Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Poet supports image descriptions for electronic books created in the international DAISY standard for digital talking books and will be compatible with descriptions for ebooks in the EPUB3 format. Poet presents the images within the text, which allows the describer to fully understand the context.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

As the prototypical technology social enterprise, Benetech became one of the first organizations using technology to solve social problems rather than seeking to make maximum financial returns. 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

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. The initial part of the project was to do a detailed survey of existing assistive technology products, to get a baseline for current support for accessible graphics.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

How can they fulfill their fiduciary duty if they can’t engage with the financial reports you presented them? Today’s technology makes it fairly easy to build a good financial dashboard. They presumably got invited to the table because of their wisdom and experience, but they can’t engage in this key component of decision-making.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

In it, we pointed out the irony that the first generation of ebook readers being inaccessible to blind people. This irony continues: it’s a terrible shame that Amazon (and other ebook device vendors) keeps putting out ebook products that are inaccessible to the blind! years ago entitled the Soundproof Book. The ship has sailed.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 10, 2021

This approach ensures your organization is keeping up with the latest technological advances without budget-busting fees and broken customizations. Download this guide to discover three keys to adopting this kind of future-focused technology for your association. eBook: 6 things you should know before selecting your next AMS.

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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. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Hacker Helper is all about not reinventing the technology wheel.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. We’re standing by to help support these Indian organizations with the technology and services of Bookshare in pursuing these expanded digitization efforts. Moreover, earlier this year we began offering books in MP3 format.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. The good news is that major changes in technology are reforming education. This is because e-books (unlike traditional print) can easily be rendered in many different ways and presented in the format that best suits one’s needs.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

An online event does not present these same opportunities. . For the event organizer who hosts regular live events, like a networking event, this presents a problem. This individual can act as a guest speaker and present to the audience on a topic of interest, generating conversation. Choose a Virtual Event Platform.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

We believe that this means that circumvention needs to be addressed in the Treaty to ensure that access does not become a dead letter in an increasingly digital world, where people with disabilities get locked out of ebook content by contractual and technical means.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. If Kindle ebooks were available on the Web, other developers could fix many of its limitations such as lousy support for images, problems with complex layouts, inaccessibility.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Be proactive and prepare your in-person and virtual hybrid attendees with the following items and clearly present the information to them. Some hybrid conferences require that attendees attend at least one session or presenter in order to reap some type of benefit (like a free eBook or the recorded content).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Formed in 2002 as a wedding present from the Dutch people to King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Oranje Fonds’ objective is a world where nobody is excluded and everyone can participate in society. For Oranje Fonds, the largest social cohesion organisation in the Netherlands, this has been its key mission from the start. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce that I contributed to: npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS), a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Be proactive and prepare your in-person and virtual hybrid attendees with the following items and clearly present the information to them. Some hybrid conferences require that attendees attend at least one session or presenter in order to reap some type of benefit (like a free eBook or the recorded content).

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

An online event does not present these same opportunities. . For the event organizer who hosts regular live events, like a networking event, this presents a problem. This individual can act as a guest speaker and present to the audience on a topic of interest, generating conversation. Choose a Virtual Event Platform.

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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? Conducting a technology assessment and inventory of current software and hardware assets. How do you currently use technology?

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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. A clear presentation of the facts and the argument in favor of support–and a well-targeted grant proposal that fits with the funder’s area(s) of interest–is often best. Meet Carolyn Appleton!

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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. But, the advocacy groups present in Geneva felt that the U.S.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2020

Using technologies such as Strava, Zwift, Boundless Motion, or the livestreaming capabilities of TeamRaiser, participants can come together on a virtual course either at the same time or separately. An impressive list of corporate sponsors, including presenting sponsor Vega.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

An in-depth guide related to the target issues they care about, tools or templates, case studies, and ebooks are all great examples of this. Are there ways you can leverage the strengths present on your own board to get what your nonprofit needs right now from others in the community? Can you accept donations of time?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2020

With today’s technology it’s pretty easy and straightforward to host an impressive virtual event or campaign. You’ll need a livestream platform for your virtual event if you are going to broadcast videos, live presentations, a combination of both, or if you want to pre-record a presentation but still make it appear live.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

It’s all well and good wanting to present your nonprofit as eco-friendly, but if it isn’t true this will get you in the bad books of many potential supporters. This could include accepting unsold food from restaurants and shops, unwanted clothes and school supplies, unwanted technology etc. Be Transparent. Green Online Marketing .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

A list curated by MobileCause – a nonprofit technology company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile, and event fundraising solutions. 4) [eBook] 5 Steps to the Perfect Virtual Fundraising Event Program. 5) [eBook] Successful Virtual Fundraising Events: Inspiring Stories from Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2017

Data is also the irrefutable evidence we need to get approval for a new tactic, employee, or technology. I am excited to present on the topic of retention, repeat gifts, and stewardship. Analytics Driven Fundraising eBook. Data is more than the annual goal, it’s the incremental statistic that shows us if we’re making progress.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

The authors present a two-by-two matrix. The common link among our projects is information technology, which can be applied to just about every aspect of the social sector. Yet, nonprofits frequently lag behind the for-profit world in applying technology to their work. The first was the ebook.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Society is a buzz about new technology: artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, autonomous cars, the surveillance state, and more. It’s just the present day social good sector. He took on leading the EPUB commercial ebook standard body – and now there’s no need for a separate standard for people with disabilities.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. Winwin Apps in booth 37.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. Winwin Apps in booth 37.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Download eBook. What technology is your staff going to need to fulfill their roles? Plan follow up presentations during meetings or other outreach events. This and other community or fundraising events are great opportunities to host follow up presentations that summarize the continued impacts of this peer-to-peer campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Over the last two months Nonprofit Tech for Good presented a free webinar based on the newly released book Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The webinar was not recorded and there are no current plans to present the webinar again, so for those who could not attend, the notes from the webinar are below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. The audience is generally made up of a host, various TED Talk-style talks from various speakers, and maybe a Q&A session at the end of each presentation. 9) Movie screenings. 25) Food drive.

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