Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo’s contributions related to the Benetech Global Literacy Program include: Overseeing the building of the tech infrastructure that has taken Bookshare from serving tens of thousands of members to over 300,000 members, with a rapidly growing collection of 280,000+ accessible ebooks.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Jane Vincent, Usability/Accessibility Manager for the Center for Accessible Technology in Berkeley, California presented on a TechSoup webinar that focused on Assistive Technologies for Public Computers. She gave a wonderful talk about how to make public computer labs more accessible for everyone!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Woodson believed that it was important to establish a theme to help focus the attention of the public. The organization champions digital equity, diversity in tech, and living-wage careers. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 9, 2021

According to Pew Research Center, 72% of the American public uses some type of social media. This figure represents a massive adoption of this connective tech with only 5% of American adults using social media in 2005 and 50% in 2011. [1]. The authenticity that came from this public challenge really helped to ‘warm’ the Met brand.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

This spring, we’ve been evaluating some of the new social platforms on the market to see if there is anything new that would help elevate nonprofit and/or public sector missions. It too offers the opportunity to demonstrate credibility with the public in terms of the services they provide. Key benefits. Levels the digital divide.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

Consider real-time text chat as well as audio and video chat. Advertise in trade publications: Digital events can benefit from traditional event marketing tactics. If there are any trade publications related to your trade show theme or industry, place an advertisement there. Text, audio, and video chat options.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Schedule tech checks with each of your guest speakers once they are confirmed. During this phase: Check audio to make sure speakers sound loud and clear. If multiple people are speaking in the same session, ensure they all wear headphones to prevent audio feedback. Monitor presenters’ internet connections during the tech check.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

This app allows you to identify and use HP public print locations like FedEx, UPS Ground, etc. Evernote app - This free app allows you to save notes and ideas as an audio recording, picture, notes and to do lists. You can upload your document and image and select the location nearest you that you would like to print them out at.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. But, if you have a good percentage of your constinuents who are early adopters and tech savvy, it’s a great place to be.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Woe to the nonprofit that incorrectly assumes that a new media manager is a tech position. Video content needs to be edited and embellished with visual effects, animation, and audio. If the photos and videos are poorly shot, it will be impossible to create a finished product worthy of publication. Good Writing Skills.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

Consider real-time text chat as well as audio and video chat. Advertise in trade publications: Digital events can benefit from traditional event marketing tactics. If there are any trade publications related to your trade show theme or industry, place an advertisement there. Text, audio, and video chat options.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

These will enable educators to easily assign accessible books to students, and allow students to access these materials – available in mp3 and DAISY audio – on multiple devices of their choosing, whether at home, on the move, or at school. This innovative approach is now opening up completely new horizons. In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

The memo was leaked to tech journalist, Kara Swisher, then at AllThingsD. The reaction in the mainstream and tech media was huge and it reverberated for weeks afterward. It generated a robust public debate, and a good deal of it sided with Yahoo against telecommuting. Audio and Video Conferencing Toolkit.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Scheduled video, audio, or VR sessions. These booths not only include branding and messaging, but live text, video, and audio chat, product demos, and downloadable materials like product guides and specs. Customizable virtual booth experience for vendors. Live chat options for networking and Q&A. Employ traditional media.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

law that covers this is called the right of publicity. The right of publicity prevents the unauthorized commercial use of an individual's name, likeness, or other recognizable aspects of the individual's persona, including the person's voice. How to Get Consent for Photos, Videos, and Audio. The area of U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. That will be equality!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

Cut the cord with discounted Sennheiser OfficeRunner wireless headsets , now available to eligible nonprofits and public libraries at TechSoup. ” Compare Audio Conferencing Tools Available from TechSoup. Audio conferencing solutions are important for staff and volunteers spread across the state, country, and world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

has potential for global meetings, public educational events with participation, and remote engagement via webcam. ReadyTalk — This standard for webinar production offers integrated slides, screensharing, live moderated chat, and high-quality recorded audio. We think Watchitoo.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Web and Audio Conferencing. Recording and playback : Record the audio and on-screen content of your meetings to send to others or review later. GoToTraining includes many of the same core web and audio conferencing features as GoToMeeting. Citrix Online's handy feature comparison can help you decide. and Android devices.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Content management programs like Windows SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites (admin fee: $708) are used for deploying and managing a public-facing website. ESD (admin fee: $35), a handy HTML editor for design and publication of your website. In that case, be sure to ask for examples of work they’ve done in the past.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Scheduled video, audio, or VR sessions. These booths not only include branding and messaging, but live text, video, and audio chat, product demos, and downloadable materials like product guides and specs. Customizable virtual booth experience for vendors. Live chat options for networking and Q&A. Employ traditional media.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

