Remove Copyright Remove Leadership Remove Library Remove Model
article thumbnail

Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. It was named for the first board chair of AFB, M.C.

eBook 221
article thumbnail

Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. More restrictive disability definitions, using a medical model, excluding learning and cognitive disabilities in general. •

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech is tackling these issues on two fronts, thanks to the leadership of Enrique Piracés, who joined us last year from Human Rights Watch. Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world.

Literacy 158
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

Neverware’s pricing is a subscription model – monthly per PC fee. It’s also looking like relatively few charities and also libraries are getting the hang of it. I’d also modestly recommend our Cloud Basics for Nonprofits and Libraries. gear up to administer standardized tests digitally next year.

News 62
article thumbnail

Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Well look at the underlying technologies that will make this possible, how it will evolve, and the business models that will support it. Panelists: Heather Gold, Founder , Subvert.com, Danah Boyd, Researcher , Microsoft Research and Betty Flowers, LBJ Presidential Library 5. Panelist: Charlene Li, Thought Leader, Altimeter Group 4.