Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

However, the time has come when we need a really smart attorney to join Benetech and help us navigate the intersection of technology and social good. We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Everything that needs doing can be done by license voluntarily. It’s completely rational for a publisher to not bother signing a license that represents either zero or trivial sums of money.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 1, 2015

The emergence of cloud technology has changed the way people around the world work, communicate, share information, and support causes. A recent report from TechSoup found that beyond email and file storage, most nonprofits are reluctant to embrace the cloud for their other organizational needs. The Changing Landscape of Technology.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Interested in winning a free Microsoft Surface Pro 2 or 3 ? We want to hear how TechSoup’s educational resources and donated technology products help keep organizations like yours doing the good work they are doing safely. organization doing innovative and inspiring work in the social sector? If you said "Yes!"

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context — as you can see in the picture below. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor. b) Content.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Each license lets you run the software on five devices. These Norton security products combine several defense technologies based on networks, files, reputation, and behavior. Safe Web: Analyzes the security levels of the websites that you visit and indicates if the websites are free from threats. 24/7 Threat Protection.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology OpenOffice.org to get a boost September 13, 2007 I’ve been spending a lot of time with OpenOffice.org lately.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context as you can see in the picture below. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor. b) Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

While working at this nonprofit, I learned about Salesforce Foundation and their philanthropic model that allowed us to receive 10 free licenses, the ball started rolling. While implementing a new technology does not automatically double your fundraising results, Salesforce was the secret sauce to this success.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2014

By now you've almost certainly heard about the license donation program for Office 365. Most nonprofit organizations can get free access to hosted email (Exchange), files (SharePoint & OneDrive), and instant messaging (Lync) in the cloud from Microsoft. Shared Files (SharePoint Online).

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

I liked our 10 technology tips to help you reduce your need to travel, and also our travel reduction tools we compiled. The easiest way to see what online collaboration is all about is to check out some of the new, free cloud computing services that are out there. plus $2 per user license. Cloud Services for Collaborating.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Several museums around the world have worked hard to make their data accessible by providing free access to datasets, applying Creative Commons licenses to digital content, or creating APIs (application programming interfaces) that allow programmers to build their own software on the museum''s data. informatics Museums Engaging in 2.0

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

For the nonprofit sector, technology is a means to an end — a greater good. Given recent technological advances, however, software advances may no longer be out of reach for nonprofits. Productivity and file storage. Feel free to share in the comments below. Marketing automation. Point-of-sale. Project management.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

We have a special contest give-away in store at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference: a free year-long subscription of Adobe Creative Cloud. Eligible Sweepstakes posts must made by Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") attendees in Washington, DC. Stop By and Visit Us — Booth 217.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

We recently added computers with the latest technology: solid state drives (SSD) which “boot faster, launch apps faster, and have higher overall performance” plus withstand impact ( PC Mag ). For PCs, Macs, or entire networks , get up to 50 donated licenses. Record training webinars and save them as video files.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Efficient Elements The Program: Efficient Elements makes up to 100 licenses of its Efficient Elements for presentations software available to organizations per fiscal year. Almost any file type — Word documents, PDFs, images, and even video — can be uploaded to Huddle’s workspaces.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Check out our Green Technology Page. Anything that helps your organization use less paper, consume less energy, reduce travel, collaborate online, or extend the life of older computers is a green technology. Are you … A U.S. If you answered YES! Official Rules.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Check out our Green Technology Page. Anything that helps your organization use less paper, consume less energy, reduce travel, collaborate online, or extend the life of older computers is a green technology. Are you … A U.S. If you answered YES! Official Rules.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

In entering a submission, the individual or group grants the Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license and right to use, perform, exhibit, reproduce, distribute, and/or otherwise exploit the story any manner and in any media now known or hereafter devised.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. Did the organization use the technology they received from TechSoup in a unique and effective way? (b) b) Content.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. Did the organization use the technology they received from TechSoup in a unique and effective way? (b) That sounds great.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

I’m really pleased that we’re focusing on technology. We haven’t focused on that yet in the program, and I know it goes without saying that with COVID and shelter-in-place, technology is front and center for all of us, even in ways that we didn’t imagine. So that’s what today is about. And you might recognize that word “Idealware.”

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

By Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?” Too easy, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

He points to John Deere’s magazine, the Furrow , which debuted in the 1930s as one of the first stellar examples. The post goes onto discuss barriers (acceptance, talent, and technology) and challenges (the capacity to create compelling content) and how to move past these. Where do you think your organization is in this matrix?

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