Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2014

Here are some of the things the companies often ranked as " best companies " by leading industry magazines do to attract and retain employees. But, they all can only happen when there''s strong leadership at the company''s helm. Best Companies Best Places To Work Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management'

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Corporate foundations — These foundations are associated with a company and will also have a 990 you can review. Corporate giving — This is simply giving by a company (but without a 990). Search large, local companies — See if any large companies in your area offer a giving program.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners. Google isn't the only company that has made digital inclusion a priority. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy'

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Many association execs expressed the belief that declining trust is affecting their industry, including execs from higher education, medicine, public health, foreign affairs, media, real estate, government, technology, science, veterinary medicine, and libraries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

We are a high tech organization that is not organized as a for-profit company, but instead as a nonprofit charitable corporation working to ensure technology serves all of humanity. At Benetech , we like to think of ourselves as part of Silicon Valley’s heart. For years, we have been working to end the worldwide book famine.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Boeing Company Charitable Trust. The Lisa Libraries. Boeing Company Charitable Trust. The Lisa Libraries. The Lisa Libraries donates new children’s books and small libraries to organizations that work with children in low-income or underserved areas. International Game Technology. Costco Wholesale.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility. It was a magical hour.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on small and large companies in your area or state that support nonprofits. Approach companies to help donate the above items or services.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

" In 2014, GigaOm found some interesting statistics on diversity in tech from company-provided data and survey results from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission : 80 percent of employees were Caucasian at the tech companies it examined. or public library that is teaching tech and employment skills to underserved youth.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. That would pretty much defeat the purpose of having a library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Their mission is to provide companies with the AI-driven tools they need to stop inappropriate behavior, bias, bullying, and discrimination in the workplace. Companies add the Valued chatbot to their Slack chatrooms, and employees and management can ping the bot with commands to solicit — and provide — feedback.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2011

Right then I wanted to try and find a way for nonprofits and libraries to have the same experience. EPA Energy Star Program are teaming up to bring you a free webinar called " The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for Nonprofits and Libraries " on Tuesday, June 28, at 1 p.m. In order to do that, TechSoup Global and the U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Technology can be a force for good, especially when a company with resources and a mission for positive social change like Microsoft gets involved. The Microsoft Software Donation Program is one of the most popular with nonprofits and libraries here at TechSoup Global. This post was written by Dawn Krause, a TechSoup webinar producer.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Bookshare has successfully piloted an international library for the blind, but we’ve barely begun to remedy the global book famine. Bookshare now has hundreds of titles in Hindi, Tamil, and Spanish, and we recently announced a partnership with the government of Qatar to develop an Arabic language service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

When I explained that our board just didn’t see manufacturing reading machines for the blind making financial sense for a for-profit company, Gerry said “How about you set up a deliberately nonprofit tech company?” Gerry was like a father to me. He had graduated from Georgetown Law School just a couple of years after my dad.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Now, more than two decades later, social entrepreneurship is a hot global movement and Benetech has become the “go to” nonprofit software company in the heart of Silicon Valley. We address the market failure that occurs when the needs of the social sector don’t match the goals that for-profit companies consider worth pursuing.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. This combination of technical ability, neutrality, and fierce belief in freedom of expression is undervalued in society and by many existing library systems. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Forum One

JULY 6, 2022

Even if they are “tied” to you by their insurance company, patients increasingly shop around online. Develop a resource library of trustworthy information. Create an online resource library that leverages your subject matter expertise. Finally, trends show decreasing loyalty from patients to particular healthcare organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

They began actively using Myspace in 2004 and YouTube in 2005 – years before the Fortune 500 companies. New York Public Library 2015. New York Public Library 2005. That’s radical change in a relatively short amount of time and it directly corresponds with the rapid rise of social media worldwide. Oceana 2015. oceana.org.

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fusionSpan

MARCH 15, 2022

Its expected that more of Tableau’s rich feature set and visualization libraries will make its way into Tableau CRM. It works with any data, from any data source, and it will change the way your company answers critical questions”. Subsequently Salesforce purchased the BI market leader when they acquired Tableau in 2019.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Podcasting is an incredible medium that was catapulted into mainstream audiences with the success of Spotify buying top podcasts and growth of podcast companies like Gimlet Media. This leads to a rather large podcast graveyard in the iTunes library making it very hard to find current podcasts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

When I got back to Harvard Law School, you couldn’t get me out of the law school library because now I had this purpose and mission. We want corporations and companies to participate and feel like it is their obligation to be part of this effort at truth and justice. My journey to higher ground was tied to his journey.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

This CMS also offers a vast library of ready-made themes to choose from, with over 11,000 themes available. Drupal offers a smaller theme library than WordPress, but it still has plenty of ready-made themes to work from. Because of these features, WordPress websites tend to be easy to get up and running in a short time frame.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We are consulted by policymakers, legislators, rightsholders, companies and activists for our insights. But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Top tech companies like Google, Facebook and IBM have figured out how to make vast quantities of money by giving away their core product, or building products on top of open source and free software. The thrill of solving problems, of figuring something out, and bringing that understanding into the service of humanity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

We are Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit software company. Our Bookshare service is the world’s largest online library of accessible ebooks for people with disabilities, serving over 350,000 users in 60 countries. You’ve come to the right place: Benetech. Benetech is organized as a nonprofit, but run like a business.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Festivals of Trees fundraisers are held in country clubs, community centers, libraries, schools or churches. Many companies are looking for unique ways to advertise during the holidays so adding sponsorship levels is a good way to add extra revenue. Festival of Trees Event Format. Find Tree Sponsors.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Make sure you’re collecting only what’s necessary to accomplish your goals and that your program has backing from a reputable company with secure data privacy methods. Of course, this kind of tool must be trustworthy and backed by a reputable company. After all, your members’ privacy is paramount.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. Benetech was founded to be a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit dedicated to creating social change at scale. Fast-forward six years.

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Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

But while many nonprofit organizations are attracted to promises of free licenses and a seemingly endless library of widgets, even more find themselves hopelessly tangled in fields of data and needlessly complex reporting mechanisms. Salesforce.com is a San Francisco company that makes an online database available to nonprofits.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The use of technology is essential in today’s global market and the following companies have risen to contemporary challenges and are thriving in today’s volatile climate according to StayClassy.org. TechSoup Global.

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

Because so many people take to social media in a time of crisis, individuals, organizations and companies that have automated postings should consider changing the messages in their posts until there is some sense of normalcy again. What happens on Twitter stays in the Library of Congress. Pictures and videos were shared.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2014

Read what TechSoup Global staff think of their ruling, how the gutting of Net Neutrality hurts nonprofits , and why libraries need to be especially vocal. online community Connecting to the Internet nonprofit Online Activism Using the Web and Internet nonprofits Community Tech Centers net neutrality library libraries Legal Considerations'

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Overall, the two-day event left me wondering " Where are all the nonprofits and public libraries who've been sharing and innovating forever? Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central. Why aren't THEY here?"

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