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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

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? " I tweeted that question, along with Lucy Bernholz, who was wondering whether anyone from the philanthropic sector was attending.

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How to Keep Your Board Members Involved in Your Mission

Greater Giving

Consider hosting a fundraising training session or providing a resource library for your board members so they’re aligned on best practices. Plus, when board members enjoy one another’s company, they’ll feel more enthusiastic about meeting regularly to advance your cause.

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Introducing Community Participation Bootcamp at the MAH

Museum 2.0

This new, experimental training is a hands-on deep dive into the MAH’s model. Come share your projects, challenges, questions, wild successes and epic failures with creative changemakers from around the world. I'm excited to share the MAH's community-first model and to invite you to this in-depth, immersive learning experience.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

Museum 2.0

That's the question we've been grappling with as we start the OF/BY/FOR ALL initiative. We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. The model we landed on was movement building. How do you build a movement for institutional change? We explored opening a training center.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

Tech Soup

It's not our first time advocating for charities and libraries in the hallowed halls of the U.S. TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. nonprofits and libraries.

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A Special Message Regarding the Dell Affiliate Program

Tech Soup

But as we increasingly sought to broaden our hardware offerings, we've expanded to new models. They range from discounted hardware in our catalog from various vendors to new affiliate relationships where unique discounts are available on other companies' websites. And these are solid and reasonable questions. Model/type.

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