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Social Enterprise in Scotland: the World Forum

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plus, the Social Enterprise Alliance is a cosponsor of the event, and we're scheduled to host the third world forum in San Francisco in 2010. And Scotland is a logical place for such an event. One of the fun aspects of social enterprise conferences is to visit the social enterprises.

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Meet the Bookshare in-house summer volunteer team!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I'm a recent transplant to California, and just finished my first year as an NLCSD Fellow in the Joint Doctoral Program for Special Education at UC Berkeley/San Francisco State. I've been a longtime fan of Bookshare's services, and this summer, I'm thrilled to be working with the people that develop these amazing resources.

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Visit to Qatar

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It was a lightning visit of only two days (Sunday and Monday), with a focus on attending the World Economic Forum's Global Redesign Summit 2010 (the GRI). I had met Abbas at the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit/World Forum in San Francisco. I’m on the plane heading back to the U.S. after my first visit to the country of Qatar.

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