Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. copyright law. As a result, we quickly became the largest online library for people with print disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility. And, the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. At Benetech, our commitment is to uphold that social deal.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. Even in the United States, this was true of probably a quarter of our student users.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

However, we have yet to come to grips with what is ethical and what the laws should be in relation to rapidly changing technologies. Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare. Bookshare is the result of joint efforts of our partners in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. As in so many fields, nonprofits, religious organizations, libraries, and foundations are important change agents toward a world of gender equality. Law and Advocacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard University, and he developed it with his fellow students and friends, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. students at Stanford University. In May of 2018, the European Union law called that Genera l Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

For example, “ Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Summit Assistance Dogs is a 501(c)(3) organization and since you received no goods or services, your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. With support from stakeholders in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities, Benetech changed that reality. copyright law. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 12, 2009

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? Within these regions there are nine Service Centers for Special Education that train and service teachers and students.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. Given the increasing use of cell phones and other mobile technologies by students and employees, as well as the rise of BYOD policies, your. Attention: Schools, Libraries and Other Educational Institutions. and viruses that can corrupt your data or worse.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization focuses particularly on women and students in rural areas. Saint Anthony's Education Centre empowers underserved students with education and job training. Art and Media. Environment. About SANGONet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The goal was to bring each of the key leaders from the island states up to speed on the NIMAS and NIMAC: the mandated and recommended elements of a strategy of delivering books to students with disabilities. education laws as part of receiving extensive funding. Not quite ready for students, yet!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. The school has about 300 students who attend classes in a one-room building that ordinarily accommodates 30 children. Our Local Impact Map. The organization has nine full-time staff.

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for eight years now. We have served more than 12,300 nonprofits and libraries across all 50 states, and we estimate that we have have saved organizations somewhere in the neighborhood of $4.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Graduate students doing research or teaching in Second Life have formed a mobile colony that holds discussions with experts in subjects like online ethics or aesthetics What they didn't mention is the new Nonprofit Island that will be opening a few weeks. Teams of Harvard Law students enrolled in Evidence will serve as the lawyers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

We're really proud of the rapid growth of our Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. That's why it's painful to hear about disputes over denying students with very real print disabilities access to these resources. serving students with print disabilities. What is the school signup process for Bookshare?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Let’s look at an example from Fiver: Once upon a time, there were students in New York. Because of that, students know it’s ok to be different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing. NRDC a nation-wide environmental action organization that uses law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and ecosystems.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

" The ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it operates. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Here in the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Of course, this one can put you at odds with the law if you’re not careful, so make sure to get legal advice on any laws or local ordinances you need to follow. Scholastic Fundraising Ideas Scholastic events can be held for K-12 students or for major alumni associations.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, students didn’t wait for professional advocates to step in: they began talking to reporters immediately (one courageous student covered the shooting as he hid in a school closet ) and were soon planning media appearances about changing gun laws. What happens when the shoe is on the other foot?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The great majority of social enterprises are nonprofit organizations dedicated to the social good through employing disadvantaged people, educating students, improving the environment, advancing health care, respect for human rights and so many other beneficial activities.

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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. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

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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. Problem: In years past, Hagar relied on an extensive library of Excel files to document contact with each client that would come seeking help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines, tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. Hiring people. The power of Web2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Third, we pioneered a novel interpretation of the copyright exception for serving people with disabilities that is built into the basic law of the United States. And, Bookshare’s promise to K-12 students with these kinds of disabilities is that if they need specific titles for school, we’ll get them. Fast forward to today.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

Many wills and trusts are still written with quite formal language and might be similar to this example: “ I give, bequeath, and devise the sum of fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) to Middletown Library, located at 123 Main Sreet, Middletown, Wyoming. Ten percent (10%) of my estate to Middletown Library.”.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

The Effects of Volunteering on the Volunteer , John Wilson and Marc Musik, 62 Law & Contemp. Things: Find a Goodwill or public library near you to donate clothes and books. Volunteer to read to students or at a nursing home. I'm a big fan of Kiva too. Giving doesn't have to be through an organization or institution.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law to provide an additional $1.9 It also provides $2.75B to “non-public” schools serving students from low-income families. At least 50% of this funding must go towards emergency financial aid for students. for community health centers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I started doing this back in 2007 , when we won our first big federal contract for Bookshare, to take it from 3,000 students back then to more than 350,000 students now. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). Student privacy. The Marrakesh Treaty. Enough said!

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