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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I’d like to share our experience with Lavelle, where they took a series of calculated risks in grantmaking. This experience helped us prove the potential of Bookshare to meet the needs of students with disabilities. At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us.

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Training Your Staff: Online Alternatives

Tech Soup

Another donated service, ReadyTalk , provides web and audio conferencing at an affordable annual subscription and low rates for callers once subscribed. With ReadyTalk , you can hold large web or audio conferences that can be held or listened to by anyone with an Internet connection. Intro to Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007.

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8 Museum Apps Doing Good

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The iPhone version, released in January 2009, built on an earlier mobile site targeted at feature phones that launched in 2007. iOS/Android: ArtClix enhances uses mobile to enhance the museum experience. The Monterey Bay Aquarium clearly takes this approach seriously. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. Looking back, I’m happy to report that the experiment paid off. We’ve always had a small but energetic group experimenting with social media. In fact, just last month, I took it to India.

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The International Museum of Women Wants Your Story (Men Too!)

Have Fun - Do Good

They are accepting film, audio, images and text on these issues: War & Dialogue : Women's Perspectives Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2006 Let us take you beyond the headlines and show you how war is affecting the lives of young women around the world-both in conflict zones and outside them. How do you express yourself?

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Interviews with 38 Social Changemakers: 3rd Anniversary of the Big Vision Pocast

Have Fun - Do Good

I've listed all of the interviews below with links to the audio and the transcripts. A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program, and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good. Please note that because the interviews take place over three years, some people's work has changed.

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web? She then asked us to talk in pairs about our experience with online networking and asked people to share. Personal experience, to connect to younger groups. What if networked better and created stronger communities of practice?