Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, the Chicago Public Library system created new children’s spaces in their libraries based on extensive visitor research and observed how families and children move through the new spaces and then iterate based on what they find. The resulting consequence is teams are doing double the work to gather or move data manually.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. A few offered solid concrete suggestions that take the big idea of "advocacy" and make it concrete, like list wages on hiring requests and refusing to use unpaid interns. Work isn't prison; don't make them feel like they're doing time.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

We are a high tech organization that is not organized as a for-profit company, but instead as a nonprofit charitable corporation working to ensure technology serves all of humanity. For years, we have been working to end the worldwide book famine. This Treaty provides a tremendous tool to accelerate that work.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

There are more people than ever stuck at home and ready to work, the question is how to engage them? Have your intern review the past year of posts and data from your major platforms. Have your interns take the Whole Whale Be Your Own Social Media Guru course before getting started. Manage and Organize Photo Library.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

International Game Technology. The Lisa Libraries. These are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on “awesome projects.” . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). International Game Technology.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

The truth is that you will encounter AI in a wide variety of places, and you need to make the decisions about how it works best for you — but don’t just avoid it. Do you want to understand the difference between a task force, a working group, and a project team? A prompt library is key to ensuring AI response consistency.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. When librarian Dianne Connery came to the library a few years ago, she found a classic small town library situated in a converted post office building with the requisite institutional green paint job.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

The donation will cover installation and maintenance of necessary equipment, which will build upon existing free Wi-Fi areas, like City Hall and the San Francisco International Airport. The fact that San Francisco, TechSoup's home base city, is working toward this goal opens up exciting possibilities for digital inclusion projects.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The good news is that smart people are working to identify ways that newsrooms and individual journalists can stem the decline and build trust within their communities. Members report having to work doubly and triply hard to shore up their credibility. How is declining trust affecting your industry or profession?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Author: Seema Rao This month we’re talking about work. Not the work we do, but the ways we do that work. or 38 hours of work a week, most of us put in way more. The whole issue of wages gets at the heart of the faulty systems of capitalism, the culture of women’s work, and museums as privilege-concentrating institutions.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. They’ve had lots of experience seeing what works and what doesn’t. How It Works. It also integrates well with after-school programs and library open-access. International NGOs and Libraries. I think I may have a lead for you.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. Third, the print book is not universally accessible. And that’s how Bookshare was founded.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This can include what your association does and why, who currently works there, what volunteers are expected to do, and an overview of your policies and rules. You may consider making this information available through a dedicated resource library that volunteers can access from anywhere and any device.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! After all, Benetech’s Bookshare initiative is the largest online library serving people with print disabilities in the world. copyright exception.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I'm very excited to introduce a new Microsoft-funded project we're working on here at TechSoup, called "App It Up." " Apps can be very helpful tools: they can help engage and inform constituents, tell your organization's story, and improve your internal workflows. What Is an App? First, a quick definition.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. exception model works well here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

While it is easy to create a podcast, the difficulty comes with the ongoing work needed to maintain a podcast month after month. This leads to a rather large podcast graveyard in the iTunes library making it very hard to find current podcasts.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Works Covered.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

If you work for a nonprofit or library in California, your organization might be eligible to reduce your. Qualified organizations include California schools, community colleges, libraries, government and district-owned and operated hospitals and health clinics, and community-based organizations. telecom expenses by half.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Learn more How it works See how our case management tools can help you demonstrate impact Collect the data funders and donors want to see Collect the right data to demonstrate your organization’s impact with easily customizable forms. Learn more Stronger data, stronger outcomes "Here’s what I believe: do the work and the outcomes will show.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. delegation signing the treaty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. HathiTrust.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

organizations that qualify as nonprofits are exempt from federal tax liability under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 501(c). Philanthropy refers to charitable acts or other good works that help others or society as a whole. In the U.S., Technology, including social media, has also shaped how many individuals give to others.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2018

At first, I was getting occasional errors like, “Unfortunately, Google Maps has stopped working.” In the past, I had used the Helium app to back up apps and move them to a new phone, but it doesn’t work with my phone so I was hoping Google’s backup would.). Here’s my tale: The Ugly.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. This combination of technical ability, neutrality, and fierce belief in freedom of expression is undervalued in society and by many existing library systems. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With technology, you can do incredible things, but with a galvanized community of supporters who work together toward a greater good, we can do anything. Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

As a result, we are increasingly working with other disability organizations in other countries to extend Bookshare’s ability to serve people with disabilities. Bookshare has successfully piloted an international library for the blind, but we’ve barely begun to remedy the global book famine. Thank you!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. After intensive work by our Bookshare team, last June we released 100 titles in Arabic , making the Bookshare Arabic Collection the world’s largest collection of accessible Arabic ebooks!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. At the close of 2012, we are five years into our work in education and are serving over 230,000 students. Or all three?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I discovered the WWW Virtual Library in 1993 when there were only 200 servers on the Internet. What that meant was that the Library pointed to my dance links on the Arts Wire server. It also enabled the WWW Virtual Library to scale in terms of server capacity and allow for a distributed network of volunteer librarians.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. Consider hosting a fundraising training session or providing a resource library for your board members so they’re aligned on best practices.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The first issue is that the treaty would not permit direct access by consumers to international authorized entities. Since many of our organizations operate as libraries, we note that commercial availability of a book rarely impacts the availability of that book on the shelves of a library.

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