Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Poet supports image descriptions for electronic books created in the international DAISY standard for digital talking books and will be compatible with descriptions for ebooks in the EPUB3 format. DIAGRAM stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

People with print disabilities around the world have a right to high-quality ebooks that they can read with assistive technology. These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. These texts will be available in early 2012.?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Here are some first steps to tackle as you embrace 100% staff participation in building your digital community: Engage leadership - Commitment, excitement, and encouragement from the leadership around all staff using social media to promote the organization’s activities/mission online goes a long way. So where to begin? for " Ctrl.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Every year, it spends over €30 million to further this aim by building social inclusion programmes and campaigns for small-scale, community-led projects in the Netherlands and the Dutch islands of the Caribbean, and providing opportunities for them to learn from each other. Bringing People Together. A Critical Supporting Role.

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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. We are always exploring new projects with the hope of launching a new product each year.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society. Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue.

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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. Within a short period, SocialCoding4Good has gone from a Labs pilot project to a growing community driving social impact. billion poor and unbanked. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Samasource connected us with Daproim in Nairobi to proofread books for our Bookshare project. Bookshare is our large digital library for students with disabilities such as blindness or dyslexia. We had just won a large contract to deliver high-quality accessible textbooks to students with disabilities in the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity. These Labs supporters make it possible for us to explore many new Labs project ideas, looking for the next great social enterprise.

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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

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. The initial part of the project was to do a detailed survey of existing assistive technology products, to get a baseline for current support for accessible graphics.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! Looking Ahead In October, we began another five year project with OSEP to keep offering free Bookshare services to students. Our new work in the coming years is based on a simple premise: Everything born digital should be born accessible. Thanks again!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

The Vice President of Global Literacy leads Benetech’s biggest program, standing at the confluence of some of the most active and rapidly evolving fields: digital content, EdTech, domestic and international education, and user-centered design.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2015

About a year ago we came up with the idea for an ambitious project to help us better understand the state of private school web navigation, and how schools are responding to the demands of web usability, responsive web design and more. Do they use basic SEO practices? Does everyone have an admission or an admissions link?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

One answer: create digital content to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about the company’s products and services, then become customers. One answer: create digital content that to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about their mission, then become donors. Create and promote your digital resource.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. The Stakeholders Platform and the TIGAR project were time-limited and needed to be replaced by a new structure.

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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. ” Project Homeless Connect also uses Twitter in similar ways to connect homeless people in the city with the care they need.

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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. Ebook Website Optimization Action Plan Learn More 2. In this article, we’ll catalog ten nonprofit website best practices your organization can use to maximize your investment. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Some of this research is highlighted in Blackbaud’s CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead eBook, which includes insights from a number of CSR thought leaders. Examples of project-based fundraising include: Casual Fridays. Employees want tools that offer them choice and that help them seamlessly share their cause with the world. Giving Days.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Internet Lending Project. Offer a subscription to an eBook program for kids so that librarians can use iPads to hold story times. Accessible Technology Community Tech Centers Connecting to the Internet Digital Divide library libraries community TechSoup tsmobiletechnology tsmobilebeacon tslibraryorg'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2019

The following article is an excerpt from the “ CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead “ eBook published by Blackbaud Corporate Solutions. The digital transformation has changed our world: we have unlimited on-demand choices for almost every service, product and experience and we can access endless possibilities our mobile devices 24/7.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Download this awesome new eBook to make sure you’re prepared!). As you’re (hopefully) working to integrate a content and digital strategy into your EOY fundraising and marketing campaign, it’s of utmost importance that you’re showing and telling a story that inspires : Show me the woman who’s getting back on her feet post tragedy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Prioritizing your online presence and digital engagement methods is key to not just surviving, but thriving, during this time. Consider creating a virtual volunteer program and brainstorm ways that your supporters can help digitally. Download eBook. Download our Virtual Event Planner eBook here! But you have options!

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A mission statement is meant to be a guide that ensures the programs or projects you undertake align with your organization’s goals. The Water Project: Many water charities make vague statements about providing water to every person on the planet. However, The Water Project gets specific: “$50 provides clean water for one person.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

We pick projects that have the potential for large-scale change: can we deliver something for a tenth of the cost of the existing solution? 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.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

Few people want to read a 388-page book online, and I've received several notes from people who checked out the online version and then decided to buy a physical or ebook copy. In other words, this was a cheap project. bought a Wordpress estore plugin ($35) so I could sell the ebook directly through my website using PayPal.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Download eBook. Here are some scenarios in which peer-to-peer fundraising could benefit your faith-based organization: Help raise money and awareness for an upcoming project. Continue the momentum of a capital campaign for a major project. Reward top fundraisers with creative digital badges. Let’s dive into how.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 14, 2022

Coupled with projects that take too long to implement, it leaves all involved battle-weary, losing sight of what they were trying to achieve in the first place, and finding technology has moved on again. A digital approach enables us to capture richer insights into the needs of our customers and the maintenance of our properties.”.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

According to the Open Data Project , 87% of nonprofits worldwide use social media. To learn more about how to build your social media strategy, check out Julia’s eBook on How to Create a Future-Proof Nonprofit Social Media Strategy. But is social media worth the time and money that it takes? Other Resources.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2021

Get more fundraising strategy ideas in the free eBook: Change Your Outlook: A Guide to Reinvigorate Your Fundraising. If gift officers are updating expectancies in real-time, then leaders have a reasonably accurate projection of where an organization stands in terms of progress-to-goal. The Ultimate Healthcare Fundraising Checklist.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Ebook The Annual Fund Giving Guide: Planning an Annual Campaign Learn More Setting Goals for Your Annual Appeal Your annual appeal’s send date might depend on your individual nonprofit’s mission. Some send one big appeal to fund their annual campaign, while others ask for donations at multiple points throughout the year.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 1, 2018

Navigating through the digital landscape can be a little murky at times. The trends are clear and adopting digital channels are no longer a choice, but a necessity for survival. The only reason to be investing in online fundraising and digital marketing is to make money, right? It’s Really Not About The Money.

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