Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 31, 2014
Last September, I wrote a Beneblog post: Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling , about Amazon and other ebook reader makers trying to dodge out on making their devices accessible. The refusal to grant an indefinite waiver is a big deal, because it will keep accessibility on the agenda. This is an update on that fight.
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’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
It became a burden to his family and caregivers to constantly drop what they were doing to turn a page, so he began seeking out ebooks. I could request books not already in the collection, and sometimes my wish would be granted. Eventually he had to ask others to turn pages for him. I began a reading binge.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
In 2019 we awarded 6,363 in grants and scholarships worth more than $40 million. We all live in a world filled with technology, which can prove to be a help and hinderance to our work and personal lives. Several other staff members routinely present or attend trainings related to the foundation and our technology.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2015
Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.
Tech Soup
JULY 29, 2014
A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. Glide in San Francisco recently won a big Google Impact Challenge grant to supply cloud-based document storage to the homeless people it serves.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 3, 2013
“As organizations,” Osborne said, “we must liberate spending to focus on the promotion, learning and innovation around braille,” and recognize that we ought to embrace today’s changing economics and technology so that braille can be part of an equation which delivers access to information for all, not just to those who can afford it.
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