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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). The concept of TIs uses U.S.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Vicki has 14 years of experience in professional services supporting clients across a wide range of industries, including retail, non-profit, healthcare, and financial services. Molly’s background spans nonprofits and direct service, including work with small farmers in northeastern Brazil and upstate New York. Dun-Ying Vicki Yu.

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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Globalization and the digital transformation of the book industry also stand behind the recent big news in the publishing world about the mega-merger of Penguin and Random House , says Ed Nawotka. Penguin, he points out, is a growing power in China, India and Brazil, while Random House is pervasive across Spanish-speaking Latin America.

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Free Advertising Worth Less Than Nothing?

Tech Soup

DDB Brazil sparked controversy in September with a misguided September 11-themed ad campaign for the World Wildlife Fund. WWF disowned the ad , but not before DDB had submitted it for ad industry awards. For years, he's been writing a series of posts on what he calls stupid nonprofit ads. read more.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Orkut , for example, is still popular in Brazil, while Renren and Qzone dominate the Chinese market (where Twitter and Facebook are banned). In the past twelve months, they have translated over 60 million words for businesses in every industry sector, including the likes of MTV, World Bank and American Express. Use the right platform.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. The next 10X opportunity is to go global, by ramping up Bookshare International to serve the millions of people with print disabilities worldwide.

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Posts from the Skoll World Forum

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Another film was a compelling version of the turning point for Victoria Hale when a taxidriver challenged her thinking about why the pharma industry can't make drugs that could save hundreds of thousands of lives (because the customers would only be poor people). and more.

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