Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2014

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your feedback to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during their public comment period on Net Neutrality, so there is time to have your voice heard to help reverse the dismantling of the open Internet. You can also check out the guide at Consumerist for more information on Net Neutrality.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. The next challenge we’re working on is to bring this incredible library to the rest of the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

My recommendation to the advocacy community is to continue to pursue a “yes-and” approach, as we have so far with the TVI and the Stakeholders’ Platform. I would class this as TVI (nearly identical) plus additional provisions creating a similar exception for schools, libraries and archives. However, my suggestion is to pursue the U.S.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Why should mobile be part of libraries and nonprofits' game plan? It begs the question: Why aren't more patrons accessing library sites on their mobile devices?

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2014

Tomorrow Friday is the last day to submit your feedback to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during their public comment period on Net Neutrality, so there is time to have your voice heard to help reverse the dismantling of the open Internet. Please visit the site to view this video).

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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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The SPARK conference , also known as the 4th Global Forum on Telecentres, is set to take center stage in. If your organization, charity, library, or community technology center offers public access computing, this global forum might be right for you! around the globe. around the globe.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup for Libraries. Social media is a powerful tool for libraries as well.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

This is an immense victory for fair use as the basis of a balanced intellectual property system, and we, at Benetech, are delighted by it and by its tremendous positive implications for the public interest. What is this court case and why do we care so much about it? The Authors Guild then appealed the ruling.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

From the TechSoup Community. From the TechSoup Global Network. From TechSoup Global. From TechSoup for Libraries. Sarah reports on the Public Access Technology Benchmarks project. App It Up highlights library apps and apps by and for nonprofits , and shares their nonprofit and library app survey results.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

The global pandemic irrevocably challenged tried and true peer-to-peer fundraising formulas in 2020. While we’ve been living “together apart,” peer-to-peer has been both a virtual enabler and a social inhibiter to fundraising, reminding us of the sense of community achieved by successful in person events in years past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. Fedoras for Faireness. Family is Familia.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We see tremendous innovations in social enterprise, but these are merely part of larger, global changes in the ways in which society organizes itself to create public goods. To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup for Libraries. Social media is a powerful tool for libraries as well.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2009

From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda loves the Pulaski County Public Library's Literacy Bell, a simple way to celebrate children's literacy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

And our Twitter chat was more global than ever before, with people from 20 countries participating! This is an example of a community using video to capture the inspiration inherent in its nonprofit mission. Best Library Story — Libraries Transform Teaser. Libraries have fans, tons of fans. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

In actuality, hackathons are events where ideas are hatched and technology needs are met — making them excellent opportunities for nonprofits, charities, and libraries! The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget.

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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. Fundraiser flyers: Create flyers for your fundraiser and post them on bulletin boards in libraries, grocery stores, coffee shops, and anywhere else that gets a lot of traffic in your community. 11) Thank your donors.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

When we hear about nonprofits like Community Technology Alliance (CTA), we get really excited. This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Images: Community Technology Alliance' What CTA Uncovered.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Here's the latest news and discussion from all of us at TechSoup Global. From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. Gil Martinez designs an installation to celebrate the launch of TechSoup Canada and the history of TechSoup Global. Come meet SonicLiving staff at next week's San Francisco Online Community Report MeetUp.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

TechSoup started the RCI program because we wanted to offer low-cost, high-quality computers to charities and libraries, including good solid warranties and free end-of-life recycling. Our customers are organizations like the Waukesha Public Library. " Thank you, Waukesha Public Library! The Greatest Benefit.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2009

From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. Elliot wonders what the end of Encarta means for libraries and education nonprofits. Elliot points out a new guide from Public Citizen about avoiding libel in your writing. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. We've had a lot to talk about this week.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2009

From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Chris reports that TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative is now open to public libraries. Stephanie announces an upcoming webinar about TechSoup's services for libraries.

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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. Here's what she says about this work.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. Why Community? So, why community?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

At the recent Spark13 conference (also known as the 4th Global Forum on Telecentres) in Granada, Spain, TechSoup Global launched OneRoof. On May 29, 2013, TechSoup Global CEO Rebecca Masisak spoke at the 4th Global Forum on Telecentres in Granada, Spain. View a video of her presentation here. Tallies sales.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2009

From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda discusses the Lexington Public Library's innovative uses of technology. Here's what we've been talking about over the past week. TechSoup.org and Adobe announce the 2009 Show Your Impact challenge.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. The app was created by Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup Global, with financial support from Microsoft Citizenship.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

The Community Driven Fund. The fund is being administrated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Founding donors to the fund include Google Fiber , the Illig Family Foundation, Sprint , Global Prairie , Polsinelli Law , and J.E. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. 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.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central.

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