Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The goal of the Treaty is to end the book famine for people who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. Ultimately, this community should have equal access to all of the books that are needed for education, employment and social inclusion. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 7) First Book Marketplace :: fbmarketplace.org. From books and DVDs to toys and party supplies, playtime has never been more educational and fun.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2022

This fall brought a new book and step-by-step guide for specialists, professionals, managers and independent contracts who want to achieve success in their work. Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J.

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JUNE 5, 2023

As incredible as they might sound, these are just a few of the new “children’s rights laws” that could become a reality under a new United Nations program if fully implemented by the Carter administration. The similarities end here because the potential scale of the reach and impact are incomparable. Enter: influencers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. The opening video sequence shows how AI will impact the everyday work flow of business professionals. California Passes New Law That Bans Bots From Pretending to Real People: California Gov.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. advocacy Arabella Advisors Benetech Bookshare congressional testimony DC Global Literacy impact Larry Lessig nonprofit Skoll Foundation social change social enterprise tech4good US Congress Washington' Fast-forward six years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

The creation of Bookshare was made possible because of an enlightened copyright law exception. law with the Treaty language. We do not see these changes as having a major impact on who we serve in the U.S., Including illustrations as part of books to be made accessible. or the work we do.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. AI and Ethics.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

As a fundraiser, I understand all of these matters impact nonprofits, and the trend is leaning—hard—toward privacy and donor data protection. . Explaining what occurred with a few of the most massive data hacks of the 21st Century could be a book in and of itself. So, what changed? Technology Goes Mainstream.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

copyright law. The Section 121 copyright exception (often known as the Chafee Amendment after the Senator who introduced it in 1996) makes it possible for Benetech to scan just about any book and make it available to this community. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2018

Dying for A Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance and What Can We Do About It by Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is an examination of the sources of workplace stress, its impact on employees, and how to change it before we’re all dead or sick from overwork. How To Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to understand the impact that AI systems may have on workers’ physical health and encourage an active, not sedentary workplace. Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium. Think standing desks, ergonomics, and walking meetings) . The Key to Successful A.I.?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

Many print-disabled people (people who are blind, severely dyslexic or a have a physical disability that keeps them from reading regular print books) see electronic books as a dream come true. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Of course find the full roster of Bay Area Google Impact Challenge Award winners here.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

My one piece of advice to my daughter and son-in-law at their wedding was “never assume what has never been said.” Never assume they know the impact their gift is having. We help our clients provide donors with an impact story at least once per month. Click here to book a spot. . This is also true with donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

We blew up the old approaches to converting inaccessible books into accessible equivalents. When Bookshare was first created, most people with print disabilities read printed material via books on tape or hardcopy Braille books delivered through the mail. copyright law.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Today, the following expert business and leadership book authors shared their advice for how to effectively lead during 2021. This will have a significant impact on the way your organization and your people move forward into a hopeful 2021.” We cannot lose this newfound sense of humanity of the people we work with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 7) First Book Marketplace :: fbmarketplace.org. From books and DVDs to toys and party supplies, playtime has never been more educational and fun.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

I just finished reading Kentaro Toyama’s new book, Geek Heresy, tackling the cult of technology as a cure-all for society’s ills. He’s a geek (former Microsoft Research guy) who is making the case that technology doesn’t make the kind of social impact it claims to deliver. I found this to be an eminently sensible approach.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

federal law supports braille instruction. With Bookshare , Benetech’s online library for people with print disabilities, our ebook-based approach to the accessibility challenge has already delivered on the promise of ending the famine of accessible books in the United States. Accordingly, U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools. What is it like for a nonprofit to have a successful, lasting partnership with a private philanthropic foundation?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

If you can buy a book, you can’t borrow it. Marrakesh is intended to end the book famine for people who can’t read regular books because of their disability. Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. exception model works well here.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

The increase in violence and hatred has not only been observed in countries with a history of exclusionary laws but also in France and Germany which saw a 39% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2021. Unfortunately, those most impacted by this resurgence of hate and discrimination are the youth of today. In the U.K.,

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If your organization closes their books on December 31, your deadline to file your form 990 is May 15. Keep your letter of determination, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and board minutes permanently. Fund Accounting Software that Drives Impact Find out how Blackbaud’s Financial Edge NXT® fits your organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

This field has acquired the name of "impact sourcing" in recent years. The other half of the day they go to university pursuing advanced studies in numerous different fields (I asked a bunch of the students their area of study and heard answers like business, law, accountancy and even forestry). We scan the books in the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

These technologies are increasingly becoming part of our daily lives and will continue to have significant impact on our work and lives. Robot lawyers probably won’t dispute the finer points of copyright law or write elegant legal briefs just yet.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

You’ll want the controller to be comfortable closing the books on time each month and preparing financial statements. This means that board members must actively participate in governance, act in the best interest of the organization, ensure the organization complies with applicable laws and regulations and carries out its mission.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The Goal The goal is pretty clear: insuring that every person on the planet with a serious print disability has access to the books and other printed material that they need to get an education, make a living and be included in society. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Our breakthrough in the conception of Martus came in 2000, when I was looking to expand Benetech to new frontiers of social good beyond our origins—helping disabled people access books in what is now our Global Literacy program. Here, we realized, was an opportunity to create real, lasting social impact.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Volunteer Program philosophy : Volunteers need to know why they are important to your operations, the value they bring, and the impact they make. Most volunteers don’t know the law exists. You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. Books they might want to read? Are there movies they might want to view?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. As you might know, the English word ‘Philanthropy’ has a Greek origin. Children are not the leaders of tomorrow.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. The Reading Rights Coalition is fighting against being locked out of these books by DRM, what is often called soundproofing the book after the paper George Kerscher and I wrote years ago.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

the book Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability by Jeanne Bell, Jan Masaoka , and Steve Zimmerman. This book describes a step by step process for defining your business lines, establishing their relative impact, determining each line’s. impact/low profitability. One of the most.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

Most importantly, are you spending wisely so that you can make the most impact on the most lives? When your nonprofit is new, it’s tempting to use the cousin, friend, neighbor, or in-law that does “bookkeeping.” As a nonprofit organization, full transparency is required of you and it’s crucial to have a clean, well-kept set of books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2013

One of the participants is Jonah Berger, Best Selling author of the book, Contagious. And word of mouth and virality have a huge impact on businesses, large and small. Those six principles are the basis of my new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On , and the first principle is Social Currency. How did Shebairo do it?

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