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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Go Green with Video, Audio, and Web Conferencing

Tech Soup

Both of those are TechSoup donor partners. Some interesting ones are: Skype — the overwhelming favorite free audio and video calling service internationally. So far, the Skype premium mobile phone app allows only group audio calls. The free service is great for one-on-one meetings. Find my overview of Lync here.

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6 Video Marketing Tips For Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

Don’t Forget Audio. Once you’re actually into the production stage, don’t forget to get quality audio for your video. When it comes to video, we all have pretty good quality cameras on our phones, but audio recording is still way behind. A great, free resource for background music is the YouTube Audio Library.

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TechSoup Global Donor Partner Profile: BetterWorld Telecom

Tech Soup

Upon occasion we like to say a bit more about our now 75 great donor partners. They supply charities, libraries and foundations with discounted Cisco and Polycom office phones. They also offer a discounted audio conferencing. Our First B Corp Donor Partner. donor partner. How It All Started. How It All Started.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Inspires potential donors to give. It’s boring to the donor and doesn’t inspire them to give. or any other news that helps bring your donors into the story. You’re changing the world, and donors are your partners in doing that. By asking, you’re giving your donors the opportunity to be heroes.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. The view of the World Blind Union was that the rightsholders (i.e.,