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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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An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I joined Facebook in 2008 as a member of our inside sales team. I will never forget meeting Leymah Gbowee , the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize who led the women’s movement resulting in peace in Liberia. How long have you worked at Facebook? I worked with a number of different clients, including nonprofit organizations.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

I just saw a remarkable film made about a grantee organization that the Global Fund had supported for many years in Liberia. This year, 2008, is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Lastly I think by doing what Eleanor Roosevelt called, "The work of human rights that start in small places close to home."

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