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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Amazon Alexa

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). Voice-commerce is on the rise.

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Go Green with Video, Audio, and Web Conferencing

Tech Soup

Web conferencing, voice and video conferencing, and other types of remote collaboration have become a mainstay in the modern workplace. The software for a virtual meeting can be either a application downloaded on each attendee's computer or a web-based application where the attendees enter a URL to enter the conference.

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How To Process Focus Group Feedback In A Way That Gives Your Nonprofit Actionable Insights

Bloomerang

Luckily, taking text from an audio file has never been easier. Whether you’ve collected the audio over a video call, traditional phone conversation, or a recording of an in-person event, you have numerous transcription options. Voice Notes. Even better, it’s relatively simple to get your audio turned into text.

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Bookshare Members Enthusiastic Comments

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The recent upgrades in our Bookshare site and service such as the new audio formats, images, and image descriptions motivated several Members to share their thoughts, and we sought their permission to share those thoughts with you! I do have to say the Bookshare TTS voice for the mp3 format is great! I love them. I love them.

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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is especially acute for accessibility for the blind and disabled, where the TPMs cannot technically distinguish between accessing the content for the making of an illegal copy, or accessing the content to speak it aloud with a synthetic voice or to create a Braille version. Conclusion TPMs are blunt and frequently stupid instruments.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. It is a must download!

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7 Ways to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Virtual Event

AccelEvents

To affect real change, each of us, from event organizers to team members, needs to be proactive and open to a range of voices, experiences, and perspectives. You can reach a more diverse audience if you are including different voices in the planning process. And this is not because they are the only knowledgeable voices.

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