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Benetech Closing Statement on the Marrakech Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

To the Diplomatic Conference in Plenary on June 27, 2013 On the Adoption of the Treaty of Marrakech This is an excellent Treaty. The Benetech team is delighted by its adoption today. That is the miracle of a robust website: it doesn’t cost much more for it to serve twice, or even ten times, as many people.

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

On day one, we also hosted a group of 14 nonprofit executives at the Soho House in New York City. Soledad O’Brien led a thought-provoking discussion with Beth Kanter and Allison Fine , co-authors of The Smart Nonprofit , and David Brown , senior vice president of strategy at Knotch, a content intelligence company. About the Author.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. This past year, our HRP team helped the human rights movement achieve great things.

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Virtual Worlds for Insurrection and Revolution in Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is from a live blog post by Peter Brantly of O'Reilly Radar from a conference hosted by the Hewlett Foundation on Friday. Pick a platform that provides adequate services and start a community, pushing for interoperability and openness. Legal and Mgmt : open source?; Possible evaluation criteria for virtual worlds.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

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Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. Kitchener, Ontario: Offsite Hosting. Jasper, Indiana: Web Pages and Hosting Options. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. You like numbers?

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Guest Post by JD Lasica -- Socialbrite: A new sharing & learning hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While young people and early adopters increasingly turn to the social Web not only to socialize but to communicate, explore new ideas and share new experiences, nonprofits and social change organizations are still generally stuck in the top-down, one-way world of Web 1.0. As we explain on our About page, we're out to bust some silos.

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