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Tips for nonprofits from Candid’s year of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts 

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These results convinced us to make video a permanent part of our social media strategy. Having a library of pre-made videos is helpful for the days when planned content falls through. Yes, we have done trends and used popular audio, but they don’t perform better than our other content. Second, it gives us a backlog of content.

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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

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That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. That would pretty much defeat the purpose of having a library.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

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The other axis represents systems change: does the world work better and differently now as a result of these efforts? Before Benetech was founded, blind people were read to either in person by a family member, volunteer, or paid reader, or via audio cassette tape. It makes a copyright exception like the U.S.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, here are the results for a search of the word “nonprofit.” TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. Storify :: storify.com.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Simply enter your nonprofit’s name and Addictomatic then creates a page of all your search results for easy future reference. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org.

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