Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

Technology has revolutionized business, but bringing those breakthrough developments to government, education and the nonprofit sectors can take 5, 10, even 15 years. Through our Bookshare online library, they now have equal access to the books they need for education, employment and full participation in society!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Benetech has some of the juiciest and most exciting range of legal challenges I can imagine: the great majority of our legal work concerns intellectual property and human rights. 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.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We need hands on deck, so having to close our volunteer program was a challenge for us—emotionally, losing such a large part of our community—but we also had to find a way to keep them connected so that they would come back when our doors reopened. The challenges of remote volunteering are front-of-mind for many volunteer managers.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

March Madness bracket challenge March Madness is an exciting time for basketball lovers everywhere, and you can use that to your advantage for a March fundraising idea. Host a March Madness bracket challenge and allow your supporters to predict this season’s tournament winner for an entry fee.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Although the challenges differ by region, the outcome is the same everywhere: young people are simply not gaining the 21 st century skills and experience required for today's workforce. "There's a need to grow a highly educated workforce from within," Mendoza said. Libraries Building Bridges. More Resources.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

The ability to read printed material is essential to advancing educational and employment opportunities for this community. The second challenge we encountered took place in Washington D.C. at a Department of Education meeting on the new digital textbook repository, the NIMAC. I sure hope so.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Last month, the radio show This American Life ran a fascinating episode called " Kid Politics ," which starts with a long segment about the Air Force One Discovery Center immersive experience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. But the whole thing's rigged to make what Ronald Reagan did in 1983 look like the most appealing option.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m. Educators need to intervene and make creative alliances.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Where Dialogue in the Dark is a tactile and auditory experience led in complete darkness by blind guides, Dialogue in Silence is an exhibition of interpersonal challenges that must be completed in total silence. IMLS also wanted to help museums and libraries improve their skills, both for audiences and for their own professional communities.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Of course, they’re also challenging to manage as you’re handling the donations of items on one end and funds on the other. 5Ks are a great option as they’re relatively short but still challenging enough for more seasoned runners. The more you challenge participants, the more driven they’ll be to succeed!

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Or maybe education staff are not willing to engage real-time visitors in dialogue around controversial issues. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century. There are some ideas that will never fly where you work. That’s fine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They were college-educated and had professional jobs. If your organization promotes literacy, partner with a bookstore. Build a story library and add to it every time you hear or experience a story that grabs your heart. July: Summer can be challenging for reaching new donors. They were middle-aged or older.

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