Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2021

But before you can move ahead in your search, evaluation, purchase, and implementation of new technology, you still need one thing: board approval. . Gaining board approval for a new technology investment requires you to make a strong business case. Others at your association know it.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

The patch relays the info to a cloud app for analysis and in due course the info shows up on a doctor’s smartphone. A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. Free Microsoft Technical eBooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is becoming crucially important as the problem of delivering access to text is increasingly solved by the move to ebook publishing and solutions like our Bookshare library. Of course, just as we're solving the text problem, more and more content is moving to richer, more visual forms like graphics, simulations and flash!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Today, Bookshare serves over 330,000 American students with a rapidly growing collection of hundreds of thousands of accessible ebooks. Of course, in India and other developing countries, the gap is even larger. Moreover, Bookshare basically breaks even in the United States thanks to contracts to provide the services, from the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

While our activities often creates jobs beyond the core high technology jobs around software development and user support, we don't see it as our core competency. and ship the images and recognized text to Laos (and several other countries with other partners, including of course the U.S.). Benetech is a tech social enterprise.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 11, 2011

I use LibreOffice for most other writing and editing tasks, although sometimes I must sadly use MS Word for some stuff (like some ebook converters have a harder time with LO files, even formatted as.doc.). And, of course, I do a lot of writing on WordPress and Drupal. I’ve been experimenting using Scribus for page layout.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. We’re standing by to help support these Indian organizations with the technology and services of Bookshare in pursuing these expanded digitization efforts. Moreover, earlier this year we began offering books in MP3 format.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

In it, we pointed out the irony that the first generation of ebook readers being inaccessible to blind people. This irony continues: it’s a terrible shame that Amazon (and other ebook device vendors) keeps putting out ebook products that are inaccessible to the blind! years ago entitled the Soundproof Book. The ship has sailed.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Of course, as a publicly-funded organisation, tracking its performance and spend is a must. Using the insights gained, RSPCA is also looking at where else it can embrace technology to create other efficiencies and further improve processes and transparency. Maximising Impact. About the Author. Susan Mahon.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Prior to college, I had also taken typing courses to hone my office skills, and this made me a valuable employee. Q: What are the best grant writing courses? Meet Carolyn Appleton!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

This reality changed when both Kevin and Sophia learned about the accessible online library Bookshare , an initiative of Silicon Valley technology nonprofit Benetech. With its rapidly growing collection of over 225,000 (and counting) accessible ebooks, Bookshare is the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Under our copyright exception, we simply buy a copy of the needed print book, scan it using optical character recognition, and create an accessible ebook. With the advances in publishing and technology, it is now within reach to ensure equal access to books for all.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. Thanks again!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. If Kindle ebooks were available on the Web, other developers could fix many of its limitations such as lousy support for images, problems with complex layouts, inaccessibility.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

However, the time has come when we need a really smart attorney to join Benetech and help us navigate the intersection of technology and social good. Of course, part of the role is the bread-and-butter work of a nonprofit GC: day-to-day transactions, reviewing our 990, providing counsel to our senior team and board.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

Of course not. The result is relevant innovations and improvements that include people-focused and technology-focused solutions. Download this free eBook for more details about Peace Arch Healthcare Foundation’s journey mapping experience as well as case studies from other healthcare organizations. Real-World Results.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

These are my links for January 16th through February 6th: How Twitter is Being Used By Companies | Mobile Technology in TAFE - Great post from Sue Waters about how different companies are using Twitter. A Crash Course in Comments - Great ideas about commenting on blogs from Chris Brogan: "If comments matter to you, read on.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2007

Amazon.com: Kindle This is the first ebook product that gives me a vision of where the book is going to go. And, while not perfect, it gives a vision of where this technology will go. Of course, this is a tech product, and I expect the price of the device to steadily fall over time. On the obvious complaints: $399 is expensive.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Bookshare’s role was mixed: we didn’t end up attending many of these meetings and critiqued early efforts that were crippled by heavy-handed publisher influence, although we did propose at one point to supply technology to TIGAR based on Bookshare.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 19, 2009

Our team has been explaining how to assist a disabled senior who doesn't have a PC, by empowering a PC-using child to download the book and load it onto a device like a Victor Stream (an ebook player that has a voice synthesizer that speaks our books).

