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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Knowing our technology is working to support so many meaningful missions is really satisfying. Public libraries are some of our favorites. They’re one of the only public spaces open to everyone and where pretty much everything is free. If you haven’t been to your library lately, check it out! The solution?

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Libraries pivot to survive pandemic

Candid

Libraries store the energy that fuels the Imagination. During COVID-19, libraries across the country have had to re-imagine themselves so they can continue fueling imaginations and serving communities. Libraries have helped fill the void by providing hot spot access and in some cases laptops computers to students.

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How One Library Is “Loaning out the Internet” Using Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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Fall in Love with Technology with Free TechSoup Webinars

Tech Soup

TechSoup is offering a bumper crop of free nonprofit and library technology webinars this fall. Sign up today! Targeting Donors for Year-End Success. On October 6, join Network for Good's Brian Lauterbach to get tips on smart donor communication.( read more ).

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

.orgSource

Automating data exploration frees time to focus on higher-level analysis and interpretation of results. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Free and Open-Source Apache Spark provides a powerful platform for large-scale data processing and machine learning tasks.

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Ethics and Responsibility in Technology-for-Good: A Human-Centered Approach

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our networked world has advanced to a point where information technology is touching all aspects of society. The cost of prototyping and deploying new technology tools is now extremely low and data has the potential to accelerate social progress in areas ranging from poverty to human rights, education, health, and the environment.

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Leveraging Impact through Technology (LIT)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. This last September, Benetech won a 3 million dollar award over one year from OSEP for a project we call Leveraging Impact through Technology, or, very appropriately, LIT.

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