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Rockstar Nairobi Social Entrepreneur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In 2008, we were the first customer of Samasource as they were getting started. I visited Daproim four years ago, and wrote about my experiences in a blog post about its founder, Steve Muthee. Carol, consider this blog post a down payment on that reference. We go way back with her firm. and we needed more help. No problem!

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Going to South India

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Look forward to blogging more from India next month! The Seminar to be held on Saturday, the 19th April, 2008 at the Auditorium, ICSR Building, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. I've pasted in some of the invitation below.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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Colombia’s “False Positives�

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Guest blog from Beatriz, one of Benetech's human rights team members in Colombia. According to human rights NGOs, between January 2007 and July 30 2008, there have been 535 persons reported to have been summarily executed and then exhibited as fallen guerrilleros – what has come to be known as "false positives."

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The Story in the Numbers

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On Financial Narratives and Financial Footnotes: The Truth Is in the Fine Print Guest Beneblog by Teresa Throckmorton, Benetech's CFO and VP, Finance In a previous blog post, we shared the Seven Benetech Truths : the core values that define our identity and culture, that guide our work, and that tell our story. and Catherine T.

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