Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2009

Guest Blog from Amy McNeely, Bookshare Librarian This past week, April 12th through April 18th, was National Library Week. Every year, the American Library Association picks a different theme for the occasion. This year’s theme was “Worlds connect @ your library.” Bookshare is a unique library. Library 2.0

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

Personal And Organizational Productivity AI excels in structuring documents where the content is noncontroversial and exists all over the Internet. A prompt library is key to ensuring AI response consistency. Data protection transparency: Clear explanations on how prompt content and other input are protected.

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Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This typically means creating an exhaustive, robust library of materials, pre-launch, to get the word out on social media, email, and your website to drum up interest and support for your organization’s upcoming, exciting initiative. The intention was good, but we didn’t factor in the reality that people want to customize their content.

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

By providing valuable industry insights, like surveys or industry data and training, associations enhance the perceived value of membership, encouraging retention and engagement. On the flip side, your association can also boost non-dues revenue by making industry data accessible to members.

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Bonterra

MARCH 13, 2024

Analysis of your support cases to identify common challenges and prioritize the right trainings for your team. Advance your team's skillset and technical knowledge with up to four hours per month of training with a dedicated expert. Health checks on email deliverability to boost the outcomes of all your outreach efforts.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2017

Nearly everything we have listed above is free, plus all of the content on TechSoup is Creative Commons – licensed. This means you can take our training content, post it on your website, use it in social media, or use it in your trainings or newsletters. Just link the piece back to us to give us attribution.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Our goal for these videos has always been to reach younger audiences and those with a preference for video content, as well as captivate our existing followers on social media. But they also bring attention to our entire social platform’s content. This way, you only need to prepare once to film a few pieces of content.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Power of Free Learnings – Non-SCORM Content. In the modern world, we have access to a wide-variety of free content. Here is a quick guideline in evaluating the free content available to you, and how to augment your learning program with what you find. Evaluate Current Content. Evaluating the Free Content.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2017

Content Marketing. Content marketing isn’t quite as self-explanatory as online or email marketing. Although it might seem like a big pill to swallow, content marketing just involves publishing content that shows the impact of your efforts and gives value to the reader. From there, you can start dreaming bigger.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Last week, I had the pleasure of listening to several webinars that were part of the Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference. Even before I get to the content, let me say that I was incredibly. My kudos goes out to Library 2.0 My kudos goes out to Library 2.0 When Training Online, Interact Frequently.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We hope you like our content, and we want you to use it! Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), This means you can take our content, post it on your website, or use it in your trainings or newsletters, and you don't even need to ask us for permission.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

Are you interested in learning how to create and deliver effective tech training? Are you ready to take your staff or volunteer training to the next level? TechSoup will host a live event featuring three training experts on Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m. Here's how to get started with TechSoup online training.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2012

Last week we had a spectacular turnout for our webinar, QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits and Libraries ! During this webinar, QuickBooks Made Easy instructor Gregg Bossen gave us an engaging and content-packed overview of the new updates to Intuit's QuickBooks 2012. What Is QuickBooks Made Easy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. Lock down WordPress to keep your website safe from attacks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Cloud computing is a hot topic for nonprofits and libraries, as evidenced by. organizations are preoccupied with the security of the providers, rather than focused on training their own staff to maintain security. ongoing content stream on the cloud. This post was authored by Dawn Krause, TechSoup webinar producer.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Since your website is such a vital component of your online outreach strategy, you’ll need to choose the right content management system (CMS) to build and manage it. The top nonprofit websites have more than just solid design and engaging content. Staff training to assist with content migration and entry. SEO strategy.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

We have helped over 11,000 people become Certified Nonprofit Professionals and more than 15,000 other leaders in the sector to advance specific skills with virtual training resources. Too many professionals express interest in learning new skills, but never take action to really find and embrace new training opportunities. .

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Pay attention to which types of content your supporters engage with the least to find opportunities for improvement. Library of existing content. If you have a large library of content with your current branding, it’s helpful to understand if you will be able to easily adapt it to the new brand.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The site offers training for nonprofit staff that goes into more detail than we do in class. Anyone can access free on-demand and live trainings from experts who have experienced common challenges working in the nonprofit field. Candid Learning also hosts live trainings on topics such as corporate giving and starting nonprofits.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 13, 2024

That’s why it’s important to take advantage of the many Blackbaud training resources available. To help you get started with your training, we’ve put together a guide that explores your options. An extensive, successful training process takes time and effort. Let’s dive in. But is it worth it? The answer is a resounding yes.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Nearly all of the web communication challenges I’ve encountered with the groups I’ve worked with stem from basic content planning and governance issues. People come to your website, first and foremost, to get information, so Content Strategy is relevant for any communications work you do. So, Content Strategy was born!

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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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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Training and education tools: Provide members with an easy-to-use training platform that integrates with relevant systems, like a learning management system. Another crucial part of using any association management tool is correctly training your team to use it.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

A learning experience platform (LXP) is an innovative tool that associations and other learning businesses can use to disseminate educational content to members. Learners can rate content, leave feedback, receive acknowledgments, discuss concepts with one another, and more. Let’s dive in. What is an LXP? Driven by the learner.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. Fact-check and edit : While AI-generated content can be insightful, it may not always be perfect, especially if recalling facts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

The technology and training Benetech provides keep human rights defenders safe and have become critically important in larger efforts to pursue reform, seek justice, and begin the process of reconciliation. Along the way, we expect to drive innovations that will make learning better for all students around the world.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2021

Do they have a library of on demand trainings on how to use their tool? How easy is it to do split A/B testing on your subject lines and content? If not, is it compatible with 3 rd party syncing tools like Zapier that you can use to get both systems to talk to each other and sync actions or data? . Customer support .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. To increase utilization of our Arabic collection, Mada offers free Bookshare memberships to qualified individuals in Qatar as well as training and advice on the use of assistive technology.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Find out about our trove of how-to articles, weekly webinars, discussion forums, Netsquared in-person training events, and new step-by-step online courses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. This is especially critical in the face of severe budget cuts.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Notice how Whole Whale’s same content is now pushed into a footnote, while the full answer is provided. Again, Whole Whale’s content is shown as a footnote in the context of a full answer. As chatbots and voice assistants provide direct answers, people may not click through to content. Track upstream search-side metrics.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Notice how Whole Whale’s same content is now pushed into a footnote, while the full answer is provided. Again, Whole Whale’s content is shown as a footnote in the context of a full answer. As chatbots and voice assistants provide direct answers, people may not click through to content. Track upstream search-side metrics.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

There was tremendous optimism about the value of training engineers and scientists and how that would benefit all of humanity, especially in the southern California of a century ago which was reshaped through the wonders of technology. Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

How does your library address questions about Internet safety? determining what content to include and how to teach it can present many challenges. individual settings to patrons in public libraries and nonprofit. We will hear from the Monroe County Public Library. Internet safety can be a tricky subject to teach.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Access to Exclusive Content One of the primary benefits of joining a membership-based organization is gaining access to exclusive content. If you’re looking for a good way to start offering exclusive content, try a members-only newsletter. Here are three different ways you can do that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content.

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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. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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