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Bookshare to Convert Open Content Textbooks to Accessible Formats

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just spent a week in Washington DC doing all kinds of things, including actual lobbying (it's fun!) Our new announcement about the Department granting Bookshare supplemental funding to convert open content textbooks to accessible formats went over very well. We're promising to do highly accessible versions of 80 open content textbooks.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Full of copyright issues. I had too much content. I knew I had too content. My blog commenters told me I had too much content in my initial draft. I told Marnie's story about the Northern CA Homeless Group story and someone pointed out that the homeless photo I used was from Washington, DC. Interactive.

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Lean, Mean Blogging Machines - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. No matter what your reason is, establishing your purpose will guide your content and establish rapport with your audience. That being said, you need to determine some sort of policy on what type of content will be allowed on your blog. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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IDI) , a DC-based public affairs firm, invited us to attend an excellent presentation and guided tour of Second Life, providing an overview, debunking myths, and even offering some innovative strategies for nonprofits to tap into the 8.3 Copyright © 2008, Care2.com John Breyault and Kevin Reid from Issue Dynamics Inc.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Online Fundraising in a Bad Economy - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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I wonder if, in the current economic downturn, we will see more non-profits encouraging the use of micro-donation services like Tipjoy that spread out the processing fee and make small payments to causes, content, etc. Sincerely Victor February 8, 2009 | victorseo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com more feasible. All rights reserved.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I then zipped down to DC for three days. I had a joint meeting (both Republicans and Democrats) with the key Senate Judiciary Committee staff who are the copyright experts, and learned a lot about the process. So, we’re happy to share the American (and Canadian and British and Indian) content we already have. Student privacy.

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