Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

There was tremendous optimism about the value of training engineers and scientists and how that would benefit all of humanity, especially in the southern California of a century ago which was reshaped through the wonders of technology. But, allow the benefits of technology to reach far beyond the top of the pyramid.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Green Technology. In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. Social Media. Adobe Creative Cloud.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Bookshare has successfully piloted an international library for the blind, but we’ve barely begun to remedy the global book famine. Bookshare now has hundreds of titles in Hindi, Tamil, and Spanish, and we recently announced a partnership with the government of Qatar to develop an Arabic language service.

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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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2015

Disaster preparedness is something every nonprofit and public library needs to be on top of — whether you deal with disaster relief directly or not. The Red Cross is holding global workshops that bring together tech and nonprofit communities to explore how new technologies can be adopted for disaster relief. Wearable technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. As the prototypical technology social enterprise, Benetech became one of the first organizations using technology to solve social problems rather than seeking to make maximum financial returns.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Technology Planning (four courses). Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff. TechSoup hosts free hour-long webinars each week for nonprofits and libraries.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. TechSoup Technologies for Good. Hacker Helper is all about not reinventing the technology wheel.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Technology planning can be a challenge for many organizations. In addition to those, most people may know us best for our software, hardware, and technology service donation programs. Tags: Acquiring Technology Grants for Technology Legal Considerations Running Your Organization Software Tech Planning TechSoup Help.

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3rd Sector Labs

DECEMBER 1, 2013

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. So let’s get started. We frequently use Drupal as the core of custom SaaS platforms that we develop.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Over at Beth Kanter's new blog, she's written up an interesting piece about Microsoft's corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropy, and how they leverage, strengthen, and empower social change agents with technology. And that's keeping it simple.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

This is especially a problem as the world moves to electronic books, which have license agreements (contracts, that are rarely looked at by consumers) that almost always prohibit making them accessible. Why should people with disabilities be denied library services because the book might be available for sale in an accessible format?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Computer Technologies Program in Berkeley, California, was one of our test sites. Computer Technologies Program has an employment placement rate of 80% and has served as the model for technical training programs.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), thanks to our Creative Commons license. Creative Commons is a charity that champions reduced restrictions on copyrighted work by creating licenses that make it clear how material can be used, changed, and shared.

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Byte Technology

JULY 18, 2017

To begin, it’s important to understand that Typekit is a subscription service, which means that you get access to hundreds of types for a flat rate, rather than the other option which requires paying for individual licenses for each font you want to utilize.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Eligible organizations can request two licenses per year. About the Webinar Series. First Dates in 2013.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Eligible organizations can request two licenses per year. About the Webinar Series. First Dates in 2013.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 11, 2015

License: CC0 Public Domain Imagine I have the detailed plans and specifications of Safe Number One, sufficient to build an exact copy of that safe if I had the right materials and tools. In the case of Martus, we didn’t have to re-implement cryptography libraries, as we used a strong open source one ( Bouncy Castle ).

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Access to Research and Data Access to research reports, market trends, and extensive research libraries is another perk that your organization should seriously consider making available for members. Let’s get at it! Essential Membership Benefits These are the most important benefits nonprofits and associations can offer their members.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Bookshare actively cooperates with the Library of Congress in the provision of Bookshare’s services to people with disabilities, through its National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress (NLS).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president. The museum and library preserves the rich history of the Northern Neck through its collections, exhibits, tours, and educational programs. Keeping History Protected. TechSoup Security Solutions.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is essential to keep technology knowledge and skills up to date. Organizing software trainings for your library or public computer lab. Eligible organizations can request up to 100 user licenses per year. Train on Over 150 Products. Just-in-Time Training.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

The Rock isn't going to save San Francisco after a cargo ship-moving, bridge-splitting, tsunami-causing earthquake … but cutting-edge technology might. I thought it would be interesting to look at some recent examples of emerging technology for disaster relief in action. 7 Promising Technologies Identified.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2010

Our community of nonprofit and library professionals sure does want to know more about Office 2010! You can also learn more about the new Microsoft Office from our resource page , wich features articles, blog posts, info about how to acquire donated licenses, and more! webinar on creating a business plan for your organization.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2006

I can't help wonder if this mounting bad PR played a role in Yahoo's announcement this week to release their Javascript user-interface library and a library of web application design patterns under an Open Source license. It's certainly big news. I can tell you the developers at my joint are eager to get a look at it.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

We've got a new Microsoft product available here at TechSoup that might be useful for libraries, organizations with computer labs, or other multi-user computing environments: Windows MultiPoint Server 2010. Nonprofits and libraries that have public computing labs, for example, may find that this is a great donated product for their purposes.

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2010

For many organizations, it's the standard-bearer software that lives on nearly every computer and is used daily by millions, so we think it's pretty important to have a good handle on how to answer the seminal question asked by resource-strapped libraries and nonprofits — "Should we bother upgrading?". First, the Basics.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

For the majority of nonprofits and libraries, this change will not impact their Microsoft media deliveries. Of course nearly all of Microsoft donated products are available for download through the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC), the website where you access your product licenses.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2010

If you're interested in requesting Office when it's available, you might want to make sure your organization or public library is registered with TechSoup and review Microsoft's donation policies. Photo: KirrilyRobert , CC license. Depending when you last requested Office, you may be able to request an upgrade directly from Microsoft.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). We recommend this resource to libraries and any charity that works with children of any age. Online Security for Libraries.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Technology Goes Mainstream. During the decades of the 1980s and 1990s that technology began to integrate into people’s lives. They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. Ashley Madison.

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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 TechSoup admin fee for eligible nonprofits and libraries is $40.00. plus $2 per user license. It is currently available for nonprofits and libraries at an admin fee of $265 plus $9 per user license.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

frequently updated to accommodate changing technology. For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. Security details such as managing passwords, software licenses and intellectual privacy. Attention: Schools, Libraries and Other Educational Institutions. Why Are AUPs Important? Lost productivity.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2011

Microsoft donates a broad range of software to nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup, and we want to help you take advantage of these donations. Microsoft Donation Program: Licensing and Benefits Thursday, January 27 at 11 a.m. But who has the time to be an expert? TechSoup Talks! Pacific time. read more.

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