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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

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How can we use technology in a new way to improve people’s lives that is an order of magnitude better? Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. Thanks again!

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Going Virtual is Not Enough, Part Two: Competitive P2P Events

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Using technologies such as Strava, Zwift, Boundless Motion, or the livestreaming capabilities of TeamRaiser, participants can come together on a virtual course either at the same time or separately. Challenged Athletes Foundation Community Challenge. Ride to Defeat ALS – Massachusetts.

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White House Summit Promotes Pro Bono Service: Connecting Companies with Nonprofits for the Sake of Social Good

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In fact, many firms use pro bono projects, on their own or in conjunction with groups like The Taproot Foundation , Common Impact or CatchaFire , as a part of their high potential employee programs. If you need some final inspiration, check out this eBook we produced with A Billion+Change and Riggs Partners to celebrate #GivingTuesday.

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Donor Management: The Ultimate Guide

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And by building stronger relationships with donors, you will increase donor retention and loyalty, creating a stable foundation for your mission to continue. Nonprofits can also use subscription-based databases to access information on individuals, corporations, and foundations that have previously given to similar causes or organizations.

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