Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I was also unaccustomed to having to find all my own resources; I had spent the previous 15 years of my career working in higher education with access to a university research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. Now you can find me at the library frequently, combing through Candid’s resources.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"We're moving from a 'top down' model where high quality resources were once published through peer review and traditional authority-based publishing modes to a different model," she explained. This new hierarchy model is the basis for my exploration of virtual media as a delivery mode."

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Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This typically means creating an exhaustive, robust library of materials, pre-launch, to get the word out on social media, email, and your website to drum up interest and support for your organization’s upcoming, exciting initiative. This created a model for an email campaign any partner could follow.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2016

Learn the basics of implementing and conducting effective tech training in TechSoup's Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff 101. Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff 101 will. Provide samples of successful tech training programs in libraries and nonprofits. What You'll Learn. What the Course Includes.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. A Path to Change. And they are following these four steps: Building the Case.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

It is our hope that Benetech’s Bookshare library, the authorized entity which we believe has the world’s largest accessible online collection with its 198,000 titles, becomes a major source of books for all people who are blind or otherwise print disabled. For years, we have been working to end the worldwide book famine.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. We named this library Bookshare because it was created with an army of crowdsourcing volunteers, many of them blind people themselves, who scan the books using optical character recognition.

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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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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

The previous 15 years of my career, I worked in higher education with access to a research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. Feeling overwhelmed and clueless, I headed to the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL). Now you can find me at the library frequently, combing through Candid’s resources.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

We are joining with our peers in the disability and library community in a joint statement to strongly encourage the Senate to ratify the treaty and for Congress to implement the minor legislative changes recommended as part of the package. This question has also been unclear, and different libraries have treated this inconsistently.

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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. When other cities replicate the model, we’ll be able to track the origin and migration of these ideas from city to city through individuals. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards. Bookshare As followers of this blog know, Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. What is it and why is it important? See you there!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 2, 2010

TechSoup's donor partner, Mission Research (which donates its fundraising-management software, GiftWorks , to eligible nonprofits and libraries), is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, August 11 from 3-4:15 p.m. Read more from Mission Research: The Investment-Driven Model™ - Strategic Advantages for a Tight Economy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. The Bookshare breakthrough was to put our users in charge of the collection; we created a crowd-sourced library built by and for the people it serves. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. These models are presently built on snapshots of internet data and aren’t designed to be research assistants. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is becoming crucially important as the problem of delivering access to text is increasingly solved by the move to ebook publishing and solutions like our Bookshare library. We are also building a content model for making images more accessible.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2014

We've written about the new collaborative economy, also called the sharing economy, here on the TechSoup Blog and on TechSoup for Libraries. What does it mean for the nonprofit, library, or social benefit sector, when the economy shifts away from traditional jobs and toward "gig" employment?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2013

This post was authored by Brenda Hough and was originally published on TechSoup for Libraries. One of the things I like best about working with TechSoup for Libraries is our connection to TechSoup , which provides opportunities for me to think beyond libraries and to consider technology in the broader non-profit environment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

The need to get practical, to find a business model that provides massive financial return to investors, means that many great ideas get put back on the shelf when the inventors realize that they aren’t a fit for the venture capital model.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As Drupal 7 aims to sunset in 2023, the latest version of Drupal 9 ships with new features including a built-in media library and content workflows, as well as a new layout builder. Upgrade Method Pros Cons Fully automated The Migrate suite is advanced enough to re-create your content model and import content into it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

During the diplomatic conference, Bookshare was the most-cited model of what other countries could hope to achieve with the Treaty. As a result, the Treaty closely follows the Chafee Amendment , which is the copyright exception that has made Bookshare possible in the United States.

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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. Our lower cost model made it practical to invert the power structure. I can feel it all over, it’s a hit!” said Stevie.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Raspberry Pi Model B. Dubbed "Model B+," it's the third model the organization has released to the public since Model A went on sale in 2012. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers. Check out the later models, which include 512 MB RAM.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2013

In this blog post, I highlight a model for successful digital inclusion. Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) published guides to help community organizations create or expand programs to close the digital divide. Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

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. Our innovative approach has revolutionized the traditional library for people with print disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

With this three-part blog series on our expansion of the proven Bookshare model internationally, we’d like to give you a glimpse into the ways in which Benetech provides people with disabilities around the world equal access to knowledge. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2021

As Drupal 7 aims to sunset in 2022, the latest versions of Drupal 8 and 9 ship with new features including a built-in media library and content workflows, as well as a new layout builder. Upgrade Method Pros Cons Fully automated The Migrate suite is advanced enough to re-create your content model and import content into it.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

When the pandemic hit, BGCA quickly realized they needed to rethink their entire service delivery model in order to continue making an impact. If you missed the event or would like to revisit the highlights, check out our on-demand content and resource library. Relive Highlights from Nonprofit Summit. Watch On Demand. About the Author.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. The Bookshare breakthrough put our users in charge of the collection with a crowd-sourced library built by—and for—the people it serves. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 22, 2008

Then bow your head and say a silent "tak" (that's "thank you" in Danish) to the creators of the Living Library. What is the Living Library? According to their website : The Living Library works exactly like a normal library – readers come and borrow a 'book' for a limited period of time.

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