Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Zach has Cerebral Palsy , which causes movement and coordination problems, and which keeps him from speaking and walking. With Bookshare’s accessible ebooks and reading tools, Zach made a successful transition to college. Zach Bryant loves reading non-fiction. This wasn’t always the case, though. Thank you for your support!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Born Accessible: Working with publishers to ensure that any new ebook is accessible to people who read differently - with the goal of one day making Bookshare obsolete. My firm belief is that tech will play a key role in solving just about every social problem imaginable. I can assure you that I am not retiring.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

Frontiers in Social Innovation: The Essential Handbook for Creating, Deploying, and Sustaining Creative Solutions to Systemic Problems by Neil Malhotra | ( Audiobook also available). Please visit this knowledge base article, How can I access Candid’s eBook collection? , Foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

What problems are you facing that we can help you solve? The kind of information you decide to share can also help determine what format (for example, eBook, Quiz, or online course) makes the most sense for your situation. What content would you be interested in subscribing to?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Download our free Ebook, Office 365 For Nonprofits - A Primer , and check out our npOffice (Office 365) offering. They addressed our problems, found solutions and saved us money. Other Nonprofit Technology Resources: Office 365 For Nonprofits - A Primer (Free Ebook). Boys and Girls Club of Delaware. Microsoft Citizenship.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

What’s the problem with nonprofit board engagement? With board members, this creates a legal problem as well. Download our Do’s and Don’ts of Getting Boards to Fundraise eBook to review why your board isn’t fundraising, and how to fix it this other form of nonprofit board engagement. Does this make sense to you?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

He considered himself a “problem-solving lawyer” and warned me against getting involved with “problem-creating lawyers!” 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

This makes it easier to focus on the content while handling additional questions, troubleshooting and technical problems. What You Need to Know about Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings a free ebook from boardable. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Embrace new workplace norms for meetings.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Problems with the Treaty as is If the Treaty were passed as is, with all bracketed materials dropped, we see only two painful omissions. This is especially a problem as the world moves to electronic books, which have license agreements (contracts, that are rarely looked at by consumers) that almost always prohibit making them accessible.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

Problem-oriented messaging. Instead, there needs to be a problem that needs solving, and donations must be the key to providing that solution. But what is problem-oriented messaging and how does it work? will help solve the problem. This next nonprofit trend is all about changing how we communicate with donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

This has created the ironic situation where blind people, who because of their disability require access to digital copies, have been effectively locked out of purchasing ebooks for the last decade. Common problems are the inability to go back, pause, spell words (or names) or access footnotes (or be forced to hear all footnotes).

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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. There's so much to talk about here with Amazon, so let me focus on just a few key points: The Closed Platform problem. The Textbook problem. The Closed Platform problem.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

If your organization is using generic or low-cost website hosting for WordPress, it’s likely you’re running into common problems: Your website’s pages and posts load slow. Expert WordPress Support – trained WordPress professionals can help with problems or questions about your website 24/7. Also, a great collection of resources.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

The increasing focus on digital content, rather than its printed form, and the shift to electronic distribution of ebooks pave new avenues for removing the barriers to accessibility. At Benetech, we want to ensure that in this brave new world of digital content, braille is as available as any other ebook format to those who want it.

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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. Of course, just as we're solving the text problem, more and more content is moving to richer, more visual forms like graphics, simulations and flash!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

It also creates a problem internally where turf wars and a non collaborative environment lead to frustration, burnout, and staff turnover. But, does your entire organization treat it this way? Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work? Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

To solve the donor’s problems and achieve their goals, you use your knowledge of the donor’s emotional needs and their requirements, combined with the information you have about your nonprofit and the solutions available. Concerns or reservations they have about making a gift to your nonprofit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

We think the best long-term way to solve this equal access problem is, well, equal access. We all want the same ebook that people without disabilities buy (sorry, I mean license) to work perfectly well for people who are blind, physically disabled or dyslexic.

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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. a11y accessibility Bookshare disabilities ebooks education equality Reading students tech4good UNICEF' The good news is that major changes in technology are reforming education.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

More recently, the nonprofit has created a fund for social initiatives tackling problems that have been caused or exacerbated by the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, as social problems have deepened during the pandemic, demand for buddies has grown. About the Author. Susan Mahon. Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.org.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

When I first started pursuing the idea of using technology to solve challenging social problems, it was a pretty radical idea. By partnering with the Bookshare community, we reinvented the traditional library for people with print disabilities and brought modern ebook technology to this underserved community.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

One of the biggest problems is spam--the noise is drowning out the signal. Download free ebook about anxiety management. I'm a member of several LinkedIn discussion groups, but my participation is lukewarm at best. Please vote for me. Top Strategy for Strong PPC Campaign Management.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

You are the leader we are looking for if you see the combination of social good and businesslike management as the answer to pressing problems throughout the world. Our Bookshare service is the world’s largest online library of accessible ebooks for people with disabilities, serving over 350,000 users in 60 countries.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

For the event organizer who hosts regular live events, like a networking event, this presents a problem. When it comes to virtual experience, too many people can pose a problem. . Provide an eBook or some sort of content that is relevant to the topics discussed during networking sessions, for example. . Who are you inviting?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

We use digital ebooks at Bookshare’s core, which can easily be turned into braille, large print or digital audio (using synthetic speech technology). No problem! Samasource connected us with Daproim in Nairobi to proofread books for our Bookshare project. and we needed more help.

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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. We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. To do so, we definitely need your help.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 15, 2009

My take: Authors Guild: we want to insist that publishers turn off text-to-speech so our authors can make more money over how much they make from the standard text ebook. And, the Authors Guild is suffering because the NFB and Reading Rights Coalition has done a great job of articulating the differences.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

Download this free eBook for more details about Peace Arch Healthcare Foundation’s journey mapping experience as well as case studies from other healthcare organizations. Apply analytics to all your channels and uncover problems to be mapped. Bring them together online or offline to problem solve and improve constituent journeys.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2019

Topics Discussed in This Episode: Looking inward for problems rather than focusing on external factors. Connective Impact eBook. Steps for helping departments work better together. Developing personas to understand the donor’s journey. Creating meaningful and lasting content. Listen Now: Resources: Sam Stern. Magnify Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2010

While I was sitting on the beach on vacation, Network for Good published a free eBook called How to Raise a Lot More Money Now – 50 Great Ideas from 11 top Experts. You’re more likely to solve lingering problems with creative solutions if you give your brain a break. personally thank on behalf of the cause.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

One answer: create digital content to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about the company’s products and services, then become customers. One answer: create digital content that to help their target audience solve a problem, learn about their mission, then become donors.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2014

While attending NTEN’s 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the privilege of sitting down for an invaluable 10 minute interview with Nonprofit Marketing Problem-Solver & Coach Nancy Schwartz. Read Nancy’s ideas on improving donor retention in the npEXPERTS eBook! And there’s more.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

For the event organizer who hosts regular live events, like a networking event, this presents a problem. When it comes to virtual experience, too many people can pose a problem. . Provide an eBook or some sort of content that is relevant to the topics discussed during networking sessions, for example. . Who are you inviting?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2014

You must narrow the focus to “smart data” that identifies problems worth fixing and opportunities worth pursuing. Our latest eBook, Analytics-Driven Fundraising, will help you better plan, project budget, and set expectations for your board by embracing your data. The key is to make “big data” more manageable.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Imagine the benefit to society when we go from solving less than five percent of a social problem to most of it, while using less money! Challenges and Opportunities I am highly optimistic about the opportunity to solve the accessibility problem through innovative applications of technology. In the U.S.,

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