Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The Kansas City Public Library. has devised something new in the world of digital inclusion. They have developed a way for anyone with a Kansas City public library card to use expensive professional applications like those from Adobe and Microsoft without owning them. They are building a free software lending library.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

From the first experience of surround sound to seeing your hands function and your body moving through a digital world, nonprofit marketers and fundraisers absolutely need to explore this next iteration of the internet. The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. Explore and have fun.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

There are more places than ever to get free images that are entirely OK for you to use for your communications. Here are 10 sources for images you can freely use on your website or other communications channels. Where to Find Free Images. Google Advanced Image Search lets you filter your search by usage rights.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

But what are the rules and where can you get good public domain or Creative Commons images to spice up your website? With the rise of visual social media (like Pinterest and Instagram), a clear trend in digital communications is more images and fewer words — even if you are communicating through your website or an email newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2014

From print fundraising appeals to digital annuals reports to compelling storytelling through tweets and status updates, the social science of online behavior confirms again and again that messages are most effectively communicated through images. View: New York Public Library Annual Report. View: Creating a Cruelty-Free World.

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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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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Here are some ideas to make the most of volunteers online: Data/Image Projects. Manage and Organize Photo Library. There are never enough photos to satisfy the social media monsters either which all rely on compelling images. Build a Photo Library. Social media analytics report. Virtual Volunteer Tools Bundle.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In August, we hosted a webinar called Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries. Julie Elmore, library director, Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library (Indiana). Travis Montgomery, technology specialist, Liberty Lake Municipal Library (Washington). Our guests for this webinar were.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

WordPress powers 34% of all sites on the web and is one of the most popular digital marketing tools used by organizations in the world. Enable Media Replace – easily replace an image or file without having to delete, rename, and re-upload to the Media Library. SEO and Social Sharing.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 2, 2012

Need practical advice on using digital video, social media, or presentation tools at your organization? Then head on over to TechSoup for Libraries and check out their blog series on interesting uses of technology. Image: Computer art project ( Ken Fager ). use of PowerPoint. How about you?

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"The digital revolution is changing the hierarchy of information," said Dr. Valerie Hill in her recent visit to the Nonprofit Commons. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Q: What happens when you bring app developers together with nonprofits and libraries along with some coffee thrown in? A Simple Digital Inclusion Tool. Collaborating with Public Libraries. Branch libraries have varying hours, and patrons might not know when certain branches are open. Image 1 : Rafael Castillo / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. Since then, the organization has partnered with hundreds of schools and provided digital learning resources to 50,000 families in five cities. It also integrates well with after-school programs and library open-access. International NGOs and Libraries.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

Forum One worked with the Pacific Science Center to redesign and develop its website in WordPress to highlight the museum’s post-pandemic reopening and connect audiences with its expanded slate of digital events and exhibits. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

When nonprofits started to experiment with digital marketing in 1990s and early 2000s, the few tools that were available were expensive and limited in their functionality. Today, the number of low-cost, well-built digital marketing tools is incredible! Ideal for small nonprofits with limited funds for digital marketing.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. Internet.org isn’t alone among big tech companies working on the global digital divide. Then there’s the question of whether or not smartphones really are the way to bridge the digital divide. Convergence.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2015

The JourneyEd.com offer is available to all nonprofits and libraries. Simply request JourneyEd.com Technology Products for Nonprofits and Libraries – Access to Discounted Rates and you'll receive a special link to browse the JourneyEd.com nonprofit catalog and request your products. How Does It Work? Final Draft. Plantronics.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

nationwide digital inclusion project called Connect2Compete. It is part of an ongoing national effort to bridge the digital divide in the United States. It is, after all, the largest digital inclusion project in the US currently. Connect2Compete as Aggregator of Local Digital Inclusion Projects. What Is Connect2Compete ?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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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. We are also building a content model for making images more accessible. I saw an initial demonstration of a web-based image description tool, called Poet.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

This time, I reached into the TechSoup DigiToolbox for digital story-making and discovered the dynamic and immersive platform that is Zeega. Click the image above to view the multimedia slideshow. The ways nonprofits, libraries, and charities all over can use Zeega to capture and share the impact of their work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. In 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books. Digitally processing Arabic-language content is no easy task.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content. What if you’re a U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality. Heather Holdridge , director of digital strategy for Planned Parenthood. Cecily Walker , systems librarian at the Vancouver BC Public Library. Image 1: Jennifer Leahy Photography.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

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., as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. This could involve: Running digital ads on a consistent daily/weekly basis to stay top-of-mind. Lean into what works.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Digital peeping toms. But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. The Drawbacks of Digital Inclusion. This is sort of a hard truth to swallow.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maria was especially excited about Read2Go’s navigation features that allow her to search and download accessible e-books from our Bookshare library directly to her iPad and iPhone. Ltd which is known for its PLEXTALK® brand of digital talking book players.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), The larger aim of the organization is to support a digital commons that promotes the sharing and innovative "building upon" of creative works. Take advantage of all of TechSoup's best digital storytelling resources.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. We screened highlights from the more than 100 video, image, and GoldMail submissions and celebrated the great work nonprofits and libraries are doing to tell their unique and important stories.

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