Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

Diplomatic leaders leaders gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco. Last month, leaders from around the world gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, with the hope of taking a huge step forward and designing that international model. Your support and action helped us to achieve a historic treaty that will change the lives of millions around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. I met Dina Masri, a talented engineering student and change maker at the University in Jordan. Rami Al-Karmi, N2V Lab. I’m looking out my hotel window at the Dead Sea in Jordan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

Shabakat Al Ordon trains young people in technical, professional and facilitation skills who then go out and create programs to train people in their communities. The Morocco Team discussed how Youth Without Borders is a networked network and the Yemen Team pointed out how the Youth Leadership Development Foundation is one as well.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Gerry did have one other piece of critical advice: change the name. Just three years ago, negotiators from around the world converged on Marrakesh, Morocco, to hash out a final deal. My idea was completely legal! And that’s how Bookshare was founded.

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