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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.

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Delhi University

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I quite enjoyed our discussions, which ranged from Bookshare to the need for open source screen readers. A couple of days later I had breakfast with my host, Professor Sena, and we talked in depth about the need for copyright changes in India, a cause he had been championing for years.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

Tech Soup

Every month our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Reform Copyright. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Open-Source Software for Charities. Find your local #Tech4Good group. If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. Kampala, Uganda.

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Convio Open: How APIs May Change the Way You Work - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

The essence of an API is that it enables databases and applications to talk to each other, so you can share data and host data in multiple places simultaneously. APIs achieve this by opening small windows into a database that allow light-weight applications to access and display the data in a variety of places online. com , Inc.

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2015 Jim Lynch Award Winner — Kyle Wiens of iFixit

Tech Soup

iFixit is an online repair community and parts retailer internationally renowned for its open-source repair manuals and product "teardowns." Currently iFixit hosts more than 17,000 free repair manuals and has empowered over 15 million people to repair their broken stuff. iFixit was born.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Viewbix is a service that allows you to insert numerous apps inside of the videos that you host on your nonprofit’s website, such as a “Donate” button, an e-newsletter subscribe option, or your Twitter feed. It’s good for branding your nonprofit and protecting the copyright of your photos.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Aradium is a new service that enables nonprofits and small businesses to create and host online stores inside of their Facebook Pages. You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. Aradium :: facebook.com/aradium. Tripline :: tripline.net.

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