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Upholding The Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Section 121 copyright exception (often known as the Chafee Amendment after the Senator who introduced it in 1996) makes it possible for Benetech to scan just about any book and make it available to this community. Ensure that only people with qualifying disabilities get access to these books. Department of Education).

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President’s Update: Fall 2013

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

students, we also serve adults, seniors, veterans, and international subscribers in over 40 countries. We know, however, that we’ve only scratched the surface of meeting the global need for access to books and information. While the majority of our members are U.S. The Treaty was signed on the spot by over 50 countries.

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Research Friday: The Role of Ethnic Identity in Positive Youth Development

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Rosela Martinez , Student. This week Nonprofit Management and Leadership student Rosela Martinez discusses her research on the role of Ethnic Identity in positive youth development. Arizona State University. Welcome to Research Friday ! Research Friday will return January 6th. Thank you to all our contributors and readers.

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Is Content Really King?

Connection Cafe

Recipes that Emeril Lagasse featured on Good Morning America. During my time managing the web site for what is now the Jewish Federations of North America, one of the most consistently popular web pages was an article on Jewish death, burial and mourning practices. A teacher doesn’t let the students set the curriculum.

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Women of Color Leading Essential, Activist Work in Cultural Institutions

Museum 2.0

Over the past few months, I've been doing research for a forthcoming book on relevance. One of the best parts of developing a book is learning new stories. For me, the early stage of writing a book is a treasure hunt--an excuse to seek out new examples and ideas that strengthen the story. It held no meaning for anyone else.

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You’ve Been Missing Out!

Tech Soup

A Shopify store is a great fundraising tool for nonprofits that sell branded merchandise, arts, or crafts; for libraries that run book sales; and much more. Speaking of IT staff and support, the nonprofit sector is one of America's largest employers. Millions of low-income students rely on free or low-cost school meals.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

Companies participate and get to use the Fair Trade Certified label when they open their books and demonstrate that they bought direct from the farmers and paid a fair price. That means to go to high school you need bus money, you need uniform money, you need book money. I mean, really small.