Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 12, 2014
HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 8, 2011
President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. and James L. with the books they need for educational success.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 17, 2014
The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. In the U.S.,
ASU Lodestar Center
JANUARY 27, 2012
1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." Sources: ^ [1] " Financial Literacy for the Long Term ," Philanthropy Matters, Vol. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 3, 2011
The theme of IDPD 2011 is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.” One of these sub-themes is “Accessibility: removing barriers and promoting disability-inclusive development.” Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 7, 2013
As a Visiting Scholar, Bernholz will advance the Foundation’s literacy on a range of issues, particularly digital civil society, open data, and social good. In 2011, Bernholz sold her consulting firm, Blueprint Research & Design, Inc. She is working on her second book, tentatively titled, The Future of Good.
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