Here in TechSoup’s San Francisco office, we use audio and video conferencing every day to talk with people working remotely in the Bay Area, New York, or Seattle, as well as with our partner nonprofits around the world. Public Grantmaking Foundations. These organizations rely on the public or multiple sources of funding.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Kelly has authored several publications for. Public Policy," "How to Calculate the Public Support Test," and "Family. It will not have audio. Kelly Shipp Simone is the vice president of legal affairs at the Council on Foundations , a membership organization that supports grantmakers in various aspects.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2015

If you're creating a video, a podcast, an online training, or any other project that might benefit from adding some sweet tunes, the Free Music Archive (FMA) offers more than 80,000 free, completely legal-to-use audio downloads. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. A Little About Us.

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2011

BetterWorld Telecom - a provider of audio conferencing, VoIP services, and donated phones for. nonprofits and public libraries through TechSoup - is a company founded with a vision of. With BetterWorld audio conferencing and VoIP. giving back and engaging with the communities we serve. mission-driven businesses.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. Our team presented at multiple sessions at the recent RightsCon Silicon Valley conference , which brought together human rights defenders, security experts, and tech executives.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2011

ReadyTalk , a provider of audio. ReadyTalk provides audio and web conferencing services, webinars and professional services, and recording and syndication tools. Learn more at www.readytalk.com and view their donation program for eligible nonprofits and public libraries. conferencing and webinar. More About ReadyTalk.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

Use closed captioning alongside audio elements. While the show still went on, many of these events were riddled with growing pains in the form of technical difficulties, whether registrants struggling to navigate the event, buffering video, or splotchy audio. Compare your virtual event platform against the WCAG standards.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Dubbed "Model B+," it's the third model the organization has released to the public since Model A went on sale in 2012. It includes a CPU, graphics processor, RAM, USB port (multiple ports in later models), audio and video ports, and an Ethernet port (later models only), and runs a Linux-based operating system.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

They also offer a discounted audio conferencing. The California Teleconnect Fund is a program of the California Public Utilities Commission that provides a 50% discount on advanced communication services to California nonprofits. Perhaps most importantly, they really like and understand nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The case studies were presented by Zoe Blumenfeld, communications manager for Global Fund for Women , and Viktor Sjöberg, digital services librarian at Escondido Public Library. Sjöberg introduced the work of Escondido Public Library by noting how historically libraries have provided content to be consumed.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Find the free audio recording and presentation of the event here. Darian talked about lots of things, very broadly: Why mobile presents a huge opportunity for any nonprofit or public library. Welcome to TechSoup’s Mobile Impact Webinar Series 2014. You can also watch it on our YouTube channel. Sign up for this free webinar here.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

These licenses provide a plain-language, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use creative work — on conditions of the creator's choice. We therefore want charities and libraries to make maximum use of our articles, blog pieces, how-tos, tech-for-good news, and other nonprofit technology information.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

With Silk , developing custom websites, maintaining them, or creating complex data visualizations can be within anyone's reach, regardless of tech skills. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more. We're helping to bridge that gap. Mix It Up: Different Mediums for More Impact.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

Within the HTML for a web page, all photos and graphics have ALT tags, allowing someone with a sight impairment to hear, via their special audio browser, what graphics and photos are on a page. 
. All links use descriptive text; instead of "Click here," you say "Here is a list of our staff," for instance.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Feedly that delivers the daily news to me from publications I like. It lets you make audio and video calls, run online meetings, check my team’s presence status, and send instant messages. The work related apps that I use frequently on my tablet are: Yammer - our work social media app where our staff shares information.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

If you aren't already familiar with their scintillating podcasts and radio programs, the World Affairs Council brings together policymakers, academics, philanthropists, students, business executives and civic leaders in non-partisan, public-forum-style events geared to enhance global perspective.

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