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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. Thanks again!

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

Forum One has worked with EPA since 2012 to plan and implement a range of strategic, prioritized efforts to unify and optimize the Agency’s complex enterprise Drupal presence, encompassing hundreds of sites. Environmental Protection Agency. Excellence – Website for Government. Urban Institute Ed Data Portal.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. And, Benetech is committed as an organization to all of these six principles.

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The Windows 8 Apps for Good Contest Is Live!

Tech Soup

To celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 products, we're partnering with Microsoft to empower app creators to take their ideas to the streets. " Some examples of social issues that you may want to explore include clean water, literacy, food security, and the environment. as a reference.

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Award Winning Combinations for Social Change

Care2

The recent award winners of the 2012 Grinnell Prize are a great example. Jacob Wood and William McNulty, Team Rubicon – Team Rubicon improves disaster response and helps veterans to reintegrate into civilian life. Celebrating Silo-Breakers and Fortress-Razers.

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Forum One Wins 10 Vega Awards

Forum One

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funds research to help patients, caregivers, clinicians, policymakers, researchers, insurers, and other stakeholders make informed healthcare decisions. Environmental Protection Agency. Centauri – Website for Government. American Council of Learned Societies.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It’s worth celebrating but even more important, worth recognizing the incredible opportunities that we now have to make a difference on an even broader scale. Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012. With your help, we will! And the price to the Dept.