Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

It used to be that you needed to enroll at a local school or spend hours in the library to learn new skills. Instead of having to search for sparse sources of information, we’re now left with the opposite issue—sifting through ample resources to find the most trustworthy and impactful information. . The first step is simply to ask.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This iterative method helps us focus on building products that are responsive to real needs Treat users as customers, not recipients of charity People in challenging situations must invest their time and limited resources to improve their lives. Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

Adding video production tools to your belt can help you overcome a number of challenges that video production is faced with. Media library. Media library. OBS Studio is an open-source tool for video recording and live streaming. Media library. Pricing: Available free trial, pricing not provided. Audio tools.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. Escondido Library's LibraryYOU. How to Create a Culture of Storytelling.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

The two discussed innovative solutions to the challenges facing nonprofits. They shared valuable insights that addressed the many challenges nonprofits are facing around smart tech adoption, content strategy, change management, and leadership. Learn more about the insights they shared, including the future of funding. Watch On Demand.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. Have an Android device?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. Even back then, we included information about his service in the box of each Arkenstone Reader because we knew people would rather not have to scan a book before reading it! We hope you’ll join us on this journey.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

Adding video production tools to your belt can help you overcome a number of challenges that video production is faced with. Media library. Media library. OBS Studio is an open-source tool for video recording and live streaming. Media library. Pricing: Available free trial, pricing not provided. Audio tools.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2009

They encourage you to use Sunlight's code libraries , which the Labs recently open sourced. Entries must be applications that use a host of government information APIs or datasets, including the Sunlight Labs API, OpenSecrets.org API, the FollowtheMoney.org API, the Capitol Words API, and other Sunlight APIs and datasets.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Interestingly, the hackathons varied in terms of their activities and the challenges. Leonard Library. The challenges included connecting African farmers to markets, creating an online networking space for women veterans, mapping Africa’s natural resources, and a few others. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Mozilla’s Firefox , the nonprofit driven free and open source web browser; Creative Commons , the project set up to provide a straightforward licensing framework for online creators. Cell Slider , which is a crowdsourced online tool for cancer research that challenges the ponderous cancer research establishment.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The challenges of building these experiences have decreased as device manufacturers have provided application developers with new toolkits for developing applications. As with physical simulation, we expect to see challenges around integrating the AR/VR experience into your learning infrastructure. We are all for it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

Matching Techies With Social Causes SocialCoding4Good began with the idea of building a sort of Match.com for tech volunteerism — an algorithmic platform that would match individual software developers to nonprofit organizations that were building open source software for socially good causes.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Giving Tuesday reported that participants gave $2.47 Credit card changes are one of the biggest challenges for nonprofits running a recurring gift program. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. Host a concert. Launch a major campaign.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 11, 2014

The solution we have been exploring is a semi-customized, open source, secure, data collection and analysis application that makes it easier for social sector users to safely gather and use information more efficiently. For more advanced app requirements, they would start with their application 90-95% done already on the platform.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

But in dealing with software issues and the visually impaired, it can be a challenge. TechSoup's Accessible Technology and Public Computing forum - a forum for nonprofit and library workers to share ideas on accessibility - suggested by Mike DeLong in his blog post.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Panelists: Heather Gold, Founder , Subvert.com, Danah Boyd, Researcher , Microsoft Research and Betty Flowers, LBJ Presidential Library 5. In 2009, our challenge becomes how to harness these tools for in order to reopen the policy-making process. Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Take, for instance, Unlocked Labs , a nonprofit that employs a team of incarcerated software developers who are building nonprofit, open-source technology to make high-quality education more accessible to incarcerated individuals. The reality is students learn better when they can learn together,” Devezin says.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Known as micro-volunteers, these individuals offer one or two hours a week to complete “Challenges” in the areas of technology, design, research, etc. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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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. Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Over the next five weeks, we're going to be sharing a variety of resources on web design and development for nonprofits and public libraries. You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right. Think of it as Spring Cleaning for your website. Week 1: The Basics.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

Over the next five weeks, we're going to be sharing a variety of resources on web design and development for nonprofits and public libraries. You can also view sample RFPs and visit our RFP Library for more resources to start any tech project out right. Think of it as Spring Cleaning for your website. Week 1: The Basics.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

The Public Library of Science is a wonderful example of a reputable, respected peer-reviewed journal where articles are freely available to the public. As anyone who has followed my advocacy work over the last ten years will know, I am a fervent supporter of open licensing models as a profound public good. 6 Valorie Zimmerman 04.10.07

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Technology Challenges in Katrina Disaster Relief. Since I was in the midst of building an open-source CRM solution for the social sector, CiviCRM, it was clear to me that this was a data problem, not a software problem. Hurricane Katrina pushed houses / Mark Wolfe, FEMA Photo Library / Public Domain. spanhidden.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

CiviCRM – Best open-source nonprofit event management software Overview: CiviCRM offers an open-source CRM for nonprofits. Gamification functionality, such as challenges, rewards, and leaderboards, to increase attendee engagement. Add goals and report on progress with automatic updates. per user per month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. Known as micro-volunteers, these individuals offer one or two hours a week to complete “Challenges” in the areas of technology, design, research, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. This is part of the Sharing Economy with the most transformative potential: the ability to address societal inequities and envision new ecological solutions.

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DipJar

AUGUST 24, 2022

Ah, public libraries! We enjoy every opportunity to speak with library customers, learning how they serve their communities and how DipJar supports those efforts. A recent conversation with Erica Busillo Adams of Providence Public Library is a perfect case in point! Providence Public Library first opened to the public in 1878.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. I’m not sure how much it will affect nonprofit and library technology, but I just thought I'd put it on the radar. The Decline of PCs.

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