The NonProfit Times

MAY 9, 2024

Meanwhile, private funders cannot address the issue on these large scales; and as leaders at The Bridgespan Group have noted , “nor are philanthropic grants to Black-led organizations reparations” just because the funds are to be managed by Blacks. Here is one practical approach.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Cloud computing is a hot topic for nonprofits and libraries, as evidenced by. Anna Jaeger and Kevin Lo of TechSoup Global presented baseline data from our 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey that raised important questions for the audience thinking about. Going forward with the survey data, TechSoup Global plans to provide an.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! The ABC would wrap together efforts such as TIGAR as a sharing portal, capacity building efforts for countries trying to create accessible book services and looking at issues like licensing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

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NetWits

MARCH 21, 2012

TechSoup Global wants to learn more about how nonprofits, libraries, foundations and all types of NGOs use traditional and cloud-based technology. They will provide insights into how social benefit organizations are using technology and into the currents needs and issues around adopting cloud technologies. Take the survey today!

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This leads to a rather large podcast graveyard in the iTunes library making it very hard to find current podcasts. We hope that you enjoy this summary of great nonprofit podcasts and please let us know if we left some off !

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

There is a draft of the treaty that was finished on Friday, November 23, and many issues have been settled over the last year or two of negotiations. The first issue is that the treaty would not permit direct access by consumers to international authorized entities. Alternative B qualifies this issue so much as to make it ineffective.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. We get a huge amount of pro bono assistance from the legal profession, both because of our social impact as a nonprofit, and because of the challenging and interesting issues we tackle. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. led the bilingual tweet chat.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I met key Congressional staffers who deeply cared about disability issues, and who had comprehensive knowledge of the issue. Bookshare today is part of a broader effort by Benetech’s Global Literacy Program to improve the lives and learning of students with the biggest challenges. Fast-forward six years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. In the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Leonard Library. While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. TechSoup Global's Ale Bezdekian attended another San Francisco event, but it was much different from the one at San Francisco State.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

This in-depth roundtable discussion focused on how these organizations have navigated the tectonic technological terrain created by the global pandemic, and what life will, or should, look like for nonprofits post-pandemic. The pandemic helped us to accelerate our technology innovation and receive buy-in from our people.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

The Lisa Libraries. The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. They support organizations that are leaders in what they do, demonstrate innovation, and align and collaborate with others to achieve workable solutions to community issues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week. After the last WIPO session in November, the World Blind Union convened a group of experts to review the current Treaty draft and make recommendations to the WBU on the most important issues for WBU to work on in this next session.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

In actuality, hackathons are events where ideas are hatched and technology needs are met — making them excellent opportunities for nonprofits, charities, and libraries! The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 15, 2021

Currently based in Atlanta, Dana has worked with Movember, Dress for Success, USTA, Honest Company, Sports Illustrated, American Idol, The Global Foodbanking Network, The Gary Sinise Foundation, LA84 Foundation, and many more organizations on their digital strategies. Dana is also a member of the Purpose Collaborative.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had a few months to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. TechSoup Global's NGO cloud survey found plenty of contradictions and confusion about cloud computing. The global NGO average is 36%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The public counts on nonprofit organizations to champion important issues and bring about positive change. Crowdfunding helps you raise money for issues that are central to your organization and offset any costs not covered by your budget or other fundraising efforts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2014

Read what TechSoup Global staff think of their ruling, how the gutting of Net Neutrality hurts nonprofits , and why libraries need to be especially vocal. Read what TechSoup Global staff think of their ruling, how the gutting of Net Neutrality hurts nonprofits , and why libraries need to be especially vocal.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Foundation Center and TechSoup Global have announced a new strategic alliance ! Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. They are the one who understand best what it means to have any one of these books available to them on the library’s virtual shelves, anytime, anywhere.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

Gender parity in education and equal pay for equal work are unresolved issues in 2017. As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality. Jane Meseck , senior director of global programs at Microsoft Philanthropies. Philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. One of the issues brought to the fore with artificial intelligence is privacy. billion users, was only founded in 2004.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

USAID’s Education in Crisis and Conflict Network & Global Reading Network. As part of USAID’s Education-Links program, Forum One helped the agency migrate two of its largest network websites — the Education in Crisis and Conflict Network and the Global Reading Network — from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

What if that time could be spent fighting rainforest destruction and global warming or supporting other environmental and social causes? TechSoup Taiwan discussed a few organizations that are using gaming to raise awareness about certain issues. Want to learn more about how gaming is changing social issue awareness and fundraising?

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2014

Read what TechSoup Global staff think of their ruling, how the gutting of Net Neutrality hurts nonprofits , and why libraries need to be especially vocal. Read what TechSoup Global staff think of their ruling, how the gutting of Net Neutrality hurts nonprofits , and why libraries need to be especially vocal.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

Conversation Two I had agreed to act as a mentor to a Global Changemaker, in this case Mousa Mousawy, an Iraqi teenager now living in Jordan. We brainstormed about people he needed to connect with like European Braille embosser makers, the Library of Alexandria (working on Arabic content for the blind) and of course Bookshare.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

These apps encourage young people to get involved in civic and political issues. Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. Political Engagement and Activism. Let us know in the comments!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. Refurbished Computers in the TechSoup Global Network.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 8, 2004

Today I was at the beginning of the Microsoft Global Library Forum, and Bill Gates spoke to our (reasonably small) group. Gates was well informed about most of the technical issues around this meeting, which is the heads of libraries for the print disabled from around the world. Sound generally, but not the whole issue.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

As the issues became more public and more people started looking for others and taking action, it was necessary for an organization to form that could provide some of the infrastructure and administration of the community and it’s work. As an example, let’s think about a community library. A year later, in 2010, it was even bigger.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

Games are a $60 billion global industry. (MB). ARIS is used for designing local, geolocative games at Global Kids connected to libraries and schools to talk about the history and issues in their. A Selection of Strategic Game Design Lessons for Nonprofits. Game Audiences. 60% of casual gamers are women. community. (BJ).

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