Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools. Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I heard we had a high powered finance executive volunteering on book scanning, and decided to meet her and learn more. Even as a volunteer, Viji began bugging me about the need to expand Bookshare’s collection of accessible books and magazines to readers around the world. In countries outside the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We know, however, that we’ve only scratched the surface of meeting the global need for access to books and information. We also received our largest-ever award for human rights, a two-year, $2.2 The sad truth is that millions of people with print disabilities around the world continue to be left behind. million grant from the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 19, 2006

He has been described as the pioneer of Talking Books in India, and had been campaigning for a copyright law change to make it easier to provide access to accessible books. While I was in India, I picked up the newspaper and saw that he had just received a Helen Keller award for his work.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

The photographs are by Peter Menzel from the book “ Hungry Planet. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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MAY 9, 2007

There are laws about having people doing things on behalf of the campaign — either they are “on-the-books&# and you as the campaign have to account for everything they say and do, or they are totally “off-the-books&# and you can’t even talk to them without fear of breaking federal election laws.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 You can check out GreenNonprofits.org here and buy his new book here. nice interview - especially the tie bit! Gives me hope! All rights reserved.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 You can check out GreenNonprofits.org here and buy his new book here. nice interview - especially the tie bit! Gives me hope! All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

People wouldn’t write the checks or fill out the forms, but they can click and give, just like they click to buy a book or a Pez dispenser or, in 2008, pay their parking tickets. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! 350,000 donors!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

I just read the new book from Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, and strategy guru Roger Martin, Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works. Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

People wouldn’t write the checks or fill out the forms, but they can click and give, just like they click to buy a book or a Pez dispenser or, in 2008, pay their parking tickets. [.] Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Keep trying more – thanks!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

And a very easy-to-read book on usability is "Dont Make Me Think! September 4, 2007 | Margaux OMalley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Get a Google Earth Pro License for Free! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" by Steve Krug. All rights reserved.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

And a very easy-to-read book on usability is "Dont Make Me Think! September 4, 2007 | Margaux OMalley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Get a Google Earth Pro License for Free! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" by Steve Krug. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 30, 2008

A totally bizarre title, contrived by the publisher since memoir-writing was not “in&# when the book was published, Rosen overlays the two very different stories of his grandmothers with a meditation, mediated by a literary view of Jewish history, on change and alienation. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

Fine Interview:Social Media Author Allison Fine Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 02:57PM | by James OMalley Award-winning author Allison Fine chats at length about nonprofits use of social media, her book Momentum , and how the Connected Age technology links everyone to your organization. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Whats next?

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Another popular implementation of APIs is the Plaxo address book synchronization service, which allows you to aggregate your various address books into one database, using Plaxos API. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The ever popular widgets seen on blogs, for example, take advantage of APIs. All rights reserved.

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MAY 12, 2007

This Michael Hoffman lives in Chicagoland, and does not write fake history books or act in movies, unless you count this one. You might try publishing a book. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! I am not an auctioneer, nor am I a professor of mathematics at the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Her book directly speaks to the issue of HOW to create meaningful conversations in social media, and how to get started. April 18, 2009 | Justin Farrow Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0 tools as part of an organization’s communications strategy. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 27, 2008

Nicks Book Blog. Copyright © 2008. Debora Elizabeth Finn. Have Fun â?¢ High Context. Michael Steins NON-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY BLOG. Mission-Based Management. Net Squared from Techsoup. Non-Profit Tech Blog. Non-Profit Web Design Blog. Principled Innovation LLC. Random Thoughts on Life and Work. The Association Renewal Blog.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

I had a chance to interview Dan Heath, coauthor of the book Made to Stick, and he suggests that to get an idea sticky there is indeed a formula: SUCCESs (Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional, and Story). But it still begs the question of what made it that way in the first place. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

But I can tell you what has made me want to close my Face book account. June 30, 2009 | Andi Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? That is what got me into Facebook originally.

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Care2

JUNE 11, 2008

Online campaigning is about reaching a large audience online, but large audiences are nothing more than collections of hyperindividuals: I put my pictures on Flickr, I upload my videos to Youtube and my Facebook profile is all about me, me, me, my friends, my favorite books and films, and me, me. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Online "values" advocacy is an especially neglected area of opportunity, adds McPherson, who wrote the recently published book "Digital Giving: How Technology is Changing Charity." February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Online "values" advocacy is an especially neglected area of opportunity, adds McPherson, who wrote the recently published book "Digital Giving: How Technology is Changing Charity." February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

If that’s passive, I’d like to know what is active in your book. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! You better start saving up for those “mea culpa&# lunches now. So Causes is passive? Having more menu options doesn’t equate to more interactivity.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Thank you for your commitment to global social justice and support of AJWS. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

the work of copyright holders. You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. has made it easy for content creators to share or protect their work by developing flexible and voluntary "some rights reserved" copyright licenses for creative works. Bookmarks: del.icio.us.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. Ruth, Religion Newswriters Association December 3, 2008 | Ruth Portnoy Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it? How did you get your money from the Causes section? But how do we get the money?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. Ruth, Religion Newswriters Association December 3, 2008 | Ruth Portnoy Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it? How did you get your money from the Causes section? But how do we get the money?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Depending on which… Read the flooded place from See What’s Out There Tags: Video, YouTube via Blogdigger book wager for shape singles. [.] Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! 23 Feb 2008 daniel seems you forgot the link to the YouTube Uploader.

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MAY 25, 2007

So, Amazon says, OK, we will create an application that allows people to publish book reviews right on their own Facebook profiles, fully integrated into Facebook, but also back into Amazon. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

Im pretty sure it will be about those wacky times when every single household in the community got a 10-pound book delivered to their doorstep every year with the phone number of every business and person listed in it, and how newspapers used to have little tiny advertisements in the back for cars, homes and jobs. All rights reserved.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Well, I think my editor (Wiley) would be upset if I did not use this as an opportunity to make a quick plug for my new book: People-to-People Fundraising (which you can buy on Amazon, by the way). November 5, 2008 | pavlo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Online social networks in general? Cause marketing? Hope youre doing well!

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MARCH 4, 2008

Well, I think my editor (Wiley) would be upset if I did not use this as an opportunity to make a quick plug for my new book: People-to-People Fundraising (which you can buy on Amazon, by the way). November 5, 2008 | pavlo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Online social networks in general? Cause marketing? Hope youre doing well!

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Its based on the ideas in the book "Groundswell" and it links to a free tool called the Forrester Groundswell Profile Tool. April 26, 2010 | John G Copyright © 2008, Care2.com April 28, 2009 | Maureen Backman Thanks Allyson, this is a great focused list. The organization with the most votes at the end of the month wins.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

Clint OBrien: What inspired you to write this book? What was the most surprising thing you learned from writing this book? Have you gotten any notable reactions from bloggers who either loved what you wrote in the book or disagreed with you? David Perlmutter: Blog Wars began as an idea as early as the mid-90s.

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