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Leveraging Impact through Technology (LIT)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The theme of IDPD 2011 is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.” 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.

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3 New Free Resources for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

To help with your nonprofit’s year-end fundraising and strategic planning for 2011, here are three great new resources – two ebooks and an important research report – just released by leaders in the nonprofit sector, and all available without charge.( read more ).

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Bookshare without Borders: #3/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books.

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The Most Exciting Thing to Happen to npENGAGE Since 2011

Connection Cafe

Times have changed since the launch of npENGAGE in 2011—as have the expectations and needs of our audience—s o we decided it was time for us to make some changes, too. . You can now access Blackbaud’s most recent reports, eBooks, and guides directly from the Nonprofit Industry Reports tab. Welcome to the new (and improved) npENGAGE!

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Great reads from around the web on February 15th

Amy Sample Ward

" Get the free ebook "The State of Event Marketing" at: [link]. As of November 2011, 89.6 There’s a good chance they already are. And if they’re not, they will be soon!) million Americans are using their mobile phones to access their work or personal email.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! And more than 20,000 of our users now use Read2Go , our reading app for iOS introduced in 2011. As we get older, some of us like to increase the length and number of celebrations for our own birthdays, so why not apply this to Bookshare too? Thanks again!

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

" A 2011 university study similarly found that 62 percent of homeless teens had a phone and data plan and that they considered the device as important for them as food. Free Microsoft Technical eBooks. It then sends its findings to your smartphone of tablet. It is expected to cost $200 when it launches.

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