Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

When I explained that our board just didn’t see manufacturing reading machines for the blind making financial sense for a for-profit company, Gerry said “How about you set up a deliberately nonprofit tech company?” What if we could scan once, proofread the resulting scan, and share that ebook with tens of thousands of eager readers?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It’s why the great majority of accessibility work is done by volunteers, charities, and with government support. under a terrific exception to copyright that makes it possible for a nonprofit like ours to simply provide accessible books to people with disabilities. For example, we run Bookshare in the U.S. For what am I advocating?

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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. In my contribution to Ron’s book, I discuss the framework that guides us at Benetech, the technology nonprofit I lead.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We get a huge amount of pro bono assistance from the legal profession, both because of our social impact as a nonprofit, and because of the challenging and interesting issues we tackle. The DMCA 1201 ruling on ebook access through DRM circumvention was clearly aimed at us: should we take up the challenge?

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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. SocialCoding4Good is a force multiplier: the nonprofit organizations we work with deliver the social impact; SocialCoding4Good makes them stronger. billion poor and unbanked.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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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 has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Would volunteering help? Q: Will it help to become a volunteer?

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

It also lets you discover and donate to organizations involved in disaster response work, and find opportunities to volunteer. Discover volunteer opportunities for specific disaster relief efforts. Featured Emergency Response Organizations for Donating and Volunteering. VolunteerMatch for volunteer opportunities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. Bookshare's membership team knows that getting this right is important to our ability as a nonprofit to carry out our social mission of helping people with bona fide disabilities.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. How to use educational resources for your nonprofit There are a few major benefits to utilizing free nonprofit resources to their full potential.

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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. By proper tech planning I mean the things that TechSoup for Libraries Technology Planning Cookbook talks about: Pulling together a committee of stakeholders to serve on a planning committee. Proper Tech Planning. online magazine.

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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! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

They put most nonprofits in the direct action without systems change box: groups that do a good (or even excellent) job of delivering services under the existing system. We were trying to analyze the Benetech secret sauce: how do we go about changing the world for the better as Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit tech company?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Many nonprofits are now deep in the throes of end-of-year planning. It’s not too late, you can download our latest eBook to help you prepare. It’s not too late, you can download our latest eBook to help you prepare. Nonprofits see success when they prepare thoroughly and can respond quickly to what’s happening in the moment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

The staff at Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I lead, recently came together to answer this question: “What values define our identity and drive our work?” For many in the nonprofit space, being “flexible” and “getting stuff done” don’t always go hand in hand. This post originally appeared on CSRwire Talkback.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 12, 2023

One of the greatest challenges causing nonprofits and schools to fall short of their matching gift potential is a lack of knowledge surrounding the programs⁠—on the side of the donor and the fundraising workforce. This includes but is certainly not limited to, free eBooks, checklists, templates, case studies, and other in-depth guides.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2016

It is a free, nine-page little eBook that describes the current research. Social engineering involves an outside person phoning, texting, emailing, or visiting an office and tricking employees or volunteers into disclosing personal information and login details for their organization. Browse Security Donations. Secure browsing.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. Before we dive in, we’ll quickly talk about the current state of fundraising events and what the future looks like for modern nonprofits. Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

" Check out the 12 Trends, from Personalized Video Thanking to Ebooks to Digital Fundraising Staffing! We believe that with improved tech leadership, nonprofits like yours will provide more and better programs, inspire more communities, and involve more volunteers to share their time."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. 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. Sign up for the YouTube Nonprofit Program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices that includes a companion “Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist” at the end of the book. Sign up for Google for Nonprofits and Google Wallet. Create a budget. New Media Managers.

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