Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

Humble Bundle is an online store that sells games, ebooks, and software. Owned by Facebook, Instagram recently launched “Shopping Checkout” for businesses. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live! The results will be released in the 4th edition of the Global NGO Technology Report on September 16, 2019.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. You can take an ebook, push a button and make it Braille. This results in an ebook, which can be shared by Bookshare legally with many thousands of other disabled readers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards. However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

We all live in a world filled with technology, which can prove to be a help and hinderance to our work and personal lives. Furthermore, for those of us in the nonprofit world who rely on technology every day to do our jobs, the efficiencies gained by this technology can make a significant impact in the funds we deliver to improve social good.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. For business storage: Google Drive for Work is offering unlimited storage for businesses at only $10 per user per month. Free Microsoft Technical eBooks.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Autism Plus also runs a range of social enterprises offering exciting and inspiring work placements, including a chocolate factory, a horticulture centre, a classic-car hire business, and a manufacturer for marching band instruments used by the RAF and Air Cadet squadrons. Transforming the Future Through Technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. As the prototypical technology social enterprise, Benetech became one of the first organizations using technology to solve social problems rather than seeking to make maximum financial returns.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As an advanced analytics and business intelligence tool, Tableau can help you identify patterns in your data and develop your strategy. Plan for the Future – We find that organizations with leading analytics programs not only focus on the initial deployment of technology but also continuously maintain and upgrade the models.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2020

This required adapting their technology and related processes for remote access, collaboration , and security. We’ve been able to automate hundreds of processes, which saves our staff countless hours each day.” – Jake Adler, Chief Technology Officer, ASSH. This ebook is here to help guide you along that journey. Embrace change.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2020

With that in mind, Blackbaud has published an eBook entitled “Becoming a Resilient Nonprofit” that includes a round-up of sector resources and critical thinking on key strategies to ensure sustainability. Nonprofit missions grind to a halt without the automation and digital tools that technology brings to the table.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

While our activities often creates jobs beyond the core high technology jobs around software development and user support, we don't see it as our core competency. Seeing the words being spoken aloud on a device really helped them visualize how blind and dyslexic students use the accessible text ebooks that they create.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Hacker Helper is all about not reinventing the technology wheel.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

Why You Shouldn't Depend on a For-Profit Business to Defend Your Civil Rights The Kindle2 is a hot topic in the disability field right now. But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. The Closed Platform problem.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

In it, we pointed out the irony that the first generation of ebook readers being inaccessible to blind people. This irony continues: it’s a terrible shame that Amazon (and other ebook device vendors) keeps putting out ebook products that are inaccessible to the blind! years ago entitled the Soundproof Book. The ship has sailed.

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

If you’re at The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference we’d love for you to join us > [link]. The most engaging person on twitter will win a bound copy of our new npEXPERTS fundraising and marketing eBook. What can nonprofits learn from the business world? It’s going to be a great time! During the 1.5

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

David Grossman , president and founder of The Grossman Group , published in 2010 a helpful, free eBook titled: Mastering The Art of Messaging. Using the 18-page ebook , you''ll learn : what a strategic messaging plan should encompass (and what it shouldn’t). Thanks, as always, David, for another useful ebook!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

It is nonprofit technology for use cases like constituent management, fundraising, marketing and communications, and program management. They can focus on customizing Salesforce to meet their unique business process and needs. Get a 360-Degree View of Constituents. A great example of this is Human Rights Watch.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

We think that it is essential that the Treaty allow for direct provision (known in the tech field as B2C, or business to consumer) of accessible materials, especially for consumers in developing countries who lack access to local authorized entities with the capacity to meet their accessibility needs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

We use digital ebooks at Bookshare’s core, which can easily be turned into braille, large print or digital audio (using synthetic speech technology). Her answer was simple: she simply needs more business. Bookshare is our large digital library for students with disabilities such as blindness or dyslexia. and we needed more help.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Networking is an excellent way to grow, develop, or maintain business relationships. Are you trying to connect local business leaders for a particular project? A virtual event is only as good as the technology that supports it. What do you hope to do? Do you want to connect industry professionals?

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BoardAssist

MARCH 6, 2014

And how would we run our businesses? One of my biggest business frustrations was keeping our server running and our email live. This blog is too short to get into all of the details of the technology, but if you are interested, go here and download a free copy of Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. NFP technology'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

When it comes to technology, you get what you pay for. Resources Deluxe – their blog, ebooks, help docs, and design trends are seriously useful and well designed resources that any nonprofit marketing team should check out. . For G Suite Business, use the code L9NHRUTK7QUXHPG on checkout and get 20% off your first year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

These are my links for January 16th through February 6th: How Twitter is Being Used By Companies | Mobile Technology in TAFE - Great post from Sue Waters about how different companies are using Twitter. Interesting to compare different styles and approaches. Here are some thoughts to help improve your back and forth."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Bookshare’s role was mixed: we didn’t end up attending many of these meetings and critiqued early efforts that were crippled by heavy-handed publisher influence, although we did propose at one point to supply technology to TIGAR based on Bookshare. There was one big area of consensus. This was called Inclusive Publishing at the meeting.

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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? Boyatzis and Melvin L.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Most charities and many libraries have part time or accidental techies taking care of their technology. Is it any wonder that proper technology planning is something we have a hard time getting to? Conducting a technology assessment and inventory of current software and hardware assets. How do you currently use technology?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Digital transformation is, to put it simply, rethinking how our organizations operate through the use of digital technology. Throughout our sector, each and every nonprofit is in a different place when it comes to using digital technologies and foundational data. Question: How will digital transformation help you to diversify revenue?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

Connect With Local Businesses. Local businesses are often a more sustainable (and more accessible) option than big co-corporations, whose environmental damage will generally be much higher. Not all local businesses are environmentally conscious, so make sure you keep an eye out for businesses that share your priorities.

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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? Boyatzis and Melvin L.

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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? Boyatzis and Melvin L.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Networking is an excellent way to grow, develop, or maintain business relationships. Are you trying to connect local business leaders for a particular project? A virtual event is only as good as the technology that supports it. What do you hope to do? Do you want to connect industry professionals?

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. CA: While I was busy conducting academic research and taking university classes to secure a master’s degree, I decided “real life” work experience in my area of interest would be helpful.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. Google then invited the public to vote for the top winners.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2015

Today, representatives from the public sector, corporations, small business and nonprofits are gathering for a summit, hosted by the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Department of Commerce’s Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships , with support from A Billion + Change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

An in-depth guide related to the target issues they care about, tools or templates, case studies, and ebooks are all great examples of this. This means excellent content—not fluff, but useful information they can't find elsewhere. Karla Lant is an experienced freelance writer and editor and an adjunct professor.

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