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Bookshare and the Power of We

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. When Bookshare was first created, most people with print disabilities read printed material via books on tape or hardcopy Braille books delivered through the mail.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. copyright law. As a result, we quickly became the largest online library for people with print disabilities.

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Benetech’s Framework for Developing New Social Enterprises

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. When Bookshare was first created, most people with print disabilities read printed material via books on tape or hardcopy braille books delivered through the mail. copyright law.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

However, once children learn how to read it is crucial to sustain their interest by cultivating a reading habit and while the aim was to provide a book in every child’s hand and a library in every neighbourhood we found that there was a dire shortage of high-quality, low-cost children’s books. Channels used : Scribd, Blog, Flickr.

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

Tech Soup

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. upgrade and UGM Holiday Mailing Case Study. Reform Copyright. But did you know that our work is global? Paul, Minnesota: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

2) Create a Video Library Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3 , stressed the importance of creating a video library. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com In terms of editing, most computers younger than 8 years have some sort of editing software and, again, that is really all you need for most web videos. All rights reserved.

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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. E-mail marketing. Copyright © 2008. Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007.