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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. That treaty should replicate the successful copyright exception here in the U.S. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?”

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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. What’s next?

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Leveraging Impact through Technology (LIT)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare is dramatically exceeding its five-year collection and member targets at the close of the fourth year of our Bookshare for Education (B4E) project funded by the U.S. Exciting new tools, including a free, open source Android ebook reader and a free web-based ebook reader along with an accessible bookshelf in “the cloud.”

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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. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. And then they go away.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

from pitching your cause to donors and funding agencies, to delivering services to members and clients; and from seeking public support and the ear of decision-makers, to collaborating with other organizations in projects of common interest. open source. Copyright © 2008. is vital to any nonprofit organization.

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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. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. And then they go away.

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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. Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether thats raising funds, engaging people, or something else. May 15, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well.