Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Guest post by Betsy Beaumon, President, Benetech We are seeking visionary leaders to join Benetech in applying technology to advance the rights of disadvantaged people around the world. We are Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit software company. Benetech is organized as a nonprofit, but run like a business.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

“They get frustrated and don’t want to read,” she says, “but access to digital books and reading technologies changed all that for Zach.” Zach Bryant The change happened when Zach was in high school and his Assistive Technology teacher introduced him to Benetech’s Bookshare library. Thank you for your support!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Digital transformation is, to put it simply, rethinking how our organizations operate through the use of digital technology. In a recent webinar poll , the audience was evenly split when asked what digital transformation means to them. Question: What started your digital transformation journey?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Established in Yorkshire in 1986 by a group of parents concerned about what the future might hold for their children, Autism Plus has since grown into one of the region’s leading nonprofits for young people with autism, learning disabilities, and other neurodiverse conditions. Transforming the Future Through Technology.

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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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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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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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2020

The term “resilient nonprofit” has been widely used to describe organizations capable of adapt ing to significant challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. S trong nonprofit s build strategies for sustainability. Revenue : Few nonprofit organizations have an extensive funding reserve to draw from in times of need.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Technology for Good Report. Hacker Helper.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

When organizations embrace this holistic culture, the nonprofit begins to come alive online. Rebooting Your Digital Community Building." Jamie brings a strong perspective on nonprofit communities having worked for Charities Review Council and Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. So where to begin? for " Ctrl.

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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

APRIL 24, 2018

When I explained that our board just didn’t see manufacturing reading machines for the blind making financial sense for a for-profit company, Gerry said “How about you set up a deliberately nonprofit tech company?” What if we could scan once, proofread the resulting scan, and share that ebook with tens of thousands of eager readers?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

s largest and oldest animal welfare charity, this nonprofit Trailblazer works to protect all animals, rescuing and caring for those in need, advocating on their behalf, and campaigning for better legislation. The nonprofit is now exploring omni-channel capabilities to further improve the experience.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

However, unless you engage a partner, such as Cloud for Good, who can offer infrastructure and reporting services, this is an option that will require substantial up-skilling of your nonprofit team’s technical knowledge and infrastructure, in addition to causing your organization operational delays due to the lack of automation. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

E-Book #1: Fundraising and Marketing Tips for Nonprofits. Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign by Beth Kanter, Social Media Expert and Author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Want to Raise Money Online?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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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. Most recently, PCL has been a trailblazer in providing mobile technology to their patrons, redefining what library services means. Have you begun innovating with mobile technology?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Oranje Fonds offers both financial and non-financial support that includes training, awareness building, and volunteer mobilisation on a massive scale, assisted by one of the most sophisticated digital marketing platforms out there. By July 2021, the nonprofit had already exceeded this record, and those numbers continue to climb.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Digital and mobile communications are changing the rules about social networks, intellectual property, and the availability of big data, with an overall blurring of the boundaries between state, for-profits, and nonprofits. At Benetech, we look to fill the gap between what’s possible and what’s profitable with technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The Bookshare Library Experience I am the CEO of Benetech, the nonprofit organization that provides the world’s largest online collection of accessible books, for people with disabilities that interfere with reading, through our Bookshare library. exception model works well here.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

Even nonprofits have a responsibility to the planet, here’s how to make sure your marketing campaign is eco-friendly and successful. How To Make Sure Your Nonprofits Marketing Campaigns Are Eco-Friendly. Let’s face it, no one wants to donate to a nonprofit that isn’t environmentally responsible. Be Transparent.

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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. We get a huge amount of pro bono assistance from the legal profession, both because of our social impact as a nonprofit, and because of the challenging and interesting issues we tackle.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Bookshare's membership team knows that getting this right is important to our ability as a nonprofit to carry out our social mission of helping people with bona fide disabilities. Employ "Social Digital Rights Management" technology. The biggest area of our work to date is for schools in the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

It’s a nonprofit or government agency that makes accessible copies of Works, and limits distribution of those copies to people with bona fide disabilities, the “Beneficiary Persons,” defined in the next article. Technological Protection Measures. These are the digital locks that make it hard to copy digital content.

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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. Nonprofit News k12 nonprofit technology Private Schools responsive design web design Website Navigation'

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2019

Nonprofits and other social good organizations face many challenges, but one that can be seen over and over again comes from inside the organization. The role that technology plays and shifting organizational thinking around digital transformation. Connective Impact eBook. Creating meaningful and lasting content.

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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. Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. News & World Report’s Best Nonprofit Management Programs blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

8) Digital download donation rewards. One of the benefits of internet events is that you may distribute immediate access to digital goodies like downloads, special offers, or links to webinars. Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. 14) Gaming tournaments.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2017

It’s a new year and that means a new, comprehensive benchmark report on the performance of nonprofits using Luminate Online. After working in digital fundraising and marketing for over 8 years, I’ve learned the power of numbers. Data is also the irrefutable evidence we need to get approval for a new tactic, employee, or technology.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2014

It walks you through the four stages of the donor’s journey and offers strategies to help you connect with and engage supporters in today’s digital world. Your nonprofit and your supporters will both delight in the results. At the speed technology and the world are changing, keeping pace is vital to your long-term success.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

With the rise of intuitive touch-based computing and streamlined user interfaces, technology is more accessible to different age groups than ever before. And when it comes to nonprofit fundraising, these improvements have proven to be a huge boon. Featured Fundraising Nonprofit Technology Nonprofit Web Design'

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Download eBook. For example, many faith-based nonprofits will use peer-to-peer fundraising to generate participant support for walkathons or 5Ks. What technology is your staff going to need to fulfill their roles? Your faith-based nonprofit has likely helped more people than you can count. Let’s dive into how.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2014

It’s still the premiere blog for nonprofit best practices and resources, just better. In this digital age of smart phones, search, and instant gratification, it’s important to us that our site, and the content on it, is fresh and relevant. Nonprofit News fundraising advice nonprofit blogging redesign'

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. How to use educational resources for your nonprofit There are a few major benefits to utilizing free nonprofit resources to their full potential.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

That’s why we’re starting with the basics and sharing nonprofit best practices that cover the most important elements of your fundraising strategy. Donor Data is a Top Priority Track Performance Using KPIs Prioritize Donor Stewardship Use Technology to Automate Processes Set S.M.A.R.T.

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