Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

At TechSoup, it has enabled us to hire gifted people who live and work in far-flung places, and yet still do great work on behalf of charities and libraries. I worked remotely full-time during much of 2014 when my husband and I relocated to Brazil for nine months. Jessica Galeria — Associate Director of Strategic Development.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many of us felt the loss of social connections and brainstorming opportunities we took for granted in the past. We’ve since welcomed virtual Sprinters from 25+ countries around the globe, including Australia, Japan, Senegal, Ethiopia, and Brazil. This shift was hard. Common Data Models. Scholarship Tracking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Met with the UN Foundation about a major grant they are giving us to bring Bookshare to India. Carol’s social enterprise in Nairobi employs over 100 students working to proofread books for our Bookshare digital library. Interviewed several candidates for executive positions at Benetech. And much more… Washington, D.C. Enough said!

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