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JULY 28, 2014

He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ). a11y accessibility Bookshare engineering executive Gerardo GoRead innovation open source Read2Go'

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. Mifos can immediately deploy these new mobile features of its financial inclusion platform, which delivers world-class microcredit services that help open up new opportunities for the poor and their families.

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APRIL 18, 2014

Are you driven to make a real difference from a leadership position in the open source community, at the heart of Silicon Valley and at the unique intersection of technology and social change? Brand career hiring job nonprofit open source recruiting social enterprise social entrepreneur tech4good VP of Engineering'

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MARCH 8, 2017

I don't leave my front door wide open when nobody is home. The raising cost argument may be counter-intuitive, but it's intensely practical, and familiar. The old lock analogy goes a long way. I don't put my family's valuables on a table out in front of my house with a sign saying: take me.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

We realized that our humanitarian free and open source software (HFOSS) partners had important roadmap projects with tremendous potential, but in many cases lacked the resources to design, prototype and develop them.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Helped environmental leaders design, manage, monitor, and evaluate global conservation projects and campaigns with the first open source conservation project management tool. Ensured that thousands of human rights activists could securely document human rights abuses.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2013

Here is an excerpt from my written testimony, as originally featured on Benetech''s Blog : Delivering my statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary, August 1, 2013 We build our work on strong foundations laid down by other people and companies, whether it’s the open source ecosystem of the Internet, or proprietary software or content.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible! For me personally, the meeting was a rare experience. This is a truly unique moment in Martus’ history.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. An intellectual property manual done from the standpoint of an organization that is dedicated to openness, rather than proprietary approaches.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

My goal is to give attendees (in addition to Presidio students and alums, this class is also open to the public) an inside look at how Benetech analyzes new tech social enterprises. Julie is not our only connection to Presidio: alum Kristina Pappas runs International Bookshare for Benetech.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

This concept has been pioneered by the Internet Archive with its Open Library can lend a digital copy of a book for a period of time as long as it (or a partner library) owns a physical copy of that book which it holds back from being lent to someone else. And, the U.S. Senate just ratified the Treaty!

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JANUARY 1, 2011

4 We prefer open to proprietary (internal and external). Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. While respecting individual privacy and our other values, we foster a collaborative work environment through open communication. 5 We think we can do more together (internally and externally).

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JUNE 9, 2014

The Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education’s 2014 call for proposals remains open through June 13. With today’s rapid technology and industry shifts, I believe that investments in innovations can open up new frontiers for tackling society’s toughest problems, including the education gap.

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DECEMBER 3, 2011

Here’s a glimpse at what we’re delivering: Open-content, publicly available and freely shared image descriptions and reusable graphical models to improve accessibility of NIMAC textbooks and Common Core content (this is so cool, I'm going to write another blog just on this aspect: look for the Triple Play blog!) In the U.S.,

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MARCH 19, 2014

Encrypt all personally identifiable information with strong, open source crypto, and take a big step on the road towards doing no harm while bringing the benefits of technology to the world''s most vulnerable populations!' As software developers entrusted with sensitive information, we have a duty to protect the people we serve.

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JUNE 30, 2014

of Martus —our free, open source, secure information collection and management software—which includes major updates and usability improvements. Last week, the Benetech Human Rights Program released version 4.5

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2009

We got great feedback about our announcement a couple of weeks ago about doing open content textbooks for K-12, thanks for funding from the US Department of Education. By announcing we're doing open content college textbooks with Flat World Knowledge, a cool for-profit startup. Because open content scores on so many counts.

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MARCH 29, 2016

If you have read this far because this is what you are truly wishing for in your career directions, or because you know of someone great who has been dreaming our shared dream of tech for good, check out our list of openings. We would love to hear from you!

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MARCH 6, 2013

Why You Do Want this Job: All the above. If you’re up for the challenge and want to change the world, or know someone who might fit the bill, please check out or share this job posting.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

They reached over 270,000 teens last year primarily on the open internet and have the goal to reach 2,000,000 this year. They plan on doing this through continued efforts on the open internet along with an major emphasis on use by schools and after school programs. FreshBrain is already making great progress.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

All interested nonprofits or social enterprises will be able to leverage SocialCoding4Good by posting their open source software development projects for social change and inviting volunteers to work on them. We believe that having more minds working simultaneously on a problem increases the odds of solving that problem well and quickly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

That work includes updates and upgrades to Martus , our free, open source software that enables human rights fieldworkers to securely document abuse that is occurring in dangerous environments. Benetech will of course continue the software and technology development that is the primary focus of our Human Rights Program.

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OCTOBER 19, 2013

Her success fighting against a plan to build a waste transfer station in Hunts Point and then spearheading the South Bronx’s first open-waterfront park in more than 60 years was a turning point. open source design or DIY manufacturing) to create customized products in small batches and the global reach of the Internet to sell them.

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JULY 3, 2013

Through this R&D Center, we are working to revolutionize the availability of accessible images and tactile graphics by targeting standards and developing open source tools that help close the gap between what technology can do automatically and what requires expert human work. A 3D graphic test on paper substrate of a circuit diagram.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Not the typical SROI calculation, but the dramatic point was that Flat World is making impact the center piece of their foray into Open Educational Resources (OERs). OERs are the open source equivalent of open source software. I think they are onto something.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. For veterans with visual impairments, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities, reading standard print is difficult, if not impossible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Please use open file formats (PDF is fine). Write and run web crawlers and scrapers for data collection.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Since I came to STS to plug open content, open data and transparency in general, it really resonated. It seemed like a larger scale version of what we are already doing for the conservation movement with Miradi, and what we've been kicking around as the "Carbon P&L" concept for a possible new social enterprise.

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AUGUST 26, 2007

Locatelli, gave a great talk to open the program. I was very excited to hear about the Messina Commons, a new project by the global Jesuit universities to share curriculum (similar to MIT's Open Courseware work). The head of Santa Clara, Fr. And I was able to get a word in on asking Fr.

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JUNE 28, 2013

That support includes the sharing of best practices in accessible book production, model agreements for readers with disabilities, and open source access technology for reading the books.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

Plenty of other things would help, like education and more political openness, but successful business enteprises and jobs would be a great start!] It's probably not a coincidence that the Obama Administration is focusing efforts on entrepreneurship in the Muslim world: there's nothing like jobs to provide a moderating influence on a society.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Our strong cryptography technology, Martus —a free, open source, secure information management tool-makes it easier for groups working with vulnerable populations keep the sensitive information they collect confidential.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

We share all of our software and information under open licenses to make it easy for other nonprofits or socially conscious organizations to build upon them. A project that is 20-30% better than the status quo won’t get our attention any more than it would get for-profit tech investor attention.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Before the conference was formally opened, there were three different study tours available to attendees. The opening ceremony had a mind-boggling location: Edinburgh Castle. I haven't been to a social enterprise conference where the opening event included viewing the crown jewels of the country!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

I had multiple chances to plug my ideas around a more open approach in Davos, and found a sympathetic hearing, given some exciting activity in the same area. So, a key action to improve this market failure problem is to be open to licensing technology to social entrepreneurs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Are they running the heat with the windows open during the winter? As a human, I zero in right away on the schools that are spending ten times as much per student as their most efficient comparable schools in the same neighborhood. Are they using a boiler built in 1910? Do they leave the lights on in all the classrooms all night?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I just heard about the use of Miradi and the Open Standards in the Axios Delta in Greece. It's easy to forget how technology spreads. They have just released their management plan (in English). What a thrill to see our software used to figure out how to conserve an exciting nature area I've only just now learned about!

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