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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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. In this third installment of our blog series, I’d like to focus on that achievement and share some of what we learned throughout the process of creating Bookshare’s first offerings in Arabic.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2017

Our free webinars will help you improve your grantseeking, connect you with local tech experts, and show you what Windows Server and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC can do for your nonprofit or library. Introduction to Windows Server for Nonprofits and Public Libraries. highlight what funders are looking for in grant applications.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, software solutions can help reduce your staff’s stress and streamline their workload by automating processes and providing a centralized place for managing different campaigns and communications. Matching gift software automates the process of your donors using corporate gift matching programs to double their gift’s impact.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2013

A powerful image can instantly communicate your organization's message on your website or blog. A collection of inspiring images can make a great presentation even better. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6. Choosing the Right Software. Elemental Effects.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2012

Even though the products are targeted mostly to parents and other consumer-grade users, it could also be applicable to computer labs where minors use PCs - like those in schools, public libraries, and nonprofit community technology centers. Registration and installation is a simple process.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With fundraising tools , nonprofits can run dynamic fundraising campaigns, process donations, and host fundraising events. With fundraising tools, nonprofits can easily process donations and build dynamic fundraising campaigns that engage your donors and encourage them to give to your organization. What are nonprofit fundraising tools?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Big Book of Library Grant Money. American Library Association. Information Today. PayAnywhere.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

AI processes information and makes decisions using algorithms and data. What happens when AI has even more vast libraries and generations of human learning to draw from? These are the major players across broad categories of applications. Facial recognition, self-driving cars, and medical image analysis use this technology.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

At TechSoup, we love to supply good, solid, low-cost refurbished or remanufactured IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Some amount of material is lost in the end of life recycling process. Our Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) supplies warrantied refurbished laptop and desktop computers to nonprofits and public libraries.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

A powerful image can instantly communicate your organization's message on your website or blog. A collection of inspiring images can make a great presentation even better. TechSoup also offers professional-level image-editing software from Adobe: Photoshop Extended CS6 (for both Windows and Mac ). Elemental Effects.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

At TechSoup, it has enabled us to hire gifted people who live and work in far-flung places, and yet still do great work on behalf of charities and libraries. I mainly used TechSoup donor products: the Skype chat application; and ReadyTalk audio, web, and video conferencing services. Image 1: TechSoup. Image 2: Jessica Galeria.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. Art for Impact staff members used CiviCRM to improve their event planning process by selling tickets and creating an organized mailing list for distributions. Image 1 : Blended Images / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

nonprofits that are listed on GuideStar.org who want to use Facebook's new fundraising tools must complete a three-step application process. An admin for your Facebook page needs to do the application. Libraries added Mobile Beacon hotspots with 4G Internet service and Bitdefender Internet Security. spanhidden.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

It may be hard to believe but there is a near future when your organization will likely be hiring a AI Prompt Architect to build custom applications for your staff and stakeholders. Here is a breakdown of this process: Declare the intent : Ensure that your prompt is clear and specific regarding the task needed.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

(Windows Phone) is a point-of-care smartphone application that addresses child mortality rates by lack of detection and availability of treatment for malaria. Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process. Image: App Inventor Workshop ( Flickr ).

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2016

TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has supplied more than 65,000 pieces of IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries in the last 10 years. Back in 2006, we started the RCI program to supply charities and libraries with good, low-cost warrantied computers that would stand the test of time. Image: TechSoup.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These programs help your staff members develop skills that can be applied at your organization for more efficient processes and a productive work environment. . They talk about a company working to speed up the production process of a product in order to increase profit. One such way is through professional development programs. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And how can nonprofits and public libraries actually make use of it? The Dove satellites take high resolution, constant images of the Earth. Image: SOCAP13. Big data is still one of those concepts that baffle me. How big does the data have to be? Where does it come from?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. To attract good applicants, nonprofits may well need to go mobile with their job application process. Image 1: TechSoup. Image 2 : kpgolfpro / CCO. Image 3 : Roman Magician / CC BY-NC.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Looking for a web-based software application for fundraising and contact management for donors and other contacts? Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock. PayAnywhere.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

Looking for a web-based software application for fundraising and contact management for donors and other contacts? is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Simplify the fundraising process with DonorPerfect , a completely web-based donor management system.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2008

The solution is a design pattern library, a place where Yahoo! At every level, the pattern includes a problem, an image-based example, a solution, recommendations for use, and rationale. You can access a limited design pattern library here. s process for creating their internal pattern library in this paper.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Mideastyouth.com is creating platforms and web applications that amplify diverse voices advocating for change throughout the Middle East and North Africa using digital media. Generous Giving: Online Resource Library on Islamic Philanthropy. Image One - Temple: Courtesy of Stuck in Customs Creative Commons.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Basics of Meta Ad Library Meta has 3 versions of its Ad Library, each with its own caveats. Ad Library is a user interface that lets you search ALL the ads currently running and archived (up to 5 years) in the past across Meta. The Easy Steps Pull up ad library view. The caveat is that the data can’t be exported.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Most funders require applicants to state the outcomes of their project in the proposal. Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock. ” Me again.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

A good risk assessment discussion among directors should address any processes that could contribute to the loss of financial assets. What used to be a simple task is made more difficult by requiring the person to log onto the bank’s website and click on each individual check image. Receive copies of cancelled checks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Data are everything - names, addresses, documents, images, music, video - and we feel the need to take it with us. Big Data and the Cloud Define Future Technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The kind of public key math most commonly used for most applications, including Martus, is called RSA. Ok, we don't really do all that, the cryptography library we use -- BouncyCastle -- does most of it for us, but that's the process.) The little devices Heninger et al. studied didn't get much entropy into their seeds.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

“Unfortunately,” that subscriber advised, there are no legal avenues to stop visitors from photographing objects or images in the public domain in public spaces where photography is allowed. The Library of Congress advises collection users to go through a risk assessment process for each image they seek to reproduce.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. The bottom line is that most people do four or five things on computers: email, internet browsing, accounting, multimedia (video and music), and office applications like word processing. Image: lungstruck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The exhibition will coincide with programs about art theory, online communities, and crowd theory, providing a forum for public evaluation and discussion about the process. The American Image: The Photographs of John Collier Jr. In designing and developing The American Image: The Photographs of John Collier Jr. Launched in Jan.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2014

I've been warning about the end of XP for months now , urging nonprofits, charities, and libraries to upgrade as soon as possible. The free version does not migrate your applications. Images: Shutterstock. There are essentially no good excuses to stay with XP. There is a free version and a paid professional version.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

I personally liked the definition presenter Peter Campbell, of Earthjustice , used: an outsourced platform, application, or suite of applications delivered over the Internet. Platforms as a service: you rent server space, bandwidth, and the tools to help you build or customize web-based applications ( Salesforce , for example).

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

Hidden fees or limitations: Golden’s free volunteer management plan allows you to start scheduling, tracking, and programming instantly through a simple sign-up process. What it does: JotForm is an online application that allows you to create custom online forms. Collaborate on grant applications or annual reports using Google Docs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2012

program, which brings donated and discounted refurbished computer equipment to nonprofits and libraries while creating environmentally-friendly alternatives to disposing of used electronic hardware. Low-tier computers are intended for simple tasks such as web browsing, word processing, creating basic spreadsheets, and writing emails.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The idea for Hacker Helper was born through collaboration with partners, such as Random Hacks of Kindness who are trying to improve the hackathon process and improve results from the events. also reports some news that effect libraries. It’s still not as good a deal as your trusty local library. See the map here.

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