Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

The project's goals were to work with organizations that provide opportunities for people with disabilities and digitize a million pages of books to be added to the Bookshare collection. From manufacturing wheel chairs to digitizing books was a huge change but the employees at Worth Trust were up for the challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

Robin Good , one of the best content curators on the planet, will join me via skype from Italy. In preparation, I’m doing a pre-recorded skype interview with Robin as a back up for a live interview. So, with a little help from my colleagues on making video skype interviews, I reached out master curator Jan Gordon.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. It does mean that everyone who is involved in a webinar needs to install Skype – but that seems to be a minor issue, to my mind. But, you can’t use the Skype edition on Linux yet, either.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

That's my Dad who is 86 and who calls me on Skype. In fact, a few weeks ago, I forgot to turn off my skype connection during a workshop and my laptop was being projected on a screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I presented a master class on The Networked Nonprofit as pre-conference session, a mini-workshop on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , and a plenary session on engaging donors moderated by Macelo Jambeiro, a talented digital strategist that works for an agency called Alder & Lang and previously with Change.org. A multi-screen world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

We won't be spending Thanksgiving with family this year, but I could still record a family member's story with the Skype recording program for Macs I use for podcasting, ecamm Call Recorder for Skype. If you have a PC, I've heard great things about Pamela.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2010

Skype has made an in-kind donation, allowing CDI to let people make free Skype-to-phone calls. Tags: Community Tech Centers Digital Divide. The trip has been supported by the Canadian Embassy and UNESCO. But more donations are still necessary.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Podcasting Hardware Olympus Digital Recorders $125-$200 on Amazon Samson Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder. Use when recording with Skype. $42 42 on Amazon Skype Podcast Recording Software Skype [link] (Skype to Skype is free. You can pay monthly, or as you go if you call from Skype to a phone).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The agenda was packed, with 30 more plenary sessions per day (highlights here ) ranging from 5 minutes solo presentations, 10-20 minute panel discussions, and live interviews via skype. But the speakers were not just technologists, they included global leaders – many who are used to a different format for conferences.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

At a recent talk entitled Jobs for the Future: Using Technology to Empower in the Digital Economy , Tess Posner of Samaschool explained that although on-demand freelance technology work is proliferating, those lacking in digital skills will be the most likely to be left behind. million today to 7.6 million people in 2020.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Campaign. Working with his distributed production team required Skype, cloud storage, and email. The hour ended with audience questions and links to digital storytelling tools, which can be found in the full recording.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. TechSoup has some tools that may come in handy. Tell Your Story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

E-learning has the potential to incorporate “continuous improvement” into the teaching and learning process because of real-time feedback made possible by social media (or learning networks) and digital assessment. But it isn’t the technology that matters. producers, and all those involved apply the information to improve.

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MAY 31, 2016

Mobile learning will soon be the most conventional medium to reach the new workforce, which is more tech-savvy and digitally connected. Tools such as Google Hangout and Skype are increasingly being used as cost effective video conferencing training tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 22, 2007

When that happens, the chat participants use Skype instead. Students and tutors communicate privately on Skype as friends. Hadley continues to capitalize on the growing importance of the digital age. These chats typically last one to two hours.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I can Skype again (once I figure out how to use my USB headset on Linux.) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here at Galaxy Digital, we often work with volunteer leaders like you to help mobilize supporters and maximize impact. Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype. For some of your opportunities, you might need to interview or screen a volunteer before they can participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. I speak to college students regularly, many times through skype like this group of students in Indiana this past month who shared stories about their internships which often included measurement and spreadsheets.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. I speak to college students regularly, many times through skype like this group of students in Indiana this past month who shared stories about their internships which often included measurement and spreadsheets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2007

from my flickr photo stream Susan Tenby from TechSoup gave a presentation for a workshop called Virtual Games/Virtual Worlds during the Northern California Grantmakers Briefing called From YouTube to Podcast: Digital Media, Philthanthropy, and Social Justice. Susan had set us up on a SKYPE connection while we were in-world.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

Is It Different from Digital Storytelling? and Skype/Facebook integration now include group chat functions and. Brandon Sutton , Atlanta, GA @brandon101 Brandon is a social/digital media consultant and aspiring documentarian with an emphasis on social justice and environmental issues. early beta). He founded the. HelpAttack!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2009

They also tend to save paper and also ink as coursework and/or homework is often submitted in digital form. Leaving your car at home twice a week over the course of a year can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1,600 pounds per year , according to the US EPA. That's equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 91 trees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Provide digital infrastructure to the 150 – 250 organizations through a public-private partnership with Microsoft. The implementation team was in the conference room in San Francisco for the first time, plus we had in-country leaders on Skype and phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

He attended the Cambodian Blogging Summit and received the digital audio recorder to create language lessons for his students (offline podcasts!) (The My ultimate dream would be to send Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging over to the Sharing Foundation's fledging computer school. Hey, a girl can dream can't she?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2008

Stuart gave a great presentation on how to avoid that awful overwhelmed feeling we feel from dealing with digital information. He then made a list of all the post ways people can communicate with us online - from social networking sites to Skype and others.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

bridging not only the digital divide but also the opportunity divide for youth - an emerging gap between young people who have the. This includes, among others, Partners in Learning, Office 365 for Education, Skype in. But, at Microsoft we pride ourselves on. taking on big challenges and this is no different for our Citizenship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

We had a few Skype conversations about this week. Teresa Crawford is in Kiev doing a workshop on Web2.0 for NGOs there. She used the Social Media game developed by David Wilcox. She's also just started a blog called the " A Spot " with colleague Matthew DeGroot. They work for the Institute for Sustainable Communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Twitter and Facebook, but with Skype Out, Email Rules A few nptech bloggers are experimenting with Twitter and seeing some of the benefits. At first NpTechers sort of enjoyed the recent skype outtage saying there were far less distractions and for others a reminder that email still rules. million users. and Katya A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Use the telephone line with a digital device - telos one - costs money. SKYPE recording software - recorder and skype - competition for sound card and system resources. If it is too loud, you get a fry noise and you can't get rid of it. Audacity or goldwave can help you get a soft audio louder.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Check my Skype status. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. And, I’m sorry, but “ Insert_web.20_new_thing

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

AT&T may want to slow the data for Skype to force people to use the AT&T phone system. Resources: American Library Association at Benton Foundation "Using Technology and Innovation to Address our Nation's Critical Challenges"; Knight Center for Digital Excellence. Pew Internet and American Life Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

Beware the online collective - link and a short piece in Time by Jaron Lanier summarizes a longer article called Digital Maoism Several Responses to the article. Update: Not two seconds after I blog this, Mike Seyfang from Austraila skypes me about his TALO pipe and we chat. Nancy have you diagrammed what the new rules are?

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re just starting on your fundraising journey or a seasoned fundraising professional, these free resources will help you fill up your team’s digital library! Free webinars and other educational materials can keep you up-to-date with fundraising trends and best practices in the digital era. We Are for Good. Google Meet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts. Looking for an easy way to record Skype calls, Evoca just released a new feature that does just that. Pulling my hair out! Any suggestions?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

For example, English lessons on Skype with students in US, post some of the videos created with the cameras on Youtube, use his digital tape recorder to create podcasts, student blogs, etc. If we had a better Internet connection (very expensive to get high speed Internet in our rural village), we could do more.

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