Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 14, 2012
Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible! For me personally, the meeting was a rare experience. This is a truly unique moment in Martus’ history.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
But, by eventually following Donna’s advice and talking to the Office of Special Education Programs in DC, we discovered the funding and the way forward for Bookshare to begin to realize its potential. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” Thank you, George and Donna, for helping us make real our dreams of service!
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
A free, open source software application that allows users anywhere in the world to securely gather and organize information about human rights violations, Martus enables human rights defenders on the front lines of fighting abuse to stay safe and protects the identities of those who would face violence and repression for telling their stories.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 22, 2013
That’s why all of the software work done by Benetech and our technology development partners on Martus is open source: where the software’s source code is open for inspection.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 6, 2007
Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. See also the post on TechSoup, " How to Fund and Cost ICT ," a publication from the ICTHUB. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 19, 2008
What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. Valued open-source software that is cheap, flexible, easy and multi-featured. What if we faced up to really measuring the results of our work?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 21, 2008
This event was very exciting, as we have never previously received federal funding for Bookshare.org. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007.
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