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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better?

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. Universal City Studios, Inc., It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

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TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The Center was established in 2007 by the Vietnam Scientific Association for Development of Talents, Human Resources.

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75 Top Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

Auctions Auctions are a major source of funding for a lot of nonprofit associations because they engage the competitive spirits of supporters. Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

There are so many different kinds of nonprofit event ideas out there! How do you choose just one? The type of events that will work best for your nonprofit will depend on three major factors: Your organization’s mission, your available resources, and your supporter’s preferences. We’ve broken them down into six major categories.

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Opposing Salesforce.com attempt to TM "Social Enterprise"

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I've been working closely with Kevin Lynch, the CEO of the Social Enterprise Alliance, on countering the efforts of Salesforce.com to attempt to trademark the name of our entire field, Social Enterprise. Social enterprise is descriptive. Social enterprise is generic.

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Spark Engagement, Inspire Loyalty, Upskill to Association 4.0 Board Leadership   

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Where does your association fall on the scale from nerd to influencer? Associations are defined by their members. I frequently advise CEOs about the need to rethink management styles to succeed in digital markets, or what I call Association 4.0 For some boards, getting to Association 4.0 leadership. is a heavy lift.