Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2013

I preferred starting from scratch and using Easel.ly's library of shapes, images, and fonts to create my infographic. The free version gives you three basic themes, a few customization options, and five slots for image uploads. Community Organizer 2.0 Image: Infographic example from Easel.ly. Piktochart.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

The HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) is a partnership of academic and research institutions that had created (with help from Google ) a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. The Court of Appeals explicitly included image accessibility in its ruling. only copies. in addition to the text?only

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries. Additionally, 30 million library users reported going to the library for employment-related activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

Until then, in terms of fundraising, nonprofits are limited to sharing images embedded with keywords and short codes. For cause awareness, Instagram is a highly engaged community. When the event is over, you can convert the images into a web-based slideshow using Slidagram or a video slideshow using Flipagram.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In August, we hosted a webinar called Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries. Julie Elmore, library director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (Indiana). Travis Montgomery, technology specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (Washington). Our guests for this webinar were.

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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 25, 2012

Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

With this year being the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, it's a good time to make sure your organization is prepared to remain resilient and keep the doors open to serve your community - whether you face a natural disaster or a simple server failure. Image: CARD, Coordinating Agencies Responding to Disasters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

WordPress was founded in 2003 and since then, a community of thousands of developers has created almost 55,000 plugins to expand its capability. Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. SEO and Social Sharing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. As the first librarian to host it, Karin Bricker, library manager for youth and outreach services at Mountain View Public Library, had to overcome some initial skepticism.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. The fundraiser’s main image is one of the first things others will see when the fundraiser is shared on social media platforms, so it’s important it conveys the right message and grabs the attention of potential donors. Make sure that your main image is not the nonprofit’s logo.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

We are especially concerned that the IP system ensures that it’s both easy to serve disadvantaged communities and to innovate. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind. In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

We use mobile apps to capture memories, keep track of tasks, entertain ourselves, and communicate. But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? The Five-Step Process to Create an App for a Community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With technology, you can do incredible things, but with a galvanized community of supporters who work together toward a greater good, we can do anything. Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. copyright law.

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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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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Forum One worked with the National Rural Health Resource Center to design their new website in Drupal 9.

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Byte Technology

MAY 11, 2017

set to be released in less than a month, the online community is already abuzz with facts and speculations as to what the newest version will bring. 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 with WordPress 4.8

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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. Janet Mawlyoo , executive director, Kenya Community Development Foundation. Cecily Walker , systems librarian at the Vancouver BC Public Library. Image 2: Jane Meseck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Warning: This video creates some graphic and powerful images that may not be suitable for younger children. on December 10th, they created this short video with different WITNESS staff talking about images that opened their eyes to human rights abuses around the world.

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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. The creation of Bookshare was made possible because of an enlightened copyright law exception.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The machine uses OCR (optical character recognition) technology to convert the text to a digital exact image file and to a second file format that we use for direct editing. Next, Carrie "chopped" the books in a special big scary sharp machine to remove the bindings and the spine. This freed up the pages which were placed in a fast scanner.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Illustrate your mission, work, and community to make compelling cases for support. Here’s how this type of strategy might work for your organization: Post new digital content to your blog, like a post about how your recent project or program benefited the community. Create more touchpoints to reach new donors, like social shares.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2014

Want to make an impact on your library's community with technology? The Edge Initiative has officially launched, and public libraries across the United States can now apply to participate! The Edge Initiative is a leadership and management tool that can help you align your library's technology with community needs.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

At TechSoup, we know that many nonprofits and libraries serve Spanish-speaking communities in everything from teaching English as a second language, to financial and educational services, to local family- and health-related programs. Bilingual survey and polling programs to help you get feedback from your community.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Consider your healthcare organization’s website — is it a useful resource that serves your community, or is there room for improvement? Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly. Take a continuous improvement approach.

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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. Increasing Community Engagement.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

After all, they’re proud of their creations and would love to see them benefit disadvantaged people and communities, where regular market forces would fail to go. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” from the majority of IP owners we approach. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a warm drink, and get cozy with TechSoup's free nonprofit and library tech webinars. This hands-on demo will help you learn how to edit and improve your images. Libraries Supporting Social Good: Tools and Tips for Outreach to Nonprofits. Engage your community. SEO for Beginners.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

On December 17, TechSoup hosted a SoupChat for nonprofits and libraries looking for more information on website design and hosting. A staffer from a small library listed a few popular services — WordPress, Wix, and Weebly — adding that she worried she might regret her decision six months down the road. Migrating Your Site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. On flyers and community billboards. In libraries. In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. So, what are they? At protests. At conferences. In playbills.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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