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

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. Make it bigger. Make it talk.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

Dana Abbey is the Health Information Literacy Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental region. She has a background in public libraries, library consultation, and prescription drug monitoring. It is also the way to get your library listed as a consumer health library.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Technology trainers: you're superheroes, but not super human! When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. But it's nearly impossible to know everything about every type of technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law. In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

The HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) is a partnership of academic and research institutions that had created (with help from Google ) a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Consequently, it is reasonable for the Libraries to retain both the text and image copies. in addition to the text?only

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. and James L. and James L. with the books they need for educational success.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. As the first librarian to host it, Karin Bricker, library manager for youth and outreach services at Mountain View Public Library, had to overcome some initial skepticism.

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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. Napster made me think of how peer-to-peer information sharing could help people with disabilities. said Stevie.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Scott Pinkelman, digital literacy innovation specialist at the Free Library of Philadelphia , recently presented on this important topic at the Digital Shift online conference. But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

is a thin-client or shared-resource-computing. software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. 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.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

is a thin-client or shared-resource-computing. software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. Please consider supporting our cause by donating to and sharing our fundraiser with your friends, family and colleagues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. The view of the World Blind Union was that the rightsholders (i.e.,

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. HART needed a technology solution that would allow it to go from a staff of 5 to 50 people — without having to pay additional costs or have extra maintenance.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! Plant the technology seeds of tomorrow on Wednesday, March 16. TechSoup will offer a series of webinars about the use of technology and innovation for early childhood organizations and researchers during the year. Nurture Your Photoshop Skills.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

How does your library address questions about Internet safety? essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. will share best practices for teaching Internet safety in group and. individual settings to patrons in public libraries and nonprofit. We will hear from the Monroe County Public Library.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

On December 17, TechSoup hosted a SoupChat for nonprofits and libraries looking for more information on website design and hosting. A staffer from a small library listed a few popular services — WordPress, Wix, and Weebly — adding that she worried she might regret her decision six months down the road. Migrating Your Site.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

What about that literacy initiative, or the Jobs Program? The most important part, of course, is that your information can be either completely private between portals, or completely shared, and anything in between. As I''ve said before, technology is finally approaching common sense. Need to focus on Elder Care?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. The Auburn Public Library is collaborating with Best Buy to offer free technical assistance to community members.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

One of the most engaging speakers was Simone Mackey, who shared her experience with the Year UP. Libraries Building Bridges. Public libraries are also working diligently to close both the digital and the opportunity gap: from giving free classes on resume-building to providing free access to technology. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

information on low-cost computers and digital literacy training brings. available to your beneficiaries/membership, all you have to do is share. Libraries can offer access to underserved patrons such as the elderly and disabled. Feel free to repost our blog, share it on Facebook, and tell your. custom URL (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Yesterday, Twitter announced its first corporate social responsibility effort on its blog: We're just getting started as a company, but we believe thinking long term about making a positive impact will allow us to grow in the right direction to make a difference as both a technology and a business. Good wine has never been better!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. Sharing the same name as the company, the Fairphone ships with its own set of repair guides through a preinstalled iFixit app. The report examined how mobile devices are making an impact on literacy in developing countries. Images: iFixit.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information. The Pew report found that when Americans are making decisions about sharing their information in return for something, "the context and the conditions of the transactions matter." spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

is a thin client or shared resource computing. software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. We worked with Young Pham, ARC’s technology support person.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies. September's here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Benetech's mission is to create technology that serves humanity and our longest-running commitment is to people with disabilities. The goal of this on-line library is to stop the scanning of textbooks for K-12 education - a job which is now done by parents, teachers and students.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information. The Pew report found that when Americans are making decisions about sharing their information in return for something, "the context and the conditions of the transactions matter." spanhidden.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2004

Benetech achieves our goals with a great deal of assistance from people who share our dedication to technology better serving humanity. Bookshare.org, our on-line electronic book library for people with disabilities, is built by volunteers. We are especially blessed with incredible volunteers.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. It's how you use technology that makes all the difference. Victoria, British Columbia: The Indigenous Technology Talent Development Strategy.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

Equipment and Technology Organizations periodically need to purchase new equipment and resources. This might include funding scientific research, medical advancements, technology innovations, or any other emerging solutions tied to the organization’s cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Henry Jenkins notes that it isn't about the tools and that it was more about the culture growing up around the technology. "We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience.

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