicity and marketing firm specializing in creating awareness for books and authors. How long have you worked at FSB Associates, Inc.? What is your title? What are the recent trends in leadership books?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For member-based nonprofits and associations, figuring out what membership benefits you’ll offer is one of the most important decisions your organization will make. Essential Membership Benefits These are the most important benefits nonprofits and associations can offer their members. Let’s get at it!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. I decided to follow through and attend.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

3 – Local Grantmakers’ Organizations Most major metropolitan areas, and many other locales have regional associations of grantmakers. For example, the Free Library of Philadelphia operates a Regional Foundation Center at its main branch in Center City, Philadelphia – See if a Regional Foundation Center exists in your area.

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VisionLink

MAY 10, 2012

Lori Warrens, the executive director of the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), VisionLink''s Lois Ann Porter and others are on-site today planning the upcoming Medical Surplus Recovery Organization (MSRO) Conference to be held at the Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta this July.

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. Andrew Carnegie is one of America’s most famous philanthropists, noted for the large scale of his charitable contributions, which included building more than 2,500 libraries worldwide.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This leads to a rather large podcast graveyard in the iTunes library making it very hard to find current podcasts. While it is easy to create a podcast, the difficulty comes with the ongoing work needed to maintain a podcast month after month.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Best Library Story — Libraries Transform Teaser. Libraries have fans, tons of fans. Digital storytelling is a powerful tool for libraries to let their audience know, "Hey, we're here, and we do amazing work!" Best Global Story — What Is Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBT) Hotline Association?

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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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JUNE 15, 2021

In episode 5 of Managing eLearning , Dr. Deb Stone , Assistant Director of Continuing Education at The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), sat down with Dr. Jon Aleckson and Matt Harpold to discuss how working with associations executives takes time and collaboration to build a digital strategy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Using his incredible connections in the legal field, he obtained a chance for the two of us to present to the Copyright Committee of the Association of American Publishers. When we launched Bookshare, the head of the publishers’ association sent around an email reassuring their members that we were good guys, and to please not sue Bookshare!

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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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. The Associated Recreation Council (ARC) was one of our test sites. Windows MultiPoint Server. is a thin client or shared resource computing.

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