Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I wrote a post at the time with the detailed suggestions from the expert group about the text of the draft. This is why the making of accessible books is a classic example of market failure: if publishers could make a lot of money selling braille, large print, audio, and fully accessible textbooks, we wouldn’t need a copyright exception.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

As someone who travels roughly half the time, it’s important to provide some insight into what’s going on, especially since these meetings often influence where Benetech goes with our efforts. To paraphrase Mark Twain, I didn’t have time to write a short blog post, so I wrote a long one. I decided to follow through and attend.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This is a huge opportunity to raise money and invite people to get more involved in your mission. Your Best Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Campaign [eBook]. Qgiv: [Free Ebook] 2020 #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide. Qgiv put together a free ebook packed full of helpful resources. In 2020, nonprofits raised $2.47 Exciting, right?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Bookshare is our large digital library for students with disabilities such as blindness or dyslexia. We use digital ebooks at Bookshare’s core, which can easily be turned into braille, large print or digital audio (using synthetic speech technology). In 2008, we were the first customer of Samasource as they were getting started.

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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. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

Check out this blog post that explains how nonprofits make money. Being able to receive donations via Venmo, a money-sending app, is another great way to use a donor’s digital wallet to your advantage. These 10 new nonprofit trends will help you raise more money this year and beyond. New to fundraising? Digital Wallets.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

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. He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. I hope you join us!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I’m throwing the doors open on my library of ebooks and ebook/audio combos, and marking them all half off. Choose from these ebooks & audios: Simple Success Fundraising Plan. How to Take the Fear Out of Asking for Money. 3 Keys to Successful Fundraising in Good Times and Bad.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

In times of emergency, locating your family and friends is a top priority. Donate money or requested goods to selected disaster relief organizations. GuideStar for finding disaster relief organizations and donating money. In addition, TechSoup offers a free disaster planning and recovery guide ebook, The Resilient Organization.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Most charities and many libraries have part time or accidental techies taking care of their technology. Is it any wonder that proper technology planning is something we have a hard time getting to? Here’s some resources for doing quick tech planning so you’ll have some money to work with in 2014.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

If you have the time and willingness to put on an online summit, do it! There has never been a better time than now! First off, Give Yourself Plenty of Time (4 to 6 Months). Before you even begin to make plans, you need to make sure that you’ve given yourself enough time. Define Your Audience.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

The Author’s Guild asserts that they control the audio rights and that delivering a text ebook to a device which could speak it aloud with synthetic text-to-speech and that their commercial market for audio books will someday be significantly affected by TTS. My main point is that the two high grounds are not the name in impact.

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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! Sending Money By Email. mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. It subtracts money from your debit card and it doesn’t require that the recipient use your same bank.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

If you have the time and willingness to put on an online summit, do it! There has never been a better time than now! First off, Give Yourself Plenty of Time (4 to 6 Months). Before you even begin to make plans, you need to make sure that you’ve given yourself enough time. Define Your Audience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2015

As President, I am involved in all aspects of running the business but a great percentage of my time is spent working closely with my clients to develop a strategy, shape a consistent message, work with our media relationships, and create exposure for our clients. What are your primary duties at work? Burke : Everything.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Using Software and Data to Change the World We are in an amazing time. And then we take a time machine and journey into the past – no wait! He took on leading the EPUB commercial ebook standard body – and now there’s no need for a separate standard for people with disabilities. It’s just the present day social good sector.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. If you find yourself in a similar position, it’s time to look at storytelling as an option for scalable donor stewardship. Host a storytelling time event. On Twitter. . Take a Cue from Major Gifts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print. Except, we’re not pirates.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

By tapping into the plethora of free resources, your team can better prepare for your fundraising campaigns to raise more money and more awareness for your cause. 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!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

In our case, we sold the Arkenstone reading machine enterprise to a for-profit and used money from the sale (and funding from the Skoll Foundation, the Omidyar Network, and the Jenesis Foundation) to create and launch Bookshare. The first was the ebook. These formats now underpin the ebook industry of today.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

My primary goal is to get the ideas out there, not to make money, so if someone wants to read the book online for free, that's great. Also, my whole career is predicated on a structure where I give away ideas on the blog and then people hire me for money. available for free at your library and on the web. And that shocked me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print. Except, we’re not pirates.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

This social aspect makes it a powerful way to boost visibility in your community and raise money for your programs! Give-it-up challenges – These challenges can be used to give up sweets, social media, or another vice for a certain time period. Donors are more likely to give when they know the person who’s doing the asking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

However, for those nonprofits that have purchased the ebook version of Mobile for Good it is impossible to use the checklist since ebooks are static in their functionality and content. Create an email list solely for fundraisers, and throughout the year keep them updated on the causes that they raised money for. ? LinkedIn. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

For those who have purchased the ebook of Mobile for Good , it is impossible to use the checklist since ebooks are static in their functionality. Interactive, web-based ebooks will transform publishing in the near future, but until the technology arrives, you can copy and paste the checklist below in Word document. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Benetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years. I’m spending more and more of my time trying to figure out what’s next for Benetech—how we can do much more. To accomplish this goal within Benetech, we need more risk-taking capital.

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