Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The miracle of ebooks What if we had the ability to overcome these accessibility barriers, barriers that affect most of humanity, not just people with identified disabilities, wouldn’t we have the moral obligation to act? We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. We can do better!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. This shift is already happening in major markets: Amazon.com now sells more digital books than print books. One of the biggest issues is digital rights management.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

” During this free webinar on 9/23 @ 2 pm ET you will learn: How to meet people who don’t know you, attract them, start a relationship with them, and turn them into donors The 6 steps you can take to turn this into a repeatable process How this process is a natural extension of your mission and can also further your donor retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

EcoCards in an online store of digital e-cards. GiveLively offers suite of fundraising tools for free to nonprofits. Humble Bundle is an online store that sells games, ebooks, and software. EcoCards.org :: ecocards.org. Nonprofits can enroll for $50 a year. Plans start at $299 per month. GiveLively :: givelively.org.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Thousands of ebooks are pouring into the collection each month thanks to the dedication of our volunteers around the world and partnerships with more than 500 socially responsible publishers who donate their digital files. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce that I contributed to: npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS), a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Your Best Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Campaign [eBook]. Qgiv: [Free Ebook] 2020 #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide. Qgiv put together a free ebook packed full of helpful resources. How Nonprofits Can Get Free Advertising With Google Ad Grants. 4 Digital Marketing Strategies To Expand Your Donor Base.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As We strongly support this position and believe the digital content revolution holds the best promise for the future of braille.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. Direct service can teach you a lot about digital strategy. Save the Date!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

" Get the free ebook "The State of Event Marketing" at: [link]. What we rarely talk about is how we talk about digital activism: Is our focus in the right place? Do we know what we’re talking about? Are we being honest?" " Jillian C. " The Age of Mobile Email Has Arrived.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

Skills-based support: individuals with various types of expertise can provide free consulting to help your organization improve. One answer: create digital content to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about the company’s products and services, then become customers. Create and promote your digital resource.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This revolution began in 2019 with an overhaul of the RSPCA’s workload management and supporter relationship processes, which saw the nonprofit shift to cloud-based platforms, automation, digital channels, and mobile apps. Better Outcomes for Staff and Animals. Powering Through the Pandemic and Beyond. About the Author. Susan Mahon.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. Looking Ahead In October, we began another five year project with OSEP to keep offering free Bookshare services to students. Thanks again! Have an Android device?

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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. We go to great lengths to ensure the digital works we provide are restricted to bona fide patrons with disabilities. Our motto is “If it’s born digital, it should be born accessible!”

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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. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA") workaround. I also have a Kindle1, and have bought a bunch of Kindle ebooks. The Textbook problem. The Closed Platform problem.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2015

After a lot of number crunching and data visualization, our 28 page free report, Private School Digital Insight: Enhancing Web Navigation and the Rise of Responsive Design , answers those questions and more. Why should you download your free report? Also, did I mention our report is free? Why did we create this report?

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. Basic Computer and Digital Literacy Skills. It's completely free and offers some handy tools for tracking your progress as you move through the courses. TechSoup Training Products. Citrix GoToTraining.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2014

Bringing mobile devices into adult library programs can be an excellent way to promote library e-media and teach digital literacy skills. Come to this free webinar to gain ideas for integrating mobile-devices into new and existing adult programs. She will also share some examples of one-on-one ebook appointments at various libraries.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

Digital marketing reduces the need to spread information via leaflets and letters, all the information people need is online! Of course, email marketing isn’t free from environmental consequences, as it’s often powered by fossil fuels. 8,000/month of free ad credit? Digital Marketing. Use Green Energy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

We think that all publishers should sell accessible ebooks when they sell their books through mainstream channels, but the copyright exception leaves that decision to the publishers except for this narrow community of people who are significantly disabled when it comes to print. Employ "Social Digital Rights Management" technology.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 20, 2020

At Twenti, we help nonprofits understand and access the grant (see our ultimate ebook guide and free eligibility check ), but what happens once you’ve got the grant? Setting SMART goals is essential for any digital marketing ad campaign, and google ads are no different. 8,000/month of free ad credit? Digital Marketing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. For example, Martus can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S.,

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. By tapping into the plethora of free resources, your team can better prepare for your fundraising campaigns to raise more money and more awareness for your cause. Enriched knowledge. Enhanced outreach.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Proteus Digital Health is developing pills with sensors in them called ‘ingestibles’ Each ingestible sensor is the size of a grain of sand and doesn’t contain any toxic substances. Office 365 is offering one terabyte of OneDrive for Business storage for several Office 365 plans including the E1 free one for nonprofits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2011

Wharton Digital Press' first eBook, The Leader's Checklist by Michael Useem, goes on sale on June 21, but you can download a free copy between June 21 and 28 wherever eBooks are sold. I recommend getting your free copy. The book will ultimately sell for $6.99.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

These are usually things like ebooks or larger downloadable reports/guides that allow users to access the content in exchange for an email. Listen to this podcast with their digital strategy team on how they make it work for them. This locked content might be a download PDF ,or just the rest of the article. Lead magnets.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

It doesn't have to be difficult or even expensive; it can even be free. It's completely free to your organization, and to your members as well! When NTC2010 is over, will you have enough space in your luggage for a new Sonicare toothbrush, a shiny web cam, a nice digital camera, or maybe even a new NetBook computer? in booth 77.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

Here’s a look at what you’ll find in this free eBook : How to Get Noticed and Turn Heads. After you’ve had a chance to download and read the eBook, please come back and let us know what you learned. — Frank Barry is the Director of Digital Marketing at Blackbaud and blogger at npNGAGE.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

It doesn't have to be difficult or even expensive; it can even be free. It's completely free to your organization, and to your members as well! When NTC2010 is over, will you have enough space in your luggage for a new Sonicare toothbrush, a shiny web cam, a nice digital camera, or maybe even a new NetBook computer? in booth 77.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

It’s also the release date of our eBook co-authored with Cuseum , “ The Ultimate Guide to Surviving & Thriving As A Cultural Organization ,” which you can pre-download here. Plus remember to download our free e-book, The Ultimate Guide to Surviving & Thriving As A Cultural Organization.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. One of our goals was to provide free broadband Internet access to patrons in their homes—and we’ve met that goal. But borrowing the Internet? How does that work?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Better Website is Worth the Money Your website serves as a digital hub for your organization. Many website services promise quick and easy setup free of any long-term planning or custom coding, and—while that may sound alluring—it can cause certain roadblocks in the future that prevent you from scaling your online presence.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

Download the free eBook: “ A Unique Approach to Student Prospecting: 5 Ways to Build Your Brand as a Trusted Advisor” 3. Make sure admission paperwork process is digitized completely. Take advantage of the websites that are out there doing free technology checks for students and include these in correspondence.

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