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From Dusty Boxes to Digital Gold: Transforming Nonprofit Histories into Fundraising Assets with Digital Archives

Allegiance Group

Every nonprofit has a rich history, but it’s likely contained in various places — boxes in the basement, awards in a display case, memories of a long-time staff member or volunteer. Dr. Kristen Gwinn-Becker is on a mission to help nonprofits preserve their history through digital archiving. You’ll also lose the stories they hold.

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Forum One Takes Home 8 WebAwards!

Forum One

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Since then, thousands of volunteers have transcribed hundreds of thousands of image files of the more than 1.7

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Forum One Wins 10 Davey Awards

Forum One

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name.

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. Frank’s story exemplifies the life-changing power of access to information and reading. I began a reading binge.

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Blackbaud Support: Guide to Getting The Expert Help You Need

DNL OmniMedia

These tools allow nonprofits to store and manage donor details like contact information, giving history, communication and giving preferences, and interactions with your organization. How-To Documentation : Use this library of resources to read articles, watch videos, and get the latest news about your Blackbaud tools.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. Having only been incorporated for a year and receiving just last week an anonymous donation to cover our 501c3 filing, we still have a little way to go before we get there. We’re not even talking about “radical librarians.”

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