Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property field when implementing the new Marrakesh Copyright Treaty. Since people with disabilities tend to be the poorest of the poor, it seems odd to campaign to hobble libraries that serve only this community. If you can buy a book, you can’t borrow it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns. It’s also worth noting that they have an excellent mobile website which enables nonprofits to make their online advocacy campaigns mobile.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I was delighted to speak at the November 15th joint plenary session on “The Right to Read” campaign to achieve a world where published books are accessible and available to all individuals who are blind or have other disabilities. thanks to our domestic copyright exception.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. If your nonprofit uses a particular hashtag in your Twitter campaigns on a regular basis, then signing up and registering that hashtag (before anyone else does) is highly recommended. Present.me.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This historic international copyright exception treaty paves the way for a future in which people who cannot read regular printed materials can have equal access to books, regardless of where they live. How You Can Help Benetech is happy to support the World Blind Union in its campaign for the Marrakesh Treaty ratification and implementation.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Twitter has removed a total of 2,160 accounts linked to Chinese regional and state propaganda campaigns, the social network has announced as part of its latest data release on misinformation campaigns. 2/ A pro-Tanzanian government network adversarially leveraged copyright reporting to harass activists.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 19, 2006

He has been described as the pioneer of Talking Books in India, and had been campaigning for a copyright law change to make it easier to provide access to accessible books. Visually impaired his entire life, he was a tireless advocate for the blind and visually impaired as well as a shining role model.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 27, 2015

The World Blind Union’s ( WBU ) Right to Read campaign for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty just concluded two days of meetings in Berlin, Germany. The attendees were mostly the regional coordinators of the campaign, and the news was good. I was able to share some of our plans at Benetech around implementing the Treaty.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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The Verge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A copy of the legal complaint obtained by The Verge shows that Meta’s lawsuit doesn’t just concern phishing attacks — it also raises an issue with copyright infringement. Meta noticed that these attacks started ramping up in March of this year and worked with Ngrok to suspend the URLs that the bad actors were using.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

After a successful campaign to get some Twitter and Instagram likes , Clippy will now replace the paperclip emoji that exists across Windows, Office, Microsoft Teams, and other Microsoft 365 products. Microsoft is bringing its infamous Clippy character back to life as an emoji in Office. Microsoft’s new smiley emoji.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Activist Georgana Sziszak, one of the retweeters, revealed the complaint in a GoFundMe campaign last week. While the original poster is not named in the summons, Sziszak and her attorney corroborated his identity as Kevin Alfaro, who posted a separate GoFundMe campaign in July. The Verge has also reviewed a copy of Sziszak’s summons.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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TechSpot

APRIL 8, 2025

The campaign's website frames this practice as a direct threat to content creators' livelihoods. Accompanying the initiative are bold red-and-white advertisements featuring slogans like "Protect Jobs from AI Theft," "AI Steals from You Too," and "Keep Watch on AI." The alliance stated that these ads will appear in hundreds of.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

HubSpot: This marketing automation tool uses AI to help nonprofits create targeted marketing campaigns, track engagement, and optimize their outreach efforts. Mailchimp: This email marketing service uses AI to personalize email campaigns, predict optimal send times, and segment audiences for better engagement.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2022

.” Copyright issues. But the copyright status around AI-generated content is … nebulous, at least presently. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently moved to revoke copyright protection for an AI-generated comic, for example, saying copyrightable works require human authorship.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

And we’re busy discussing with educators and publishers how we can bring Bookshare-style accessible content to the ten times as many students who could benefit from talking books but don’t qualify under the very limited copyright exemption. If we’re going to speak truth to power, then we need to make sure that we are speaking truth.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible. The sad truth is that millions of people with print disabilities around the world continue to be left behind.

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

They understand that an organization, or a campaign, must tell a story to build an audience, and then activate that audience with a compelling call to action. The Nothing But Nets campaign makes use of various styles of video with varying production values, and each well serves its purpose. Don’t let the tail wag the dog.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

While the increased productivity you can achieve with generative AI may be measured in return on investment (ROI), the larger impact is seen in the day-to-day lives of marketers and content creators who can focus on activities that deepen campaign engagement. Content needs to be checked and referenced, and sometimes falls short.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

What do we need to understand about copyrighted material and our content strategy? ” There is an entire chapter devoted to the limits on nonprofit organizations’ political activities as we know that 501c3 organizations are strictly prohibited from intervening or participating in political campaigns.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Organizations aren’t just raising money through direct mail and phone banking – they are raising money through email fundraising appeals, their websites, and, to an extent, through text-to-give campaigns. Copyright: Who Really Owns Your Photos, Video and Media? Social media can totally suck too. Here’s why.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2024

a web page; email series; ad campaign; even whether or not your major donor has received sufficient touches and moves to be asked for a gift) and ask them what they see. This means you can feed them data, a screen shot, a URL or a pdf.; then ask them “what’s happening here?” You can tell them the criteria you use to assess something (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Why not join the campaign for creativity and innovation by supporting Creative Commons ? Bio: Gautam John is a lawyer with a focus on copyright laws. In this post, shares more about how his organization uses Creative Commons licenses and why he thinks it is important for your organization to consider it too.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Several states have proposed laws that would make manufacturers remove barriers to third-party repairs, and Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders also supported right-to-repair rules during their campaigns. Copyright law can make repairs more difficult, too, but exemptions have mitigated the problem.)

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

” The Solution: In September 2006, CHEJ asked Care2 to help promote the campaign, using a standalone email message targeting Care2’s civically active, mostly female members. It was the most effective thing we did in the whole campaign.” Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It can also include intangible property, such as copyrights and patents. You will also want to record the donor’s name and personal information to be able to provide them with a receipt and a thank-you letter after the campaign. To help get you started, here are seven steps to campaign for in-kind donations.

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Care2

JULY 18, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns | Main | The Great Debate: DM vs. Online Acquisition » Wednesday Jul 18 2007 Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 04:07PM | by Michael L. " Unfortunately I couldnt find any information on how much money was raised with this campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

They provide tools that let everyone have a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The Creative Commons licenses enable people to easily change their copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “ some rights reserved.” The license itself doesn't specifically define attribution.

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Care2

JUNE 11, 2008

60) Search « New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted | Main | Social Actions: How to Pitch Yourself in Two Minutes » Wednesday Jun 11 2008 Three Keys to Successful Online Campaigns Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 11:52AM | by Hatef Yamini Campaigning online. I will now give you the plain and simple answer.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns | Main | The Great Debate: DM vs. Online Acquisition » Wednesday Jul 18 2007 Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 04:07PM | by Michael L. " Unfortunately I couldnt find any information on how much money was raised with this campaign.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

Here are some of the key lessons we've learned at Rad Campaign through blogger orientations and trainings we've run. Respect copyright laws by quoting and linking to the full text and only use images that you have permission to use (i.e. Set Clear Expectations. Explain why you're blogging. Give credit where it’s due.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

60) Search « Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising | Main | 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance » Thursday Jan 15 2009 What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? Planning for something to go viral is therefore about as unreliable a strategy as planning to win the lottery on command.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

It gave us the opportunity to conduct for the first time a sizeable outreach campaign in education, provided us with informative user feedback and case studies, and supported the development of Bookshare’s initial K-12 collection. This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools.

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