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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset. This experience helped us prove the potential of Bookshare to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

Tech Soup

"We are beyond thrilled to accept the grand prize award for this year's 2014 Storymakers challenge. The winner of the digital storytelling award that promotes a youth cause or STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is "Free Running in Baltimore" by Wide Angle Youth Media, created by Tyson Sanford-Griffin.

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Meet Sandy Schmieder

Connection Cafe

She was recently honored at our annual party by receiving a Convio Star award for Client Focus. This award is given each year to Convio employees who have been nominated by their peers and reviewed by the Executive team. Download audio file. Sandy definitely deserves the recognition!

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Outstanding Offers and New Products of 2014 (Bonus: Crossword Puzzle!)

Tech Soup

Bitdefender 2015 Award-Winning Security. Award-winning Bitdefender comes praised by PC Mag , AV-Test, AV-Comparatives, and others. Conferencing options let you share your screen or presentation, use your computer or smartphone audio (no dialing in), and add up to four presenters to a live video feed. View headset choices.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder. Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. 22) Awards ceremony. 10) Hybrid concerts.

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The search for good web conferencing

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

15 per person/minute for audio is very tough to swallow. Even the unlimited plans (which start at $50/month, or possibly discounted) have pricing for audio, which I hadn’ t realized. It was this audio pricing that drove a stake in the heart of my ReadyTalk plan. It does, apparently, do audio via VOIP. It’s $.24

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something? Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files? Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. Plaque or award. Name an award after them. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit.

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