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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations. Technology advances have created the opportunity for many of us to experiment with one or more of these models. And, the U.S. Senate just ratified the Treaty!

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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

Tech Soup

Despite having modeled institutionalized sharing for literally centuries ( hello, public libraries! ) In some models, it's not sharing that's taking place at all; it's renting a commodity owned by the community, rather than owned by the company. Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central.

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Things We Like (March 2015)

NTEN

We’re feeling pretty squanchy, ourselves, about this big news on the voting enfranchisement front: Oregon recently passed its New Motor Voter bill into law. The Unicode Consortium could stand to learn a thing or three from Upwell’s unique model of “community management,” because it’s the future.

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Why Are Charity Mobile Phone Donation Programs Going Extinct?

Tech Soup

TechSoup has long sent our old phones to the 911 Cell Phone Bank , a nonprofit that provides emergency cell phones and funds to meet the unexpected and urgent needs of law enforcement and disaster victims. I like their price list of how much they pay for different phones. Phones 4 Charity. Phones 4 Charity. Very up-front.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

Set a reasonable price for admission to cover your expenses and sell concessions to augment your fundraising. Trivia can easily be adapted to a hybrid or virtual model. Tip: Be mindful of local laws regarding sports betting to ensure that you’re operating on the right side of the law. Back to School Carnival.

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

The FCC should review policies governing competition and pricing. Deregulation has produced monopolistic practices that have resulted in higher prices for consumers and slowed the deployment of competitive networks. We should look to other models. Bad policy decisions should be reversed. Access and the Digital Divide.

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Sarah Davies: Intellectual Property Legislation with Human Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've studied intellectual property law extensively, but only in an academic context; I am not a practicing lawyer. How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? They see copyright law as a way to control the way their message is distributed. The higher your price, the higher your profit.