Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Guest post by Betsy Beaumon, President, Benetech We are seeking visionary leaders to join Benetech in applying technology to advance the rights of disadvantaged people around the world. We operate at the intersection of technology and social impact, and therefore our ideal candidates will demonstrate these dual interests and experiences.

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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. It also demonstrates how each ebook that is added to the Bookshare collection is a brick in our members’ foundation of independence and inclusion. Eventually he had to ask others to turn pages for him.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

Acquired by GoFundMe in 2017 and relaunched in 2018, CrowdRise is an exceptionally well-built crowdfunding tool that processes 30 donations every minute – $5bn to date. Humble Bundle is an online store that sells games, ebooks, and software. The 2019 Global NGO Technology Survey is now live! CrowdRise :: crowdrise.com.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago. He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

We all live in a world filled with technology, which can prove to be a help and hinderance to our work and personal lives. Furthermore, for those of us in the nonprofit world who rely on technology every day to do our jobs, the efficiencies gained by this technology can make a significant impact in the funds we deliver to improve social good.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

People with print disabilities around the world have a right to high-quality ebooks that they can read with assistive technology. These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. These texts will be available in early 2012.?

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2020

This required adapting their technology and related processes for remote access, collaboration , and security. And, give staff easy-to-use process automation tools so they can automate manual tasks and free up time to tackle other unexpected challenges. This ebook is here to help guide you along that journey.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. At the forefront of these new technologies is artificial intelligence (AI). Volunteer management AI tools for nonprofits can help you optimize your volunteer management processes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Gerardo Capiel, Benetech's VP Engineering, just sent me a couple of exciting screen shots on our Read2Go iOS application for accessible reading of ebooks. We also are just about through the process with the first major upgrade to Read2Go since its release, with a bunch of fixes and improvements requested by our users.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Today, Bookshare serves over 330,000 American students with a rapidly growing collection of hundreds of thousands of accessible ebooks. Worth Trust , an Indian social enterprise providing employment to people with disabilities, partnered with Bookshare to provide book-processing services and expand the library.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Transforming Processes and Boosting Efficiencies. That’s why the organisation is revolutionising its most critical systems and processes, from caseload management to supporter engagement and communications with the public. As the U.K.’s Despite these successes, there is more work to be done. About the Author. Susan Mahon.

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Bloomerang

JULY 9, 2021

Without a graph like this, how many stakeholders might feel like they got left out of the decision-making processes? Today’s technology makes it fairly easy to build a good financial dashboard. Might a graph like this help build true consensus around a difficult decision? . The good news: A good dashboard isn’t rocket science.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

It is nonprofit technology for use cases like constituent management, fundraising, marketing and communications, and program management. It also gives administrators the ability to automate their processes using point-and-click style tools like flow. Get a 360-Degree View of Constituents. Do you really need all that data?

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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. Our partners are responsible for verifying and maintaining records of each member’s proof of disability – a process that is best done with local knowledge. Moreover, earlier this year we began offering books in MP3 format.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Choosing the right member-management software is a big decision, and the selection process can be both tedious and time-consuming. The free downloadable ebook lays out a series of seven easy-to-follow steps for a smooth software review process. It suggests the most common pitfalls.( read more ).

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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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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

hjc has worked with dozens of nonprofits to ‘stand in the shoes’ of their constituents, a process known as Constituent Experience (CX) journey mapping. The result is relevant innovations and improvements that include people-focused and technology-focused solutions. You might realize the journey is a little slicker than you thought.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

A great (bad) example is Adobe, one of the leading ebook technology vendors, who just introduced their Digital Editions. Do we want people with disabilities, volunteers or teachers losing their internet access without due process because they were handling copyrighted materials in ways that are permitted today in the U.S.?

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Because we have attended more and more physical conferences, meetings, or networking events in-person, we have become familiar with their standard processes. Walk Hybrid Attendees Through the Log-In Process. For virtual attendees, it is important that they are familiar with the process involved with “attending” the event virtually.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

When it comes to technology, you get what you pay for. Flywheel will handle migrating your site for free and they’ve got the process down. Resources Deluxe – their blog, ebooks, help docs, and design trends are seriously useful and well designed resources that any nonprofit marketing team should check out. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

We think that all publishers should sell accessible ebooks when they sell their books through mainstream channels, but the copyright exception leaves that decision to the publishers except for this narrow community of people who are significantly disabled when it comes to print. Employ "Social Digital Rights Management" technology.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Digital transformation is, to put it simply, rethinking how our organizations operate through the use of digital technology. This includes everything from reducing manual processes through workflow automation to the ability to collaborate and thrive in remote working environments. We were very transparent and inclusive.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. 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. copyright law.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

If you are thinking of hosting a virtual networking event, we have some tips that can help you with the planning and facilitation process. A virtual event is only as good as the technology that supports it. Provide an eBook or some sort of content that is relevant to the topics discussed during networking sessions, for example. .

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Because we have attended more and more physical conferences, meetings, or networking events in-person, we have become familiar with their standard processes. Walk Hybrid Attendees Through the Log-In Process. For virtual attendees, it is important that they are familiar with the process involved with “attending” the event virtually.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

Download the free eBook: “ A Unique Approach to Student Prospecting: 5 Ways to Build Your Brand as a Trusted Advisor” 3. Assuming most staff are working remotely, have a transfer process outlined for incoming students to go from a call with admissions to financial aid with ease. Remove Technology Concerns.

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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. This process takes months to do it well.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Don’t load the Treaty up on with arcane processes that waste scarce funding for no benefit. In the United States, the battle for equal access has moved beyond access to library services under a copyright exception to a battle for the ability to buy an accessible ebook on the same terms as people without disabilities.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

If you are thinking of hosting a virtual networking event, we have some tips that can help you with the planning and facilitation process. A virtual event is only as good as the technology that supports it. Provide an eBook or some sort of content that is relevant to the topics discussed during networking sessions, for example. .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

While we are providing the document as a PDF file also, ebooks are easier to resize fonts and thus easier to read, especially on an e-ink device. As tablets and e-readers become more affordable and easy to use, we expect more organizations will adopt this technology to consume information such as articles and how-tos from different sources.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Most organizations incorporate messaging training as part of the new hire process and encourage employees to “represent” when they are out and about at professional networking events. In 2010, she published her short book and ebook, Nine Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign. This isn’t a new concept. for " Ctrl.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2017

From eBooks to webinars, there’s a heaping handful of other ways to raise money online. Fundraising on mobile can streamline your donation process, offer a new donor network and much more. You can still introduce visitors to your nonprofit in a creative way, even though you aren’t face-to-face. Don’t just stop there, though.

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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. Even in the tech industry, with its intense turf battle, companies have come to rely on open standards for data, for APIs, for technological plumbing.

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