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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book. We can do better!

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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Rockstar Nairobi Social Entrepreneur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

She runs a for-profit social enterprise named Daproim that provides data entry services using disadvantaged students as their primary workforce. We use digital ebooks at Bookshare’s core, which can easily be turned into braille, large print or digital audio (using synthetic speech technology). and we needed more help.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. The good news is that major changes in technology are reforming education. All e-books should have an audio capacity, using whatever smartphone or music playing device a person has in their pocket.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Of course, this is a familiar concept to me as someone who started his career building for-profit tech companies in Silicon Valley. The primary goal in the Valley is massive change, because when you’re a for-profit that magnitude usually yields massive profits. The first was the ebook.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

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You might try reaching out to businesses, artists, or other people in your neighborhood to see if they’d be willing to list things on your store (either as a donation or for a share of the profits) or produce branded items like mugs and hats based on popular products. 8) Digital download donation rewards. 9) Movie screenings.

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100+ Fundraising Event Ideas to Try in 2021 and Beyond

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With technology improving, virtual and hybrid events rising in popularity, and new event ideas coming to fruition, it can be hard to determine the best fundraising event that aligns with your audience, goals, and overall mission. Download eBook. Something like an expensive gift certificate or new piece of technology are great ideas.

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