Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

AI tools are already being used by many organizations to brainstorm ideas, find efficiencies, and explore new ways of working. The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. But if you’re just starting out, you’re not behind!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

She and her senior policy adviser, Hal Plotkin, are huge fans of Open Educational Resources (OERs), having been involved in starting that movement in community colleges. Tags: print disabled print disabilities Kanter Wiley Flatworld copyright OERs Creative Commons Schwarzenegger Plotkin CC Bookshare.

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VisionLink

APRIL 16, 2014

So, organizations that manage information should be careful to avoid undervaluing the results of their hard work by giving away data without any guidance or protection. All of this information requires a tremendous amount of work to prepare and organize, and therefore should carry value. The first step, though?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Benetech has some of the juiciest and most exciting range of legal challenges I can imagine: the great majority of our legal work concerns intellectual property and human rights. We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Copyright P. Does it feel like you never find the right combination of technologies to just make things work? It worked great at my last (completely dissimilar) organization. Do you have policies and procedures telling people how to use your systems consistently? Have staff been trained on those policies and procedures?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. What would I work on? and there’s a general feeling something is going to happen. Clarification that U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2010

And where you stand on the discussion of copyright, digital rights, online content sharing and intellectual property? Attendees find inspiration, new business partners, and learn new concepts to take their work to the next level. Do you have examples on this topic, has this happened to you?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Section 121 of the Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment (17 U.S.C. Dozens of publishers and authors have signed contracts with Bookshare that confirm and support its work as an authorized entity as well. Tags: copyright blind Bookshare Chafee.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Provisions designed to handle copyrighted materials could conflict with fundamental exceptions in copyright law like fair use of copyrighted works and the Chafee Amendment. These approaches usually lock out people with disabilities. Disability advocates should, at minimum, press for a seat at the ACTA table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? The Webinar was mostly focused on the privacy concerns and the Human Resources side of Internet/Social Media Policies. Beth: Do you have a social media policy at your foundation?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2010

We heard from many people that there were too many holiday deadlines at work to make the chat so be sure to add your thoughts to the comments here after reading the archive to join in! In this month’s chat,we had some good discussion around social media guildines and online community moderation. Read the full transcript here!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared. Creative Commons has devised a set of six free and easy-to-use copyright licenses. Creators can also specify who can use the work and for what purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. A check list to work through with your legal counsel: 1.)

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VisionLink

JANUARY 19, 2015

It is an honor to build the tools used by leaders, staff and volunteers across the United States as they work to weave resilient and connected communities. We the people have also seen throughout our history what we are capable of achieving when we work together, unleashing and focusing our energies towards meeting our challenges.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 21, 2013

It is an honor to build the tools used by leaders, staff and volunteers across the United States as they work to weave resilient and connected communities. We the people have also seen throughout our history what we are capable of achieving when we work together, unleashing and focusing our energies towards meeting our challenges.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

Once you create a video, it is automatically copyrighted and you have full rights to it, unless stated otherwise by a sharing service. YouTube currently has just two primary copyright types: Conventional copyright, in which the creator has full rights. Vimeo has a section for Creative Commons-copyrighted videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

(If you don't know about Creative Commons, it was founded in 2001 , with a mission to increase the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, and scientific content) in “the commons” — the body of work that is available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing, and remixing. What does that mean?".

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

My proposal is that the world's knowledge should work for all of humanity. In general, we have patents and copyrights and trade secrets as commercial objects because we as a society think that it helps bring the benefits of new creations to everyone. And it seems to work pretty well for stimulating creativity.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

» Monday May 07 2007 New M+R Study: Online Fundraising Tactics -- What Works? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. 60) Search « Sunny the Seal Melts Hearts on MySpace | Main | Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! All rights reserved.

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See3

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

These are annual awards sponsored by See3 and NTEN to showcase the video work of nonprofits in the US and around the world. I am just in awe of the work people are doing out there. Not every video is great, but the work is so important and often so moving. Some of the videos are thoughtful and emotional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Inside, they've hung many of Magritte's famous works, and, accompanying these works, they've placed dozens of contemporary sculptures and paintings that riff off of Magritte, making fun of him or paying homage to him or commenting on him. The anti remix message: The exhibition policy on photos: no photos are allowed in the exhibit.

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See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

Workman used to work in traditional collage techniques but has now moved to digital imaging. The work remains as fresh and quietly fierce as ever. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us Opens tonight, 6-8pm, at Lennon, Weinberg, 514 W. 25th [10th/11th] 212.941.0012.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

In this courageous guest post, Adrienne Berney, a Collections Care Trainer who works primarily with history museums, gives us an insider’s guide to these issues. Institutions may not want to invest work hours into providing access for visitors who may then turn around and sell reproductions for their own profit. Followers of Museum 2.0

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See3

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The site’s sponsor is the Center for Global Development (CGD), the leading think tank on US policy toward the developing world. Because CGD is not an advocacy organization, the asks on the site mostly come from other organizations working for the same goals, such as Oxfam, Mercy Corp and One.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

What feedback are you going to be providing bloggers in the organization with that will help them improve and understand what's working? Respect copyright laws by quoting and linking to the full text and only use images that you have permission to use (i.e. Recognize the good work of competitors and peer organizations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

The Kindle2's text-to-speech feature wasn't something that actually worked for blind people, but you could imagine how a software update could make this into an incredible product. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA") workaround.

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See3

DECEMBER 19, 2007

You can see previous posts from me on his work here and here. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. So, register for the NTC today and meet us March 19-21 in New Orleans!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

In summary, the Chair leads and reflects the Board with full commitment to the organization’s vision and mission; has an understanding of the essential legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities of the Board; and works through policy, guidance, and support. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

Software that is released without copyright or license is termed Public Domain software. The Free comes from the fact that the GPL requires that any redistribution must also be provided under the GPL -- whether it is of the original product or derivative works -- and thus also must grant the four freedoms.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The Bookshare library is made possible by a copyright exception: Section 121 of the United States Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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See3

JANUARY 23, 2008

We think that in certain circumstances it can work well and we will try to find out how this does relative to non-video landing pages. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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See3

JANUARY 14, 2008

I think your master plan is working. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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See3

JUNE 15, 2007

A mix of wonkish policy speak, amazing knowledge of his subjects, and compelling stories of meeting people all over the world. Regards, Fran 16 Jun 2007 Yahoouj Really good work about this website was done. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us Then Clinton spoke.

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See3

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

We will work with you to set up a convenient time during the conference. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3. Only 6 people will be selected so reply today to info[at]see3.net

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See3

MAY 21, 2007

It is, of course, nice to get some recognition for one’s work. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Mary-Louise I work for Guy Kawasaki. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us For those of you who are blogging, one key is longevity.

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See3

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

They are now working on some new games that are very interesting. There is an annual conference that’s gotten huge and a lot of nonprofits are wondering how they can harness the power of gaming to promote their work and their issues. The whole world of “ Games for Change &# is growing rapidly.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

This person told me that the behind-the-scenes phone calls and pressures, public meetings and traditional press were still how they did their work — and quite successfully. My thought was, “Sure, it works and it will keep working, but you ignore the web at your own peril.&# I saw Al Gore on the Daily Show.

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