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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Migel Medal, often called the highest honor in the blindness field, is awarded annually to one or two individuals whose careers exemplify exceptional accomplishments in the field. Helen Keller, who worked for AFB for many years, was on the original award board for its first twenty years, starting in 1937.

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

Tech Soup

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish. I always refer aspiring social entrepreneurs to the article when they ask me how they can win a Skoll Award. It makes a copyright exception like the U.S.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. And then they go away.

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