Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

This has created the ironic situation where blind people, who because of their disability require access to digital copies, have been effectively locked out of purchasing ebooks for the last decade. Authorized entities need access to digital content in order to cost-effectively deliver access. NLS in the U.S.), Bookshare).

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2021

The beauty of creating a digital resource like an eBook, video, or online course is that you create it once and use it over and over again. An eBook about how to help a loved one with a disease (Human Services). Use a sentence like this: “Before you go, open the eBook. Step 3: Offer and Thank.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The technical advisers reviewed the treaty specifically to look at how authorized entities and consumers with print disabilities would be able to operate if the treaty passed in its current form (with all bracketed material omitted) or with some of the bracketed additions included.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 7, 2017

In this fundraising eBook, you’ll learn from these 10 experts: Pamela Barden , CFRE, Consultant, PJ Barden Inc. Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Author, and Blogger, Beth’s Blog. Download: npEXPERTS – Fundraising Matters: Building a Culture of Philanthropy. Jann Schultz, Senior Director of Individual Giving, Project HOPE.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I’ve been watching with interest the legal controversy over the synthetic speech capability of the new version of the Amazon Kindle, such as the coverage on Boing-Boing entitled Author's Guild claims text-to-speech software is illegal. It’s easy to dismiss the authors’ concerns (as many have in the tech community) as greedy or Luddite.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

The increasing focus on digital content, rather than its printed form, and the shift to electronic distribution of ebooks pave new avenues for removing the barriers to accessibility. At Benetech, we want to ensure that in this brave new world of digital content, braille is as available as any other ebook format to those who want it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The deal was: help people with disabilities that can't access books and don't hurt the economic interests of the publishers (and authors). uses the term "Competent Authority" to describe these professionals). We run regular searches on the Web for Bookshare content -- much like publishers and authors do.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

Download our Do’s and Don’ts of Getting Boards to Fundraise eBook to review why your board isn’t fundraising, and how to fix it this other form of nonprofit board engagement. Author information Sean Hale Owner at Sean Hale Consulting Sean has served nonprofits for more than twenty years.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

What Matters Now eBook – Get the ebook now for free! "We More than seventy extraordinary authors and thinkers contributed to this ebook. I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone. "We want to shake things up.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 15, 2009

The Authors Guild are pressing the cause of authors' rights to make more money (in theory). And, the Authors Guild is suffering because the NFB and Reading Rights Coalition has done a great job of articulating the differences. The Authors Guild has lost the framing debate. This is a case of dueling moral high grounds.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The View from an Authorized Entity Many Bookshare users (and potential Bookshare users!) That makes it legal in these countries for people with these disabilities, and the organizations that serve them, to make accessible versions of books without having to get permission from the author or publisher. Defines Authorized Entity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Download the Trailblazer Celebration eBook to learn more about how Autism Plus transformed its processes with Salesforce to deliver a better experience for service users and staff. About the Author. Susan Mahon. Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.org.

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

This eBook will review some great donor discovery steps, best practices, and questions you should ask to build rapport with and understand your donors with a donor-centered approach. A best practice is to record the details of your conversation in your donor database or nonprofit CRM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign by Beth Kanter, Social Media Expert and Author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Pitman , author of the Ask Without Fear! Fill out the form here and download free your copy of ebook: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

Fund, author and consultant Cynthia Gibson set out to capture some of the core elements of such a culture, including key indicators that might suggest what it looks like when you have one. But, does your entire organization treat it this way? Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

We all want the same ebook that people without disabilities buy (sorry, I mean license) to work perfectly well for people who are blind, physically disabled or dyslexic. She wants to see every piece of content that is born digital be born accessible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. a11y accessibility Bookshare disabilities ebooks education equality Reading students tech4good UNICEF' The good news is that major changes in technology are reforming education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Prior to the conference, Enrique Piracés and I authored a Huffington Post op-ed on human rights and the duty to protect sensitive data and our maxim: first, do no harm. What about yet another order of magnitude beyond that?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Bookshare is adding so much content that favourite authors of mine are creeping into the collection without my noticing. They also operate Web Braille, an online Braille ebook service with roughly ten thousand titles. Footnote: NLS stands for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part of the U.S.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

— Penelope Burk, author, Donor-Centered Fundraising. Learn more in my free Donor Thank You Calls eBook + Script. Long-term retention (5+ years) is now 10% or less. “ If any for-profit company experienced this extraordinary level of customer loss and disinterest, they would consider themselves to be in a crisis.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is becoming crucially important as the problem of delivering access to text is increasingly solved by the move to ebook publishing and solutions like our Bookshare library. We are using the modular approach of the DAISY Authoring and Interchange Framework, which defines modules and profiles for the representation of books, journals, etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following 10 leadership and business book authors recently answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Under our copyright exception, we simply buy a copy of the needed print book, scan it using optical character recognition, and create an accessible ebook. We don’t have to ask for permission from the publisher or author. People with disabilities are the most logical customers for digital ebooks.

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BoardAssist

JULY 18, 2017

If you are a skilled writer then why not spend some time writing your very own charity eBook? If you have a charity blog, then you can use this to promote or sell your ebook. If you are not into the writing scene then you can hire freelance copywriters or authors. Write a book that raises awareness about your cause and work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Download the Trailblazer Celebration eBook to learn more about how RSPCA has achieved better outcomes for staff and animals. About the Author. Susan Mahon. Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.org. Susan Mahon is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.org, a social impact centre at Salesforce.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. The Authors Guild appealed the ruling and the parties are waiting for the decision from the appeals court.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2016

I was honored enough to co-author a book with Katie, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” a book about measuring social media and networks. So, I know first-hand how incredibly brilliant she is! Part 1: Why Every Nonprofit Needs This eBook Now. Why else would everyone call her The Queen of Metrics!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2020

Joining the podcast today is Farra Trompeter, chief growth officer of Big Duck and the co-author of an article about branding in the Blackbaud Institute’s new 2020 npEXPERTS eBook. What does branding mean for nonprofit organizations, and how has it evolved to now require a comprehensive digital strategy?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This content could be your own or it could be from another author or site.” . Backlinks from trustworthy, high-authority sites are the ones you really want to earn, while backlinks from low-authority, potentially spammy sites fall into the category of “yeah, that’s not helpful.” What is a backlink?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Download the Trailblazer Celebration eBook to learn more about how Oranje Fonds is using Salesforce to engage their community and drive action. About the Author. Susan Mahon. Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.org. Susan Mahon is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.org, a social impact centre at Salesforce.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. With support of authors and publishers, we provide our international members with books that are targeted towards their specific needs and interests. Moreover, earlier this year we began offering books in MP3 format.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2010

While I was sitting on the beach on vacation, Network for Good published a free eBook called How to Raise a Lot More Money Now – 50 Great Ideas from 11 top Experts. But many nonprofits deep into planning for year end campaigns and perhaps looking for ways to raise money now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

The DMCA 1201 ruling on ebook access through DRM circumvention was clearly aimed at us: should we take up the challenge? Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. An intellectual property manual done from the standpoint of an organization that is dedicated to openness, rather than proprietary approaches.

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