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AUGUST 19, 2013

Telling our story is an important way we’re able to accomplish that goal—it allows us to generate the interest and support necessary to develop technology that helps countless people around the world. We’ve started a Benetech blog that will feature voices from across our organization (one that is separate from my personal Beneblog ).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Benetech applauds the efforts of philanthropic organizations and individuals who pay special attention to improving the very practice of philanthropy. Rather, the couple realized they improved their decision-making and got much more insight into prospective nonprofit grantee organizations by speaking to their founders and executives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 6, 2013

When you look at the barriers faced by those defending and advocating for human rights—from the danger of hostile governments and perpetrators, to victims who are naturally suspicious of any support, to the lack of funding necessary to carry on your work—you can see how overwhelming it can be. Why You Do Want this Job: All the above.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us. One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The context We’ve been supporting the World Blind Union and other groups in the pursuit of a Treaty for the Visually Impaired for the last five or six years. The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

They also provide outreach and user support, which helps us keep our costs low as well as build local capacity to meet accessibility needs. With support of authors and publishers, we provide our international members with books that are targeted towards their specific needs and interests.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Statement of Benetech to the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property Organization June 15, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland • Greetings from California’s Silicon Valley! Our collection has grown from 70,000 books to almost 110,000 books in the U.S. Canada, Europe and India.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

When it comes to data, rights, and privacy, first do no harm Vulnerable groups served by social justice organizations-such as victims of human rights abuse, refugees, LGBT individuals, or survivors of gender-based violence-deserve the same kind of respect for their sensitive information as citizens of wealthy countries expect for theirs.

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MARCH 2, 2012

This recent holiday season, Benetech began supporting an innovative organization that helps people with disabilities develop their creative abilities and become working artists. During our holiday party, we displayed thirty pieces of art provided by Creativity Explored , a San Francisco-based nonprofit arts organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 4, 2015

We have incredibly generous matching grants from two of our dedicated tech entrepreneur supporters, Bernie Newcomb and Lata Krishnan. Tomorrow, Tuesday May 5, 2015, is Silicon Valley Gives day, where donors from around the world will find their contributions to organizations based here matched by local donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2014

Success in this position means you have built and delivered products that have scaled in the marketplace, understand the ins-and-outs of the technology sector, and are able to foster collaborative environments between diverse groups and organizations.

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DECEMBER 10, 2011

Both organizations work in the Caribbean, where sexual minorities face widespread violence, bigotry and marginalization. Our support of groups advancing LGBTI rights is opening up new opportunities for helping many more such groups around the world. We’re deeply grateful for this strong support of our work. and Catherine T.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

This is especially true given that so many nonprofit and humanitarian groups are collecting private information that, even though intended to help, could inadvertently put the vulnerable populations they serve at risk of harm from repressive regimes, organized crime, and increasingly corporations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

federal law supports braille instruction. We strongly support this position and believe the digital content revolution holds the best promise for the future of braille. Accordingly, U.S. At the Braille Summit’s kick-off event, keynote speaker Peter Osborne, Chief Braille Officer for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, U.K.,

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MARCH 3, 2016

Our nonprofit organization operates Bookshare , the largest online library in the world that focuses on the needs of people with these disabilities. We often add image descriptions to illustrations, as well as supporting partners developing tactile versions of illustrations today, to further improve accessibility. Serving U.S.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

That’s why a group of Benetech supporters recently came together to give the gift of reading in honor of our long-time board member Jim Kleckner. To continue this work, we depend on the support of generous donors. With the Skoll Foundation’s support, your gift will have far more impact on our users around the world.

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MARCH 14, 2012

And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible! With generous support for new technology developments from the MacArthur Foundation, we now have the ability to assess and prioritize needs, enhance existing features, build new functionality and develop client and server infrastructure.

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JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

HRDAG designed a process to randomly sample the Archive and the archivists began using Benetech’s Martus software to organize and secure information generated from the samples. Benetech is proud to support this project and our ongoing work with the Archive to analyze the contents of the records.

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APRIL 20, 2013

The World Blind Union is working right now, with support from our community, to get a global treaty to help the blind, with a hopeful date of this June for that treaty to be concluded. That treaty should replicate the successful copyright exception here in the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. I particularly have appreciated his help with the SF chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance, a national organization I helped found and am now the immediate past chair.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

We’d also like to thank the Mada Center team for its great support throughout this process. Mada is also helping us encourage publishers of Arabic-language books to support this important initiative and provide additional content to be included in Bookshare.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

A free, open source software application that allows users anywhere in the world to securely gather and organize information about human rights violations, Martus enables human rights defenders on the front lines of fighting abuse to stay safe and protects the identities of those who would face violence and repression for telling their stories.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

Just to give you a few examples: He is a co-founder of Teach a Man to Fish , a global network that promotes “education that pays for itself,” partnering with dozens of organizations around the world to establish self-sufficient schools in rural areas that teach independence and sustainability to young people from poor families. and Africa.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Section 121) , defines a special class of organizations known as authorized entities. Dozens of publishers and authors have signed contracts with Bookshare that confirm and support its work as an authorized entity as well. In addition, the Library of Congress is the agency responsible for issuing regulations supporting Section 121.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Gallucci and Roy jointly announced a partnership of philanthropic organizations investing more than $15 million in grants to 23 projects as well as an additional $13 million available in the coming year for innovative projects that will increase the participation, quality, and relevance of secondary education.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

While our activities often creates jobs beyond the core high technology jobs around software development and user support, we don't see it as our core competency. Our first partner in this work was Digital Divide Data, an organization that has an outstanding training program in the area of data entry and outsourcing.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 16, 2010

Miradi is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP), a consortium of global environmental organizations committed to improving the practice of conservation. You can check out a very cool case study that includes more details about these projects here. with new changes based on feedback from our users.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

As the parent nonprofit organization of the Bookshare online library, a leading provider of accessible books to people with print disabilities in the U.S., You can read more about our position in the Amicus Brief , which we filed jointly with our peer organization, Learning Ally. The Authors Guild then appealed the ruling.

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JUNE 23, 2008

When we sold Arkenstone to another company, Peter offered to fill our technical support needs on an interim basis. Peter then stepped into the role of alpha Bookshare.org user and support guy. He was our main and only tech support staffer for the early years of Bookshare.org.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

WBU is the global organization representing the estimated 285 million people worldwide with vision impairments. The organization’s priorities are decided upon at the WBU General Assembly, which is held every four years. I was honored to be part of a WBU-convened expert team that authored the original draft of the treaty.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chuck and I were involved with the founding of the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) in 2000, the nation’s association for organizations using the tools of business to accomplish social good. I’m looking forward to coming back and doing what I can to support Chuck and the Boulder community to do even more to transform the world.'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2009

Lots of excitement recently in Geneva at the World Intellectual Property Organization. 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. In the end, the conclusion was more favorable.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

AI was founded in 1961 on the inspiration of British lawyer Peter Benenson, whose article “The Forgotten Prisoners” launched the first Prisoners of Conscience campaign, which ignited overwhelming global support and marked the birth of AI. Even more broadly: can AI be transformed rapidly enough to meet the many new challenges to human rights?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

If you're looking for a new job, look for a company or organization that offers the chance to work on Stuff That Matters. How are we going to shift expectations so that more and more organizations see their purpose as meaning through supporting larger society, not just their shareholders or their narrow product or projects?

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