Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to increase 14 percent to $163 billion in 2019. Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Ashley Madison.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

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. Moreover, Bookshare basically breaks even in the United States thanks to contracts to provide the services, from the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

For on January 17, 1984, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that consumers could tape their favorite TV shows and watch them later without the copyright holder’s consent. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law. Universal City Studios, Inc.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion. As Bookshare, we believe we can find money to extend the availability of our collection globally to the poor. Richer countries like the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We have over half a million readers in the United States, and over 625,000 different ebook titles available for instant download. Together with the World Blind Union and other campaigners, we set out to get a global treaty that would not only replicate the U.S. And, the U.S. Senate just ratified the Treaty!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. I was aghast that it could take a dozen years for the world to believe the massacre had happened. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2009

We've been supportive of an effort by the World Blind Union to get an international treaty in place that sets up a global system much like the one we have today in the United States. law that made it legal for us to scan just a bout any book without needing to get permissions first.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Many law firms do much more pro bono work than 50 hours. TechSoup has had an ongoing relationship with the famous Silicon Valley law firm, Cooley LLP for several years. TechSoup’s Pro Bono Law Firm, Cooley LLP. United States. You might try your state's nonprofit association. International.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs. We connect the local with global resources.” Dara Westling.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered. Interest in exploring these models has been rising in the United States, but they are much more common in Europe.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. From the late 1800s up until 1920, the U.S. entered the Progressive Era.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

There has been a major breakthrough recently on international copyright negotiations in Geneva around improved access for people who have print disabilities. Question: How would this help people with print disabilities globally? the European Union and others. Question: What are the two key points of the document?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

And even as these dire consequences are known, child labour has increased globally to 160 million. It also requires formalizing the informal economy and extending the coverage of labour law for protection to those who are the most vulnerable. Increasing Financing and International Cooperation.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community. In the same year, the Global Reporting Initiative was founded in Boston. Billion. . .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

By: Monica Bowie, Field Marketing Manager and Global President of BOLDforce and Vatora Godwin, Marketing Associate/Video Content Producer and Global VP of BOLDforce. Nonviolent resistance to unjust laws eventually influenced the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This post was originally published on January 20, 2020.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 25, 2021

Asian racism runs deep through Asian American history— from Asian labor in the Gold Rush to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and World War II Japanese internment camps to the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin. Learn the History of Asian Racism to Understand Present-Day Intersectionality .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Amnesty International. Because in a global society all our human rights need to be fought for and protected. Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. Humane Society of the United States. Because 3 in 10 girls in the United States get pregnant at least once by age 20.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Amnesty International. Because in a global society all our human rights need to be fought for and protected. Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. Humane Society of the United States. Because 3 in 10 girls in the United States get pregnant at least once by age 20.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. International Fundraising Conference. International Fundraising Conference. Join us for the premier annual gathering of foundation leaders in the United States. Mar 20 - 22.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

United States lawmakers are considering two bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) , that post a threat to the openness of the web around the Globe. Global Voices has issued a statement explaining why they are supporting this Internet strike. In response, many web sites are going on strike.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

million nonprofits in the United States and you think about the number of new nonprofits over the last 15 years, 200,000 give or take new nonprofits. That’s our internal evaluation of are they even ready? Sometimes that can be done internally, but sometimes it has to be externally. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

This latest one spotlights the many great interns, associates and fellows that are or were working for Benetech over this summer and into this year. She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences, Public Law and Contemporary History from University of Konstanz, Germany. Kristian Lum Kristian Lum wants to save the world – with math.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Salesforce.org is humbled to partner with nonprofits around the world to bring awareness to World Day Against Human Trafficking.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

She traveled over 100,000 miles and interviewed 12 women activists who are working on solutions to everything from sex trafficking, to global warming, to AIDS. Glamour and powerHouseBooks have produced a collection of Pearl's interviews in, In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl , which includes a Foreword by Angelina Jolie.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 7, 2013

For years, international negotiations have been moving forward on what many have come to know as the " Treaty for the Blind." It''s something we already do, with great success, in the United States. Extending our own principles--that should be the United States'' negotiating position. Here is what is happening.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

And the workforce is steadily growing: in the United States, the number of platform workers increased by 34 percent in 2021, one out of three workers has become defined as a temporary or freelance worker, and so-called “independent contractors” are expected to be the majority of the workforce in the near future.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

As a feminist, and as a feminine feminist, I truly believe that we don't do a very good job in the United States of believing that you can lead by serving, and I think the United States needs to think deeply about being in service of the rest of the world." Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

I say this not only because we owe it to the Iraqi people, but because the Administration's actions in Iraq have created a self-fulfilling prophecy - a volatile hotbed of terrorism that has already begun to spill over into countries like Jordan, and that could embroil the region, and this country, in even greater international conflict.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

He has won many honors, including the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the International Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and the Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Fellowship. I also have been very very blessed.

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