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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

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I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

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Nonprofits Mentioned in the Book

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By the time I am done writing, there could easily be over 200 nonprofits mentioned in the book. Nonprofits mentioned in the book thus far are: Amnesty International. Berkman Center for Internet and Society. The Save the Internet Coalition. Electonic Frontier Foundation. Latin America Working Group. The Sierra Club.

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A Call for Millions: Ending the Global Book Famine for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. They lack the books they need for education, employment, and social inclusion. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times. Why is a global solution to the book famine possible now? This one does.

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2023 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

7: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 29: National Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay (Internationally recognized). Day of Service — #MLKDay. 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay.

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8 Grant Research Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you need training in grant writing, a good place to start is with this free Introduction to Proposal Writing course and the best-selling book, How to Write a Grant. The websites listed below can help your nonprofit search and apply for grant funding. Candid :: candid.org/find-funding.

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5 Ways the Internet of Things Could Transform Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By the year 2020, over 26 billion things — cars, appliances, roads — will be connected to the internet. Known as the Internet of Things , our digital and philanthropic lives are about to transform.

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2022 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

8: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay. 23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 29: Internet Day — #InternetDay. Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide utilize the internet as a tool for social good.

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