Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

One of my great joys in my long career in nonprofit technology has been seeing the extraordinary success of so many women in our field. The Women of Technology for Good. As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

How would apps benefit your nonprofit or library? Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries. Thanks to a grant from Microsoft , TechSoup's App It Up project investigated the kinds of apps nonprofits and libraries are using to engage their constituents, tell their stories, and get their work done. Library Apps. Green Apps.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

To the Diplomatic Conference in Plenary on June 27, 2013 On the Adoption of the Treaty of Marrakech This is an excellent Treaty. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

My passion at Benetech for the last twenty-five years has been making technology tools to meet the reading needs of people who are blind, dyslexic or have other print disabilities. After all, Benetech’s Bookshare initiative is the largest online library serving people with print disabilities in the world. copyright exception.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 16, 2005

The WSIS conference is going on, human rights activists are getting beaten up, and we're talking about how information technology can help build a better world. I gave my talk here on Tuesday, entitled: Building a Global Library for People with Print Disabilities. Tunisia is very interesting this week!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. As an example, let’s think about a community library. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A high-quality event planning software is often fitted with a number of features that are integral to running an event either as an in-person event or online as a hybrid conference or virtual meeting, for example. . Streamline Everything Through the Event Planning Software. Automated event planning and hosting.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

However, with event technology, Qualtrics was able to launch their campaign WorkDifferent on August 12th, which featured a significant pivot from physical events to the online communities. . Cisco’s world-renown and annual customer and partner conference, Cisco Live , took place in San Diego in 2019. Gainsight’s Pulse Everywhere.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. The day-long conference was also tweeted by many attendees, capturing quotes, tips, and useful resources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Things work best when the two sides are well aligned, and technology is an important area where we can do that. Lisa Pool’s Technology Affinity Group and Laura Quinn’s Idealware. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. This is the field where I found my life’s calling, applying technology to meet critical needs of society, where the market is likely to fail.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

If you work with technology and data, you don't want to miss the preeminent conference of data managers coming up next week: O'Rielly Strata Conference, Making Data Work , from February 28 - March 1 in Santa Clara, California. Here's more on the event from their site: Strata Conference is the leading event for the.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. At conferences. In libraries. Related Link: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Websites, Group Texting, and Text-to-Give Technology. Mobile Technology for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. So, what are they? At protests.

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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. benefit corporation) that owns and distributes the software for public access computing centers run by telecentres, nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Gerardo Capiel, Benetech's VP, Engineering One of the highlights of my meeting circuit each year is the O’Reilly Tools of Change conference in New York City. There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A high-quality event planning software is often fitted with a number of features that are integral to running an event either as an in-person event or online as a hybrid conference or virtual meeting, for example. . Streamline Everything Through the Event Planning Software. Automated event planning and hosting.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You might be surprised at just how far this technology has come! In other words, AI is a fantastic piece of technology that you can only leverage if you’re collecting the correct data and using AI in the right ways. Conference and Event Management Toolkit.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”. Libraries can and should be doing the same. The Impact on Institutions.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Jim Lynch is TechSoup's director of green technology (here's the part where I embarrass him — he's also pretty much the man as far as electronics refurbishing and recycling goes). The conference is hosted by the Regional and European Co-Operative for Social Industry ( RECOSI ). The Greatest Environmental Benefit.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MARCH 4, 2019

We’re eagerly packing our bags, and can’t wait to see our nonprofit friends and family from around the country at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Portland, Oregon. Walking Distance From the Conference Center. Multnomah Whiskey Library. Want to skip Starbucks in favor of something more local? We've got you.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

However, with event technology, Qualtrics was able to launch their campaign WorkDifferent on August 12th, which featured a significant pivot from physical events to the online communities. . Cisco’s world-renown and annual customer and partner conference, Cisco Live , took place in San Diego in 2019. Gainsight’s Pulse Everywhere.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Managing Your Organization's Technology Assets. Technology Planning for Nonprofits: Getting Started. Easy, right?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Managing Your Organization's Technology Assets. Technology Planning for Nonprofits: Getting Started. Easy, right?

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Things work best when the two sides are well aligned, and technology is an important area where we can do that. Lisa Pool’s Technology Affinity Group and Laura Quinn’s Idealware. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology.

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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? Principles.

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

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Speed Geeking at the Gates Foundation Global Library Program about Bookshare International 9/22 Stanford Social Innovation Review online webinar "Nonprofit, For-profit, or Something in Between?" Of course, I have other trips planned for just meetings as well. 9/19 (tomorrow!)

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Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As entire countries move “in person” conferences and events to virtual ones in the time of COVID-19, I want to help out. You don’t have non-verbal cues on a webinar or video conference. It’s easier to rearrange things when people are gathered in conference space, for example. Set ground rules for etiquette. Best of luck!

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

The folks in the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) , as part of the Council on Foundations , have a lot in common with the NTEN community. The details: The 7th Annual Technology Affinity Group (TAG) Conference will be held November 9 - November 12, 2009 at the Marriott Plaza San Antonio in San Antonio, TX. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This week in Geneva is a major meeting on the path to the expected Diplomatic Conference on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired. The goal of the Treaty is to provide access to the great accessible libraries of wealthier countries, as well as make it legally possible to make local content accessible in each country.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The session was pretty successful, in that the Committee called for an extraordinary general assembly meeting in December with the aim of calling a diplomatic conference to finalize the Treaty for the Visually Impaired in June 2013. We don’t think the commerciality issue belongs in the treaty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

I attended the conference last year and this year, like last year, was a fantastic learning and networking opportunity. It sounds like science fiction, but let me share a few examples I heard about at the conference. One example comes from, StethoCloud , which developed a solution to diagnose childhood pneumonia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

There are no traditional offices with doors to close, but there are conference rooms with doors. It is large space with a kitchen, library, and enough chairs and technology to accommodate an all-staff meeting including remote staff. There is also this mini-conference room for 2 or 3 person meetings.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event. For a virtual conference or trade show, help attendees feel more engaged by allowing them to create a custom avatar. Personalization.

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