Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

After we sold that social enterprise – we used the money to start Bookshare, which used ebooks and crowdsourcing to build a lending library created by the community itself – blind people scanning books for themselves – and then sharing that scanned book with tens of thousands of other people with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print. Wonderful stuff.

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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. Exciting new tools, including a free, open source Android ebook reader and a free web-based ebook reader along with an accessible bookshelf in “the cloud.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2023

If you’d like to try this, you can borrow free eBooks and audiobooks from Candid’s extensive online library.) Candid’s planning division reads a book every quarter focused on professional development or learning about the social sector. Lastly, consider serving on an internal committee or leading a learning session.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2018

You can now read all the chapters in The Art of Relevance for free online. You can still buy The Art of Relevance as a paperback, ebook, or audiobook--but you can also read any chapter, any time, online. Or how Felton Thomas fought the library union to make the Cleveland Public Library matter more. It's finally here!

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2017

From eBooks to webinars, there’s a heaping handful of other ways to raise money online. How to Create a Stress-Free Social Media Strategy. The post All-In-One Nonprofit Marketing Library (Link Roundup) appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Don’t just stop there, though. Let’s take a look. How to Launch Your Nonprofit Website .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Feel free to share this with whoever’s responsible for the awesomeness. Footnote: NLS stands for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part of the U.S. Library of Congress and the nation's number one provider of books for blind people. Seriously, you guys rock. Best, Chancey Thanks, Chancey.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Your Best Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Campaign [eBook]. Qgiv: [Free Ebook] 2020 #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide. Qgiv put together a free ebook packed full of helpful resources. How Nonprofits Can Get Free Advertising With Google Ad Grants. Read more for examples of graphics and free downloadable templates.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. Thanks again! This has led to advancements that benefit everyone.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print. Wonderful stuff.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This includes but is certainly not limited to, free eBooks, checklists, templates, case studies, and other in-depth guides. Not to mention, the course is free for current clients⁠—and available to the general public for a fee of only $199/year. It also appears to have the smallest library of educational resources.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2016

It is a free, nine-page little eBook that describes the current research. TechSoup has partnered with leading security software companies, including Symantec, Bitdefender, and Comodo to offer donated and discounted security solutions to nonprofits and libraries. It is a free eBook designed for nonprofits that covers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. His disability, however, does not stop him from flying through his homework assignments. Martus Desktop 4.5

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. We have the privilege of being able to serve people with disabilities in large part because of a generous provision in U.S. copyright law.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. In addition, TechSoup offers a free disaster planning and recovery guide ebook, The Resilient Organization. Set-up your emergency contact list.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. By tapping into the plethora of free resources, your team can better prepare for your fundraising campaigns to raise more money and more awareness for your cause. Enriched knowledge. Enhanced outreach.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

Remind them that you have created an asset library, so sharing requires only a few clicks. You can also post ebooks and use content marketing to educate interested registrants. Virtual summits are usually free to attend because it provides vendors, sponsors, presenters, and your brand the ability to capture leads.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

The free version interrupts your usage and requires you to turn it back on from time to time. It is a free app and available on all the major phone and tablet platforms. Dashlane – is a free password manager on all platforms. This free app integrates well with email and shares tasks with others. It does many things.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

Remind them that you have created an asset library, so sharing requires only a few clicks. You can also post ebooks and use content marketing to educate interested registrants. Virtual summits are usually free to attend because it provides vendors, sponsors, presenters, and your brand the ability to capture leads.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I often recommend you look to your local community for grant writing courses offered by community foundations and libraries and those available in the continuing education offices of universities and community colleges. And download a free copy of Qgiv’s eBook: Grant Writing Toolkit.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2015

There is a lot of information available for free, and although people are reading more, the rate of reading online is steadily increasing. Burke : I am a big fan of ebooks, although format of books is less interesting to me. Burke : Leadership books are no different than all the other non-fiction categories.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The miracle of ebooks What if we had the ability to overcome these accessibility barriers, barriers that affect most of humanity, not just people with identified disabilities, wouldn’t we have the moral obligation to act? We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. We can do better!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

As many of you know, I've been working for the past year+ on a book about visitor participation in museums, libraries, science centers, and art galleries. There are projects from Vietnam to Australia to the Netherlands to the US, from libraries, museums, science centers, zoos, state parks, and art centers. Want to buy a book ?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

Few publishers was open to Creative Commons licensing and to giving away the content for free online. From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to license The Participatory Museum using Creative Commons and give away the content for free online. available for free at your library and on the web. And that shocked me.

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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. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

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. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Download eBook. Lock-ins – A lock-in at a school or a library with your supporters and their families can be a fun idea. Not only does everyone love a free t-shirt, but whenever your supporters wear them, they are subtly advertising your organization. Set up a tournament so that supporters have a little friendly competition.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Most charities and many libraries have part time or accidental techies taking care of their technology. By proper tech planning I mean the things that TechSoup for Libraries Technology Planning Cookbook talks about: Pulling together a committee of stakeholders to serve on a planning committee. Proper Tech Planning.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

This is a round-up of some of the free graphics tools that various folks have recommended to me including some sources for copyright free images. TechSoup’s web content developer, Wes Holing, is a big fan of Pixlr Editor free online photo editor from Autodesk. Image Editing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Bookshare Hits 100,000 Members Boy reading at a computer with teacher in the background.Since the beginning of 2009, we’ve tripled the number of people with disabilities Bookshare is serving with our accessible library of ebooks.

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