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

The main HelpBridge function is of course to make it easy for disaster victims to notify loved ones about their location and needs. In addition, TechSoup offers a free disaster planning and recovery guide ebook, The Resilient Organization. Technology's Impact on Disaster Relief. Notifying Loved Ones. Start using the app.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

Of course, if there is an international treaty on the topic and the U.S. The Author’s Guild asserts that they control the audio rights and that delivering a text ebook to a device which could speak it aloud with synthetic text-to-speech and that their commercial market for audio books will someday be significantly affected by TTS.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Some hybrid conferences require that attendees attend at least one session or presenter in order to reap some type of benefit (like a free eBook or the recorded content). You can provide this overview as a virtual platform walkthrough (using 360-degree technology) or as a recorded walkthrough and voice over.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2015

Technology. If we’re not careful, that thinking can take us off course. The Future of Fundraising , the brand-new npEXPERTS eBook, gathers 16 of the sharpest minds in nonprofits to sort through the trends and help us focus on the strategies that will lead us into the next era of philanthropy. Innovation. The future.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2016

Of course once in a while you will ask your friend for a favor, but in reality it shouldn’t be all the time. Of course, a good social media strategy will include beautiful, inspiring content and leverage the newest social media technology or app, but at the end of the day, those things are lost without human connection.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

This could include accepting unsold food from restaurants and shops, unwanted clothes and school supplies, unwanted technology etc. Of course, email marketing isn’t free from environmental consequences, as it’s often powered by fossil fuels. Of course, going paperless is key, but it’s not perfect. Use Green Energy.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Some hybrid conferences require that attendees attend at least one session or presenter in order to reap some type of benefit (like a free eBook or the recorded content). You can provide this overview as a virtual platform walkthrough (using 360-degree technology) or as a recorded walkthrough and voice over.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2020

Using technologies such as Strava, Zwift, Boundless Motion, or the livestreaming capabilities of TeamRaiser, participants can come together on a virtual course either at the same time or separately. Virtual Event Options: This option is entirely virtual and done from home or at the participant’s own pace.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. Google then invited the public to vote for the top winners.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

An in-depth guide related to the target issues they care about, tools or templates, case studies, and ebooks are all great examples of this. This means excellent content—not fluff, but useful information they can't find elsewhere. Karla Lant is an experienced freelance writer and editor and an adjunct professor.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Of course, this is a familiar concept to me as someone who started his career building for-profit tech companies in Silicon Valley. The common link among our projects is information technology, which can be applied to just about every aspect of the social sector. The first was the ebook. And that’s what we did with Bookshare!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Society is a buzz about new technology: artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, autonomous cars, the surveillance state, and more. Of course we know that the questioner has no data to speak of and today’s answer is probably “nothing.” Using Software and Data to Change the World We are in an amazing time.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. Of course, you don’t have to take my word for it. But like any strategy or tool, the technology alone won’t transform your supporter engagement program. Of course you want to raise more money!

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Use this blog for updates on how to use technology for fundraising. Take advantage of Qgiv’s resource library for free fundraising eBooks and templates. These academies offer free courses online to train different skills your organization needs to fundraise effectively. Ask An Expert Archives. Nonprofit Tech for Good.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Founded in 2011, Double the Donation is the newest player in the game, but it’s quickly overtaken the competition in terms of client usage, technological innovation, and, according to our review, available matching gift resources. In the years since, however, they’ve rebranded themselves under the “Amply” title.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

For more than 20 years I’ve worked to harness the power of technology to do social good. So for me, it was incredibly cool to be introduced to a new piece of technology that has a clever and (as far as I know) new approach to making information accessible to people with vision impairments.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Response: Should you social network?

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