Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. Beaver Builder Lite – a visual drag and drop page builder that can work within your existing theme and isn’t based on shortcodes; easily add images, text blocks, videos, and columns. .

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Syed Salahuddin – Babycastles.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. When librarian Dianne Connery came to the library a few years ago, she found a classic small town library situated in a converted post office building with the requisite institutional green paint job.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2017

From a shiny new Events widget to tools that allow the display of images in sidebars without the use of a plugin or code, a great text editor for formatting posts to a video tool that lets people upload their videos (also to a sidebar area) from providers such as YouTube and Vimeo, the update was much heralded.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"The digital revolution is changing the hierarchy of information," said Dr. Valerie Hill in her recent visit to the Nonprofit Commons. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. Profile : Select your profile image to access your profile. You can change your username once every six months by logging in to Oculus > Profile > Username. Sharing : Cast, take photos, and record video in VR. That’s it for now!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

We are joining with our peers in the disability and library community in a joint statement to strongly encourage the Senate to ratify the treaty and for Congress to implement the minor legislative changes recommended as part of the package. We do not see these changes as having a major impact on who we serve in the U.S.,

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Byte Technology

MAY 11, 2017

One of the most noticeable changes will be with the visual editor in the text widget. That’s set to change with 4.8, Currently, if you want to display an image in a sidebar, you need to either use a plugin or know how to write HTML code. And you’ll even been able to preview the sidebar image before making it live.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 22, 2017

From backing up your files to keeping on a schedule of updates to your theme, plugins and other programs to remembering to always change your passwords, there are lots of ways to keep your site purring along and, more importantly, to make it safe from hackers, malware and the like.

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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. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Here are a few quick and easy changes you can take today to make your nonprofit organization’s website more accessible. Add Alt Tags to Your Images Alt tags, also called alt text or alt descriptions, are snippets of copy that describe an image. Choose it because of the organization and hierarchy of the website!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Today, January 17, the 30th anniversary of the Betamax decision, we’re proud to mark Benetech’s participation in Copyright Week —a week of action that aims to engage communities in the ongoing conversation about changes to copyright law and celebrate six principles for a balanced copyright system. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The public counts on nonprofit organizations to champion important issues and bring about positive change. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. Here are a few tips about choosing photos that can lead to fundraising success : Stay away from using grainy or unclear images.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2015

The JourneyEd.com offer is available to all nonprofits and libraries. Simply request JourneyEd.com Technology Products for Nonprofits and Libraries – Access to Discounted Rates and you'll receive a special link to browse the JourneyEd.com nonprofit catalog and request your products. How Does It Work? Product Vendor Price.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. It is the Power of We that changes the way we create transformative positive change. With support from the Bookshare community, we changed that reality.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality. Cecily Walker , systems librarian at the Vancouver BC Public Library. Andromeda Yelton , director-at-large for the Library Information Technology Association. Religion Tech.

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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. Thanks again! What if you’re a U.S.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. This rule change will give more than 18 million low-income Americans $9.25-a-month "Closing the digital divide will take more than one year and more than one policy change. Image 1: TechSoup.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Who would have thought a simple meal could change a family’s life? Inside these walls, 28 women have found the courage to start school to prepare themselves for the future and change their lives so they never have to go back to their abuser. Your nonprofit is simply the conduit to allow people to change lives.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

GlobalMedic says that the images captured by the drones can help workers deliver relief more effectively. Nope, it was a librarian, John Walsh, at the Newton Free Library in Massachusetts! Image 1 : Los Angeles Fire Department / CC BY-NC-ND. Image 2 : Office of Naval Research / CC BY. Image 4 : The National Guard / CC BY.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Having images that are too large, a poorly coded theme, a lousy hosting service and far too many plugins are all things that can slow down your site considerably and have visitors hitting the “back” button immediately. Are visitors getting a good user experience? Are your pages loading quickly?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? This is a great example of how events like the apps breakfast help social change app developers get feedback on the spot from the nonprofit community. Image 1 : Caravan Studios / CC BY-NC.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

This reality changed when both Kevin and Sophia learned about the accessible online library Bookshare , an initiative of Silicon Valley technology nonprofit Benetech. With its rapidly growing collection of over 225,000 (and counting) accessible ebooks, Bookshare is the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The app includes journals and trackers to allow parents to record important information about their journey, a glossary of commonly used terms, a community and resource library, a directory of NICU family support partners, a postpartum checkup, and more. The post Forum One Takes Home 8 WebAwards! appeared first on Forum One.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Should you use buttons and links on your homepage to direct visitors to your internal directory or research library? The links in the three columns on the right change based on the answer you choose. For instance, can you redesign your main menu to highlight your most valuable pages?

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

At first glance I noticed the words and what they were signaling [image] which is a fearful discourse, and it immediately raised concern in me from a framing and messaging perspective. It’s just ridiculous to say that they didn’t alter this image and darken it in any way. But let’s just quickly go through the technical part of that.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. Learn more with Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. Our innovative approach has revolutionized the traditional library for people with print disabilities. We’re honored and proud to embark upon this new project!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! Spring isn't just about changing your clock and losing an hour of sleep. You'll learn more about design terminology, working with layers, and changing image backgrounds. Image : Sara RF / CC BY. Nurture Your Photoshop Skills.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Your story is what you say about the lives you change and why it’s important. Your story is about how your nonprofit changes lives. You may want to spend some time on the front lines of your nonprofit gathering stories and creating a story library so you have several ready when you need them. First of all, what is your story?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This change creates an incredible opportunity that will affect the entire world, making access an affordable reality as more and more people have a device in their pocket that is capable of being an accessible e-reader: from inexpensive mobile phones and MP3 players to braille notetakers that can store thousands of ebooks in digital braille.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Should you use buttons and links on your homepage to direct visitors to your internal directory or research library? The links in the three columns on the right change based on the answer you choose. Implement: Your organization puts its plans into action by making small changes to website pages over an extended period.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Read about the winners and how they plan to change the world through apps. Then you’ll create a short video (up to 90 seconds) or a five-image slide show to enter the challenge and win prizes donated by our sponsors. TechSoup for Libraries. 3D printing at your local library? Technology for Good Goes Global.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

If something has a "no derivatives" Creative Commons license, are any changes permitted? For example, is it OK to resize or crop the image or to overlay it with text? What counts as a "commercial" versus a "noncommercial" use for nonprofits, libraries, and educational institutions?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

To receive product donations from TechSoup, an organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a public library. We verify your tax-exempt status through the information you provide us, along with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Image: L.C.Nøttaasen.

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