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eBooks #2: So you want to e-publish? Mechanics…

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do to get my novels out in the world, and have been greatly influenced by Cory Doctorow in terms of copyright (or, more accurately, copyleft ). You can either upload a.doc or.docx file, or a mobipocket format file. that are standard for eBooks.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Or file a DMCA notice. Now, apparently, we can file a counter-notice. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Download a copy of the full report as a PDF file from Imagine Canadas online reference library: Effective knowledge transfer & exchange for nonprofit organizations : a framework (PDF) Fataneh Zarinpoush, Shirley Von Sychowski, Julie Sperling. open source. Copyright © 2008. Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Or file a DMCA notice. Now, apparently, we can file a counter-notice. We write software for people with disabilities as well as human rights and environmental groups. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Tools Galore in Online Communications - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) May 15, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well. Email is a critical channel. All rights reserved.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s good for branding your nonprofit and protecting the copyright of your photos. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. PicMark is a free tool that easily enables you to watermark your images before uploading them to social networks.

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