Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo helped Benetech dramatically increase our capacity to benefit larger populations by scaling our services, revamping our innovation process, and establishing a thriving network of industry partners and volunteers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

With Bookshare’s accessible ebooks and reading tools, Zach made a successful transition to college. Zach’s encounter with accessible ebooks is but one example of how Benetech empowers people who often face difficult challenges and whose needs are neglected. Thank you for your support! This post also appeared on the Benetech blog.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. After talking me out of calling it Bookster, he explained how the DAISY format would be ideal for our new Bookshare project, that he had made sure that it would work well for ebooks like the ones we were hoping to provide.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

Nonprofit professionals, donors and volunteers put themselves on the front lines of service to others with their gifts of time, talent and treasure. Professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders who, without fear, hesitation or anxiety, ask for gifts of time and money to fuel the good works of the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

Humble Bundle is an online store that sells games, ebooks, and software. If you work at a nonprofit or NGO, please volunteer 6-8 minutes of your time and take the survey. Diners are able to RSVP for events online and a portion of their checks are donated to charity. Humble Bundle :: humblebundle.com.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Oranje Fonds offers both financial and non-financial support that includes training, awareness building, and volunteer mobilisation on a massive scale, assisted by one of the most sophisticated digital marketing platforms out there. In fact, it would currently take at least 40,000 volunteers to provide buddies to everyone who needs one.

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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. Bookshare is seeking volunteers who can apply their expertise in specific subject matters to describe images.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 24, 2022

It is important to balance making money with keeping the event enjoyable for attendees and volunteers. Make sure you check out our Auction Games Ebooks for more great ideas to incorporate into your next event. The Volunteer Session was a very engaging session this year, with over 100 participants in the room.

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

We make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 13, in communities across Central Kentucky. Download eBook. We then help develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of our young people. Ready to give hybrid events a try?

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

When volunteer fundraisers reach out to their friends and family members, they’re building on established relationships. Peer-to-peer pages can be customized to your nonprofit, as well as to each of your volunteers. This way, each individual’s network of family and friends can see exactly why your campaign matters to the volunteer.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

If you volunteer at a nonprofit, let your volunteer manager know how much you appreciate them. Include details on how a nonprofit has shaped your life, share photos of yourself volunteering, encourage others to get involved, and more!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 12, 2021

When volunteer fundraisers reach out to their friends and family members, they’re building on established relationships. eBook: Find & Engage Your P2Peeps. This free eBook will help you find new peer-to-peer fundraisers to support your mission! Simply put, peer-to-peer fundraisers are fundraisers that work.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 20, 2018

From email marketing to volunteer management, the Salesforce AppExchange offers more than 3,500 applications for associations to advance their mission. Learn how in our free ebook. The primary drivers are these: Performance, scalability and security. Ecosystem and Extensibility. Innovation. Learn More.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I’m excited to contribute to this topic in honor of the multitudes who work together to make a difference in the world through Bookshare, a global asset we have built with joint efforts of education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Beyond Lift and Shift: Align Your Strategy – Adopting analytics across multiple lines of business (fundraising, volunteers, programs, enrollment, or learner success) requires a clear, coordinated strategy and focused investment. eBook: Your Guide to Migrating from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce . appeared first on Cloud for Good.

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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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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Your awards can range from the highest donor to the volunteer with the most hours. Hall of Fame induction Establish a Hall of Fame within your organization to celebrate specific donors, volunteers, and influential community members that have heavily impacted your mission. The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Appreciation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 19, 2009

We've been getting lots of questions about the article, including volunteer offers (yay!) Our team has been explaining how to assist a disabled senior who doesn't have a PC, by empowering a PC-using child to download the book and load it onto a device like a Victor Stream (an ebook player that has a voice synthesizer that speaks our books).

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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. For example, this summer, SocialCoding4Good organized “code sprints” at Google and LinkedIn during the companies’ volunteer service events, GoogleServe and LinkedIn for Good InDay.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2017

From information on employees, volunteers, the number of people or families you’ve helped, the amount of money raised, to engagement on social media—these are all sources of information that can help grow your organization. Do you need more volunteers? If you’re a nonprofit hoping to gain more volunteers and support, look to your data!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thanks to incredible work on the part of socially responsible publishers, our volunteers and the Bookshare team, we've been adding books at at incredible rate: more than 10,000 books in the last month. They also operate Web Braille, an online Braille ebook service with roughly ten thousand titles.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Gerry patiently explained that he would volunteer his time on a pro bono basis to incorporate and get IRS approval for my new company to make reading machines for the blind, one that was set up as a nonprofit charity. 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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Learn more in my free Donor Thank You Calls eBook + Script. Ask the donor to take another action, such as volunteer, attend a free event, sign a petition, complete a survey, or share on social media. . $100+ gifts) or send a thank you text. Research shows donors who are called renew at higher levels than those who are not.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Under our copyright exception, we simply buy a copy of the needed print book, scan it using optical character recognition, and create an accessible ebook. Our experience in the United States has shown that economically empowered people with disabilities tend to be voracious readers and active purchasers of accessible audio books and ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We celebrated the tenth anniversary of Bookshare—both online and with in real life—with gatherings of users, volunteers, partners, employees, and friends throughout the year. After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! We are committed to regularly raising the bar on the level of accessibility we can offer.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. Direct service can teach you a lot about digital strategy. 28-30, in Chicago, IL.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ebook Website Optimization Action Plan Learn More 2. This is the same for other forms, too, including membership forms, online stores, and even volunteer interest forms. It can also mean using location data to show users events or volunteer opportunities that are happening in their area.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Would volunteering help? Q: Will it help to become a volunteer? It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. The hands-on experience of working with a nonprofit as a volunteer can also provide a valuable inside look at what fundraising entails. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The relational organizing approach entails mobilizing a campaign’s supporters to contact their friends and family, asking them to volunteer, vote, or donate. This same principle also applies to inviting new supporters to events, recruiting new volunteers, and even joining your email list. peer-to-peer fundraising.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 20, 2018

How well prepared are your volunteers to tell your story? You are sadly mistaken if you think all of your volunteers are ready to jump in and invite people to invest (formerly known as “the ask”). To dig deeper and get more tools and tips, download the eBook “Convert Your Board into a Fundraising Machine!”.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2011

She also managed up to 100 volunteers at a time to help teach classes in her library system and offered some tips on ensuring a smooth volunteer experience. You can also learn what a savvy librarian thinks about eBooks, if you didn't know already (hint: they're pretty cool).

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

Volunteers or volunteer grants: when companies encourage their employees to volunteer with your organization, or even offer to paid days off in order to volunteer. Create an eBook that teaches the everyday consumer on water filters, when they’re necessary for safety, and how to pick the right one.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Flickr:Dunechaser NTEN members hope you'll read their ebook, attend webinar, and even host a supper this week. Volunteer, host, and gather for America's Sunday Supper. Are you a Joomla expert who wants to volunteer for a great nonprofit? Run solely by volunteers, Lights. Have more news to share? through a day of service.

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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. through the Association of American Publishers (AAP).

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

And while you might be a super worker or volunteer, you're not super human so you shouldn't be expected to know everything about everything. Another great resource for training staff, volunteers, and the people you serve is Microsoft's Community Technology Skills Program. Advanced/IT Training.

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