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Bookshare International Now Serves Thirty Countries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

People with print disabilities around the world have a right to high-quality ebooks that they can read with assistive technology. Benetech’s Bookshare library continues to expand its international service providing accessible books and publications to members in more than 30 countries.

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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Imagine what a regular library would look like if it couldn’t stock books that could be purchased by the general public! Under our copyright exception, we simply buy a copy of the needed print book, scan it using optical character recognition, and create an accessible ebook.

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The Struggle for Book Access: Amazon (Blog Post #2)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle.

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For CSR, 2019 is the Year of the Employee

Connection Cafe

Last year, I wrote a piece for Blackbaud’s “CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead” eBook that took a closer look at the rise in employee engagement around social and environmental issues. These new stands may be voiced at the CEO level, but they are quite often in response to issues brought forward by employees.

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5 Steps to Consider When Rebranding Your Nonprofit

NonProfit Hub

Our friends over at Big Duck have an eBook, The Rebrand Effect , which is another helpful resource for deciding if it’s the right time for your nonprofit to rebrand. Your organization’s voice has to be unified across the board whether it’s in print, online or in-person. Step 2: Create a Brand Guide.

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Using Software and Data to Change the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And data is voice. We need to see data as an expression of the voices. If we truly care, we need to listen to these voices. He took on leading the EPUB commercial ebook standard body – and now there’s no need for a separate standard for people with disabilities. Now this vision is not just about more data.

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Use This 2024 Nonprofit Calendar to Plan Your Content Strategy

Neon CRM

Whether you’re a humane society, a food bank, a veteran’s charity, a public health nonprofit, or any other kind of social good organization, this nonprofit calendar can help build your content plan for 2024. If you’re looking to build a strong relationship with donors, a content plan that supports a single unified voice is a must-have.